19 June 2015, Sofia Sharing solutions for better regional policies From INTERREG IVC to INTERREG EUROPE INTERREG EUROPE National Contact Point DG Territorial Cooperation Management Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works
Dec 22, 2015
19 June 2015, Sofia
Sharing solutions for better regional policies
From INTERREG IVCto INTERREG EUROPE
INTERREG EUROPE National Contact Point
DG Territorial Cooperation Management
Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works
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‘Learning by sharing’
Local / regional authorities exchange the experience with others in Europe facing similar challengesin order to improve their practices / policies
INTERREG IVC (2007-2013)
Public authorities Bodies governed by public law
EU 27NorwaySwitzerland
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Main achievements (as of 2014)
90% of EU NUTS 2 regions covered
Objective:
EU wide exchange of experience / capacity building
7,935staff with increased capacity
467‘spin-off
activities’
Objective:
Identification / sharing / transfer of good practices
6,475good practices
identified
554successfully transferred
Overall objective: Improvement of regional and local policies
1,943policies
addressed
460policies
improved
See illustrations of results in the programme Annual Report!
INTERREG IVC
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7.3 minhabitants
1.42 %IVC population
517 partnersin 400 project applications with 4 BG lead partners
25% approved(vs. 15% programme
average approval rate)62 projects = 74 partners
1 lead partner30.4 % of total projects
1st Call 2nd Call 3rd Call 4th Call
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187
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168
BG partners in applications by call
Bulgaria in INTERREG IVC
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Project Policy improved
EuroPROC Bulgarian Public Procurement Law
I-SPEED National Law on Tourism; 3 community programmes for tourism development for Shumen, Gabrovo and Vratsa
INOLINK Integrated Plan for Reconstruction and Urban Development of Varna.
MMOVE Razlog Municipal Development Plan 2007-2013 (e.g. on bicycle paths)
PIMMS TRANSFER Sofia Municipality - parking policy (payment by SMS), reducing urban traffic in the city centre
PRoMPt New Forest Law takes reforestation recommendations into account
REGIOCLIMA 3rd Bulgarian National Action Plan for Climate Change 2013-2020
RSCRegional Climate Confident Index included in the Bulgarian monitoring system of the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works
SUGAR Municipality of Vratsa urban freight transport policy
Examples of policies improvedBulgaria in INTERREG
IVC
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“In the beginning, the ESF ‘Development’ programme was designed only to tackle unemployment after mass redundancies in enterprises. The foreseen budget was EUR 75 million. Thanks to ESF6 CIA, we were able to redesign the programme and include preferential treatment to people age 50+. It helped a lot, as it gave us a good idea how people in these target groups could be included in trainings.”
Vasil Asenov, Bulgarian Ministry of Labour and Social Policy
Project IVC ERDF spent Leverage effect Earmarked mainstream funds
ESF6 CIA EUR 935,661 x 55 EUR 51,300,300
Bulgaria in INTERREG IVCExamples of policies improved
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The INTERREG IVC story: an online report showcasing seven years of interregional cooperation
http://report.interreg4c.eu
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INTERREG IVC Good Practice Database
http://www.interreg4c.eu/good-practices/
Inspiration for you at a click of a mouse!
