EUROPEAN REGIONALDEVELOPMENT FUND

INTERREG EUROPE 2014 – 2020Perspectives & possibilities

Petra POLASKOVA

Joint Technical Secretariat

INTERACT on article 96.3.d

16 September 2014, Milan

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‘Learning by sharing’

INTERREG EUROPE in brief

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€INTERREG EUROPE

EUR 359 m

EU Cohesion policy

Rationale: Exchange of experience among public authorities to improve performance of regional development policies in particular Structural Funds programmes (EU cohesion policy)

Goal 1: Investment for growth & jobs (G&J)

EUR 340 billion

Goal 2: European Territorial Cooperation (ETC)

EUR 10.2 billion

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INTERREG EUROPE in brief

PROJECTS PLATFORMS

Organisations work together for 3 to 5 years on a shared policy issue.

An action plan of each region will aim at improvement of a specific policy instrument.

Regional partners will monitor the action plans’ implementation.

An (online) space for continuous learning about public policies.

Solutions to improve the management and implementation of regional development policies.

Expert support to local and regional governments for effective policy planning and implementation.

2 actions

Research & innovation

SME competitiveness

Low-carbon economy

Environment & resource efficiency

4 themes

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POLICY LEARNING PLATFORMS

Services

Build EU-wide capacity

•Organise thematic events, peer

reviews among regions

•Produce thematic publications

•Assist individual stakeholders

involved in G&J and ETC

•‘Animate’ the online tool for

knowledge sharing

•Advise running projects

Exploit project results

•Analyse, benchmark and

disseminate the projects’ content

Improve programme content

•Advise the programme on strategic

orientation (e.g. calls for project

proposals)

PLATFORMSPLATFORMS

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Two access levels

Public information for all users

Restricted area for registered users for extra services

Bodies involved in management and implementationof Growth & Jobs and European Territorial Cooperation programmes

Bodies involved in policy implementation relevant to the four programme themes

Beneficiaries of G&J and ETC programmes

POLICY LEARNING PLATFORMS

Users

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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

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INTERREG EUROPE INTERACT

Thematic, content-

related support for

more efficient

implementation of

Structural Funds

Procedural and

management-related

support for more

efficient

implementation of

Structural Funds

COMPLEMENTARY SUPPORT TO COOPERATION PROJECTS

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