Transcript Interregional Co

Interregional Co-operation –
Examples of developing interregional co-operation
under the Territorial Co-operation Objective and
within the Mainstream Programmes
Representation of Saxony-Anhalt to the European Union
Thomas Wobben
Boulevard Saint Michel 80
B-1040 Brüssel
Tel.: 00.32.2.741 09 31
Fax: 00.32.2.741 09 39
E-mail: [email protected]
Interregional Co-operation in the current
Funding Period 2000 - 2006
INTERREG III C Operations
Programme
Regional
Framework
Operations
Individual
projects
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Networks
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Topics and Operations
TOPICS
Best practice
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Objective
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OPERATIONS
- Types of applications
Regional
Framework
Operations
Individual
projects
Networks
INTERREG
Urban dev.
Innovative
Actions
Other
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Regional Framework Operations
TOPICS
Best practise
from
Objective
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INTERREG
Urban dev.
Innovative
Actions
Other
OPERATIONS
Types of applications
Regional Framework Operations
Ind.
projects Networks
 50-80% of programme budget (indic.)
 Regional or equivalent regional bodies
 Min. 3 countries, min. 2 Member States
 Strategic approach
 Partnership
 By group of regions
on limited range of subjects
 ERDF: 500.000-5 mill Euro
smaller projects
public authorities + private
partners with public guarantee
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Individual projects
TOPICS
Best practise
from
OPERATIONS
Types of applications
RFO
Individual projects
Networks
Objective
1-2
INTERREG
Urban dev.
Innovative
Actions
Other
10-30% of programme budget
(indic.)
 Public authorities or equivalent
bodies
 Min. 3 countries, 2 Member States
 Project-based approach
 Exchange of experience
 ERDF: 200.000-1 mill Euro
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Networks
TOPICS
Best practise
from
OPERATIONS
Types of applications
RFO
Networks
Individual
projects
Objective
1-2
INTERREG
Urban dev.
Innovative
Actions
Other
10-20% of programme budget (indic.)
 Public authorities or equivalent bodies
 Min. 5 countries, min. 3 Member States
 Exchange of experience
costs related to seminars, conferences,
web- sites, databases, study tours,
exchange of staff
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 ERDF: 200.000-1 mill Euro
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Example: INTERREG III C
Regional Framework Operation
Perspective 2007-2013
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Idea for a joint project
• Starting point
– CENTRE, VALENCIA, NORTH GREAT PLAINS and SAXONYANHALT are Obj. 1 or Obj. 2 regions and have experience with
structural funds programming
– All regions have similar economic structures (automotive,
agriculture, tourism)
– There is a common interest in these regions to co-operate
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Idea for a joint project
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Areas of co-operation
– Exchange on the main policies, implementation mechanism and strategies
for structural funds administration in the regions
– Exchange on topics of central importance
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The effects of globalisation
The demographic development
Future areas of technology development and innovation
Role of public-private partnerships
– Main priorities:
• The role of innovation and clustering as part of regional development (SaxonyAnhalt)
• The role of human resources in regional development (esp. in the tourism sector)
• Regional development and regional identity
• Renewable Energy (Centre)
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Project implementation
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Interregional Prospective Commission:
– composed of political representatives from both regional
governments (minister/ under-secretary level), and from members
of accompanying committees
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Prospective conference:
– to be held with about 150 participants in one of the regions
respectively to disseminate the results to a wider audience.
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2 Project funds on Sustainability and Competitiveness
– two working groups on Sustainability and Competitiveness
composed of experts from the regional administrations, external
experts
– project fund to support co-operation projects between the regions in
the field of: clustering, human resources development, regional
development and regional identity, renewable energy and waste
management
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Interregional Prospective Commission
• composed of political representatives from both
regional governments
– Presidents of the Regions:
• President Camps,
• President Sapin
• Prime Minister Böhmer
• President N.N.
– Ministers (Business, European Affairs, Culture, etc.)