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INTERREG IVC
Thematic programme capitalisation
12 sets of reports, brochures &
policy papers
Find out lessons learnt and
suggestions for the future
All available at: www.interreg4c.eu/capitalisation/
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• Vast majority of projects successful
Richness & variety of the achievements
• Results take time
• No magic recipe but key success factors:
o Addressing a real need shared by the partners
o Involvement of the policy makers
o Quality of the interregional learning process
INTERREG IVC Achievements Conclusions
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€INTERREG EUROPE
EUR 359 m
EU Cohesion policy
Policy learning among public authorities to improve performance of policies & programmes for regional development,
in particular Structural Funds programmes
Goal 1: Investment for growth & jobs (G&J)
EUR 340 billion
Goal 2: European Territorial Cooperation (ETC)
EUR 10.2 billion
INTERREG EUROPE
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EU28 + Norway &
Switzerland
Eligible area
INTERREG EUROPE
Managing
AuthorityConseil Régional
Nord - Pas de
Calais
France
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Thematic focus4 priority axes
…S3
innovation infrastructure
innovation chains…
…energy efficiency
renewable energies
sustainable transport…
…creation,
development,
growth of SMEs…
…natural heritage
cultural heritage
resources efficiency…
Research and innovation
SME competitiveness
Low-carbon economy
Environment and resource efficiency
INTERREG EUROPE
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Budget per action
Programme total ERDF budget: MEUR 359
o ERDF budget for platforms: MEUR 15.3 (max)
o ERDF budget for projects: MEUR 322.4 equally
shared over 4 priority axes (MEUR 84)
INTERREG EUROPE
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Online collaborative tool + Expert team
A. Policy Learning Platforms
A service provided per theme via:
Research andinnovation
SME competitiveness
Low-carbon economy
Environment andresource efficiency
What is it?
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Objective: To contribute to policy learning across EU in particular on Structural Funds implementation
Better exploiting projects’ results
Opening up programme results to anyone interested
INTERREG IVC capitalisation
S3 platformSeville
Origin
Objective
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Example of services• Advise regional stakeholders and running projects
• Organise and facilitate peer reviews among regions
• Organise and facilitate thematic workshops
• Analyse and disseminate the content of projects through dedicated events & publications
• Facilitate knowledge sharing and networking among regions on the collaborative tool
• Assist/support programme stakeholders in the creation of interregional smart specialisation partnerships for building critical mass and developing joint roadmaps for their industries
A. Policy Learning Platforms
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Examples of possible policy learning platform actions
The Competitiveness of SMEs platform
Publication of recommendations for regional SME development programmes based on an analysis of successful experiences from different projects and from Growth and Jobs programmes.
Seminars for regional authorities on the design of SME-friendly policies, including the design of public procurement processes and the reduction of administrative burdens and barriers facing SMEs.
Peer reviews among regional development agencies and education institutes on the subject of regional entrepreneurship development programmes in different European regions.
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Users
Two access levels
Public information for all users
Restricted area for registered users for extra services
Other stakeholders relevant to the topics
Bodies involved in policy implementation relevant to the four programme themes
Bodies involved in management and implementationof Growth & Jobs and European Territorial Cooperation
programmes
A. Policy Learning Platforms
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Implementation
Sub-contracting arrangement
Through procurement procedure
Launched in the course of 2016
Target groups
Stakeholders involved in the implementation of Growth & Jobs or cooperation programmes
Other stakeholders relevant to the topics
A. Policy Learning Platforms
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Objective
….to improve the effectiveness of the policies of the regions
involved in the project (in particular their Investment for Growth
and Jobs goal programmes)
Partners from different countries working together on a shared
regional policy issue (within the thematic fields of the programme)
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Project main features
Definition
B. Interregional Cooperation Projects
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1. Improving Structural Funds
2. Public administrations as main target group
3. Mobilising stakeholders
4. Capturing results
All features derive from the result oriented approach
Four features of INTERREG EUROPE projects
B. Interregional Cooperation Projects
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Improving Structural Funds Why? rationale
Objective set in the ETC Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013 - Article 2(3)(a) for interregional cooperation:
‘to reinforce the effectiveness of cohesion policy’
‘identification and dissemination of good practices with a view to their transfer principally to operational programmes under the Investment for growth and jobs goal but also, where relevant to cooperation programmes’
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• Support new projects
• Change programme governance
• Change programme structure
How do you improve policies?
Improving Structural Funds
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Why? Rationale
INTERREG EUROPE:
dedicated to improving policy instruments
Public administrations: organisations responsible for policy design and implementation
Public administrations:
core target group of INTERREG EUROPE
Public administrations as main target groups
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Participation of public administration: pre requisite
e.g. When Structural Funds programme addressed, Managing Authorities (MA) / Intermediate Bodies (IB)
should be involved
If organisation responsible for the policy instrument addressed is not a partner, it should provide a letter of support:
a commitment to fully support and closely follow the project implementation
How is it reflected at project level?
