The role of regions in the development of INTERREG Dr Elisabeth Helander, Director DG Regional Policy, European Commission Steiermark-Büro 12 December.

The role of regions in the development

of INTERREG

Dr Elisabeth Helander, Director DG Regional Policy, European Commission

Steiermark-BüroSteiermark-Büro12 December 200212 December 2002Steiermark-BüroSteiermark-Büro

12 December 200212 December 2002

RationaleRationale

““National borders should not National borders should not be a barrier to European be a barrier to European

balanced development and balanced development and integration”integration”

INTERREG INTERREG INTERREG INTERREG

INTERREG INTERREG INTERREG INTERREG

•Present structure Present structure

•Challenge of enlargementChallenge of enlargement

•Future perspectivesFuture perspectives

INTERREGINTERREGINTERREGINTERREG

• IIIA: cross-border co-operationIIIA: cross-border co-operation

• IIIB: transnational co-operationIIIB: transnational co-operation

• IIIC: interregional co-operationIIIC: interregional co-operation

Cross-border Cross-border Co-operationCo-operation

INTERREG III INTERREG III STRAND ASTRAND A

53 PROGRAMMES

Transnational Transnational Co-operationCo-operation

INTERREG III INTERREG III STRAND BSTRAND B

13 PROGRAMMES

• 6% of allocation: 293 million euro6% of allocation: 293 million euro

• Programme-based approachProgramme-based approach

• Co-operation and exchange of Co-operation and exchange of

experienceexperience

INTERREG III INTERREG III STRAND CSTRAND C

Interregional co-Interregional co-operationoperation

INTERREG IIIC INTERREG IIIC operationsoperations

INTERREG IIIC INTERREG IIIC operationsoperations

ProgrammeProgrammeProgrammeProgramme

IndividualIndividualprojectsprojects

IndividualIndividualprojectsprojects NetworksNetworksNetworksNetworks

RegionalRegionalFrameworkFrameworkOperationsOperations

RegionalRegionalFrameworkFrameworkOperationsOperations

Regional Framework Regional Framework OperationOperation Spanish lead partnerSpanish lead partner

Regional Framework Regional Framework OperationOperation Spanish lead partnerSpanish lead partner

Programme areas:

South ZoneWest ZoneEast Zone

North Zone

1010CandidatCandidateeCountrieCountriess

INTERREG and INTERREG and EnlargementEnlargement

INTERREG and INTERREG and EnlargementEnlargement

• 9 new internal borders9 new internal borders

•15 new external borders15 new external borders

INTERREG and INTERREG and EnlargementEnlargement

INTERREG and INTERREG and EnlargementEnlargement

TYPES OF PROGRAMMETYPES OF PROGRAMME• Current INTERREG-PHARE CBC Current INTERREG-PHARE CBC

bordersborders• Current transnational and Current transnational and

interregional programmesinterregional programmes• Current PHARE CBC bordersCurrent PHARE CBC borders• Future external bordersFuture external borders

ExamplesExamples of co-operation of co-operation topicstopics favouring favouring

competitiveness and cohesioncompetitiveness and cohesion

ExamplesExamples of co-operation of co-operation topicstopics favouring favouring

competitiveness and cohesioncompetitiveness and cohesion

•Regional strategies for Regional strategies for economic developmenteconomic development

•Transport managementTransport management

South East Baltic Transport Link

Plans and feasibility studies to identify bottlenecks and preparinginfrastructure investmentalong the corridor

ExamplesExamples of co-operation of co-operation topicstopics

ExamplesExamples of co-operation of co-operation topicstopics

•EnvironmentEnvironment

•TourismTourism

•Security, prevention of Security, prevention of hazardshazards

Bridge-it

Trip planning facility

on the internet by an inter-

modal, international

public timetable database

Taste of Islands

Marketing of food specialities from the archipelago

Enterprising Archipelago

Handicrafts, farm tourism, golfing, hotels, restaurants

ExamplesExamples of co-operation of co-operation topicstopics

ExamplesExamples of co-operation of co-operation topicstopics

• Promoting SMEs (Small and Promoting SMEs (Small and medium sized companies)medium sized companies)

•Technology and InnovationTechnology and Innovation

•Labour market, training and Labour market, training and skillsskills

B Transnational cooperationB Transnational cooperation

DDrawn up by rawn up by nationalnational authorities in close authorities in close cooperation withcooperation with regional and local authoritiesregional and local authorities

C Interregional cooperationC Interregional cooperation

DDrawn up by rawn up by regionalregional and local authorities in partnership and local authorities in partnership with national authorities with national authorities

NNew possibilities for cooperation betweenew possibilities for cooperation between

regionalregional and local authoritiesand local authorities

A Cross-border cooperationA Cross-border cooperation

INTERREGINTERREG

Important features in Important features in the new INTERREG A the new INTERREG A

programmesprogrammes

Important features in Important features in the new INTERREG A the new INTERREG A

programmesprogrammes

•strategic approachstrategic approach

•sustainable joint co-operation structuressustainable joint co-operation structures

•involve regional authoritiesinvolve regional authorities

•true co-operation projectstrue co-operation projects

•concrete projects with clear objectivesconcrete projects with clear objectives

INTERREG A INTERREG A in the future in the future

INTERREG A INTERREG A in the future in the future

•Strong need for programmes Strong need for programmes along the new bordersalong the new borders

•But: continued need for But: continued need for programmes also along programmes also along present internal borders; present internal borders; lower intervention rate ?lower intervention rate ?

Features to be Features to be strengthened in future strengthened in future

INTERREG B programmesINTERREG B programmes

Features to be Features to be strengthened in future strengthened in future

INTERREG B programmesINTERREG B programmes

•Strategic approach to important infrastructureStrategic approach to important infrastructure

•Co-finance projects with “transnational Co-finance projects with “transnational geography”:geography”:

transport, environment, prevention of hazards transport, environment, prevention of hazards and energyand energy

1994-1999:1994-1999: 3.6 3.6 billion €billion €

2000-2006: 5.2 2000-2006: 5.2 billion €billion €

2007--- ??2007--- ??

INTERREG fINTERREG financinginancing INTERREG fINTERREG financinginancing

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