– Experts
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Interregional
Prospective Commission
Working Groups on
• Competitiveness and
• Sustainability
Interregional Projectfonds for
Pilotprojectse in the field of Competitiveness and sustainability
Dissemination Conference
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Structure of the RFO Application
• The RFO is carried out in different components where all
actions in a specific field are concentrated:
– Component 1: Management/Steering of the Project
– Component 2: Prospective Commission
– Component 3: Project Funds on Competitiveness
– Component 4: Project Fund on Sustainability
– Component 5: Evaluation and Mainstreaming
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Overview of Actions 1st –3rd year
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Example for a INTERREG III C Network:
European Chemical Regions
Network of Chemical
Regions
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Rhineland Palatinate, D
Saxony-Anhalt,D
Saxony, D
Lower Saxony, D
Northrhine Westphalia,
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Catalonia, E
Asturias, E
Huleva, E
DICIDA; GB
Idu-Viru, EST
Masowia, PL
Limburg, NL
Piemonte, I
Lombardia, I
Veneto, I
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European Commission: Staff level
European Commission: Directorate level
GD
Competition
Cabinet
Com. Monti
DG
Agriculture
DG
Regional Policy
Cabinet
Com. Fischler
Cabinet
Com. Barnier
DG
Enlargement
Cabinet
Com. Verheugen
Decision of the Commission
Proposal of the Commission
Council
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Represent.
European Parliament
Nat. Parl.
Committees
Nat. Govern.
Factions
MEPs
Committee of the
Regions
Decision Making
ECOSOC
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Rationality of Lobby-Work
Effort
National Decision Making
15%
85%
time
Draft legislation
Decision of the Commission
Council and EP readings
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Margot Wallström, Member of the European Commission
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Böhmer, Prime Minister of the Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt
Dr. Horst Rehberger, Minister for Economy and Labour of Saxony-Anhalt
Reinhard Reibsch, General Secretary of the European Mine, Chemical and Energy
Workers’ Federation John Hontelez, Secretary General of the European Environmental
Bureau
Dr. Gerd Romanowski, Managing director and Head of the Department Science, technology
Miroslaw Lewinski, Deputy Director at the Ministry of Economy, Labour and Social Policy,
Department of Industrial Policy, Poland
Boguslaw Kowalski, Vice-Marshal Of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship,
Tony Richmond, Darlington Borough Council
Ingrid Häußler, Mayor of the City of Halle
Councillor John Fraser, Chair of Cheshire County Council's Economic Development Board,
Cheshire County
Petra Wernicke, Minister for Agriculture and Environment of Saxony-Anhalt
Dr. Andreas Ahrens, Ökopol Hamburg
Carol Watts, Director of the North West Chemical Initiative, Cheshire
Eduard Figuerola, Generalitat de Catalunya, General Directorate for Industry, Commerce
and Tourism
Dr.-Ing. Christoph Mühlhaus, DOW Olefinverbund GmbH
Maria Teresa Annovazzi, Assessore al Bilancio, Province of Novara and environment of
Verband der Chemischen Industrie, Frankfurt
Rudolf Bohn, Secretary of State, Ministry for Economy and Labour of Saxony-Anhalt
Prof. Dr. Jan-Hendrik Olbertz, Minister for Science of Saxony-Anhalt
Prof. J. M. Bainbridge OBE
Dr. Rinaldo Psaro, Research Manager, CNR National Research Council, Region Lombardia
Jan Dopper, Member of the Managing Board of DSM, Limburg
Jean Severijns, Province of Limburg
Magne Haugseng, Development Initiative for Chemical Industry Dependent Areas - DICIDANetwork UK
Dr. Gerwald F. Grahe, President of Landesverband Nordost des Verbandes der Chemische
Industrie
Dr. Gunthard Bratzke, isw - Institute for Structural Policy and Economic Promotion gGmbH
Steve Duncan, Regional Development Agency ONE Northeast
Antonio Cáceres, Director of the Department for Local Development and Employment of the
County Council of Huelva, Spain
Andreas Hiltermann, InfraLeuna, Saxony-Anhalt
JUDr. Richard Hlavatý., Head of European Integration, Ministry for Industry and Trade of
Czech Republic
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ECRN as a way to participate i.e.European Technology
Platforms
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June 2004 Commission publishes
FP7 outline (COM (2004) 353) & ETP
discussion document:
ETP’s are 1 of 6 priorities for FP7, and are
a framework to unite stakeholders around:
- a common vision and approach for the
technology concerned
- definition of a Strategic Research Agenda
(SRA)
- mobilisation of a critical mass of research
and innovation effort
European Technology Platform for
Sustainable Chemistry is 1 of some 20
initiatives
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Political Ambitions
Maintaining competitiveness of the European chemical industry
Participation in the High Level Group on chemical industry.