Public administrations as main target groups
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Who should get involved?
Find tried and tested measures to implement in your programme
Share and implement good practices coming from across Europe
Get involved with your policymaker and contribute to better policy implementation
Managing Authorities
Regional/local authorities
Agencies, institutes, private non-profit
bodies
B. Interregional Cooperation Projects
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Project partnership: from at least 3 countries, of which at least 2 partners from EU Member States
• Public bodies (the main target group)(e.g. local, regional, national authorities)
• Bodies governed by public law(Directive 2004/18/EC)
• Private non profit bodies
B. Interregional Cooperation Projects
Confirmation of the eligibility status: National contact points (NCP)NCP in Bulgaria
DG Territorial Cooperation Management, MRDPW
Who is eligible?
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B. Interregional Cooperation Projects
Policy exchange of experience (1 to 3 years)ending with production of 1 action plan per region
Monitoring of action plan implementation (2 years)+ possible pilot actions
Phase 1
Phase 2
1. Implementation in 2 phases
2. Creation of local ‘stakeholder groups’ - one per policy instrument addressed
+ involve all organisations linked to policy process+ reduce administrative/legal obstacles
Maximum duration: 5 years
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Stakeholder groups
Creation of stakeholder groups:
- 1 group per partner region
- Members: • organisations competent in the field tackled by the
project (e.g. for innovation: research centres, universities, agencies, SMEs)
• body in charge of policy instrument addressed (in case this body is not a partner)
- Involved in the interregional learning process
B. Interregional Cooperation Projects
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Mobilising stakeholders
Why? Rationale
3. Regional stakeholders learning
2. Organisational learning 4. External /
EU level learning
1. Individual learning
4 levels of learning in interregional cooperation
Key success factor to interregional learning: to go beyond individual / organisational learning
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ERDFCo-financing
rates
National co-financing in
Bulgaria
According to legal status or location
85% ERDF 15% state co-financing by MRDPW
Public or public equivalent from EU
75% ERDF 15% state co-financing by MRDPW10% own co-financing
Private non-profit from EU
50% Norwegian funding
Public, public equivalent and private non-profit from Norway
Swiss funding Public, public equivalent and private non-profit from Switzerland
B. Interregional Cooperation Projects
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2 interrelated actions
Policy Learning Platforms
Open to all regions
Interregional cooperation projects
Enrich Contribute
Project 1 Project 2 Project 3
Capturing results
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INTERREG IVC INTERREG EUROPE
RationaleRegional development
policies
Regional development policies, principally SF
programmes
Area EU-27, NO+CH EU-28, NO+CH
EligibilityPublic & public law
bodiesNo private
Public & public law bodies
Private non-profit bodies
Co-financing 75%-85% (country)85% public or equivalent
75% private non-profit
Actions1-phase project
+ CAP2-phase project
+ PLP
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Next step
• Open on 22 June 2015 and closes on 31 July 2015
• No thematic restrictions: call open to all Investment priorities
• No specific requirement in terms of geographical coverage
• One third ERDF budget available: EUR 28 million per priority axis
• Application procedure: on-line system www.iOLF.euhard copies to Joint Secretariat by 31 July 2015
• Provisional timing: 2nd call – December 2015 or beginning of 2016
1st call for proposals
for Interregional Cooperation Projects
INTERREG EUROPE
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- Share you own project idea
- 4 colours = 4 themes
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searched for are indicated
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National Contact Point
Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works"Territorial Cooperation Management" Directorate General
mrrb.government.bg
Marius Mladenov [email protected] Mihaylova [email protected]
+359 294 05 697Irina Rangelova [email protected]
+359 294 05 596Gergana Ivanova [email protected]
Nely Ivanova [email protected]+359 294 05 277
Liza Kamenova [email protected]