Stability of Energy supply
Follow the debate on the Energy Action Plan at European level
Remediation of Climate Change
The ECRN will contribute to the continuing debate on climate change and to the future
system of emissions trading.
“Better regulation” of European legislation
The ECRN will develop a pilot initiative on better regulation
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Finalisation of the REACH debate
The ECRN will actively engage in the SME friendly implementation of REACH
Research & Innovation in Chemical regions
The ECRN will use the start of the 7th Framework Programme for Research and Innovation for
promoting co-operation project
Strengthening the interregional co-operation
The ECRN will develop new projects in the field of interregional co-operation
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Key Functions of the Network
Ensure communication between and with chemical regions
The ECRN association will play a crucial role for the communication of the network
with very important stakeholders on key policy areas outlined in this action plan.
Provide Information and inform about chemical regions
The ECRN association will analyse important developments and will provide
materials for the exchange of information and experience.
Promote the cooperation of chemical regions
The ECRN association will continue to organise and realise several events (seminars
and other activities) during the year.
Ensure proper management of the association
The ECRN association will be responsible for the organisation, scheduling and
realisation of meetings (according to statutes)
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Setting up the necessary infrastructure
Setting up of an ECRN office in Brussels.
Employing a managing director and an administrator/secretary
Develop a Membership based association
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Work Programme
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The new funding period – new opportunities
for interregional co-operation
Provisions in the Council Regulation laying
down general provisions on the European
Regional Development Fund, the European
Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund
Provisions in the Council Regulation laying down general
provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the
European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund
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Article 36
Operational programmes for the “Convergence” and “Regional
competitiveness and employment” objectives
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At the initiative of the Member State, the operational programmes financed by
the ERDF may also contain for the “Convergence” and “Regional
competitiveness and employment” objectives:
a) the list of cities chosen for addressing urban issues and the procedures
for sub-delegation to urban authorities, possibly by means of a global
grant;
b) actions for inter-regional cooperation with, at least, one region or
local authorities of another Member States in each regional programme.
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Measures to support interregional cooperation in the mainstream Operational
Programmes in Saxony-Anhalt
Scope of interregional co-operation in the
ERDF and ESF mainstream programmes of
Saxony-Anhalt
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bilaterale or multilateral co-operation projects with institutions from the
partner regions of Saxony-Anhalt, or regions with whom Saxony-Anhalt has
signed a co-operation agreement: funding area – regional partnerships
II. bilateral or multilateral co-operation with institutions in other regions, which
would like to cooperate with Saxony-Anhalt: funding area – regional cooperation
II. measures for awareness raising and partner search: accompanying
measures in interregional cooperation
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funding area – regional partnerships
• resources should be allocated through a joint
mechanism including
– a joint call for proposal could be based on joint call
for proposal
– a joint decision making procedure for selecting the
projects similar to Regional Framework
Operations
• requirements:
– comprehensive preparation work between the
regions necessary
– agreements about funding priorities and decision
making procedures
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funding area – regional co-operation
• resources could be allocated for projects which have
at least one partner from another region (in another
Member State)
• comprehensive arrangements with the participating
regions are not necessary
• co-ordination work rests mainly with the project
applicant
• allocation can be made as long as minimum
requirements are met
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accompanying measures in interregional
cooperation
• accompanying measures could include:
– information seminars
– partner fairs
– information material about interregional cooperation
– advice for interregional co-operation
– PR work for interregional co-operation
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Sources for supporting the
interregional co-operation
• ERDF
– EU contribution: 2.190.712 EURO for
Period 2007-2013
– no co-financing required
• ESF
– EU contribution: 2.277.673 EURO for
Period 2007-2013
– co-financing rate: 25%
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Financing the future co-operation
projects between Saxony-Anhalt and
other regions
Proposal for the future co-operation (I)
Mainstream
Regional Operational
Programme/Region X
Mainstream
ESF/ERDF
Programme/SaxonyAnhalt
Measures for
Interregional
Co-operation
Measures for
Interregional
Co-operation
Joint Working
Programme
Joint Calls for
Project Proposals
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Proposal for the future co-operation (II)
Joint Working
Programme
Joint Calls for
Project Proposals
co-operation project of public
authorities
co-operation of NGOs
business associations
etc.
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Thank You for your
attention!