Promote Sustainable
Communities in NWE
The Lisbon Agenda (Strategy-2020)
EU’s blueprint for competiveness and sustainable growth
Lisbon Strategy
Cohesion Policy
Financial Resources
(Structural Funds)
Objectives, Structural Funds and instruments
2007-2013
Objectives
Structural Funds and instruments
Convergence
ERDF
ESF
Regional
Competitiveness
and Employment
ERDF
ESF
European territorial
Cooperation
ERDF
Cohesion
Fund
Promoting Sustainable Communities
Interreg NWE & Complementarity with other Funding
Interreg IVB
NWE
Urbact
II
ESF
Culture 2007
Interreg NWE & URBACT II
Similarities & Differences
Similarities
Differences
Both URBACT and INTERREG IVB
promote a transnational approach to
help improve urban development
1. URBACT focuses on policy and strategy
development rather than concrete
implementation projects (objective of
INTERREG IVB).
2. URBACT is restricted to cities, whereas
INTERREG focuses on "sustainable
communities" more generally
(including rural areas)
INTERREG ADDED VALUE:
1. INTERREG can focus more on project that produce tangible outputs, rather than
strategy development of studies as in URBACT.
2. INTERREG can adopt a wider regional approach (including urban-rural issues etc),
rather than one focused explicitly on cities.
Interreg NWE & CULTURE 2007
Similarities & Differences
Similarities
Differences
1. Transnational focus, including coverage
of NWE area
2. Similar partnership model
3. Focus on sustainable, structured
cooperation
4. Inclusion of cultural heritage as
possible field of action
1. Exclusive focus on cultural sector
2. No explicit regional development
Dimension
3. Wider geographical focus
4. Directly supports artistic productions
INTERREG ADDED VALUE:
1. INTERREG supports projects aimed at specific creative outputs which have an explicit
regional development dimension (for example use of culture and cultural industries
for economic development)
2. INTERREG supports the development of "cultural infrastructure"
Interreg NWE & European Social Fund Programmes
Similarities & Differences
Similarities
Differences
1. Promote Transnational cooperation to 1. ESF has National Focus
enhance sustainable economic activity 2. ESF focus on apply the lessons of
2. Same beneficiaries (public sector, NGOs
previous EQUAL Programme
and industry)
3. ESF promotes cooperation mainly
between projects and national
networks
4. ESF aims at improving social inclusion
and human capital
INTERREG ADDED VALUE:
1. INTERREG has a wider scope to support performance of regional development
(including environmental challenges), while ESF focuses on social inclusion and
human capital
2. INTERREG seeks for concrete projects with some investments; networking, training
and studies (mainly funded by ESF) are acceptable only if they are linked to a wider
strategy
Interreg IVB NWE Niche
for sustainable communities!
→Need for transnational cooperation: tackle challenges that can not
be addressed at national, regional or local level.
→Tangible outputs: go beyond networking, plans, studies and training,
implement investments, pilots, concrete actions
that create wide
territorial impact and leverage investment.
→Capitalisation on previous results: consider what was already
funded and delivered and build on the previous results. Capitalise on
regional economic potential to increase attractiveness of cities, towns,
rural areas.
→Strong transnational partnerships: bring together key actors in the
field and involve all relevant stakeholders to create change, influence
policies and improve regional performance.
→Targeted Calls: for “strategic” projects with thematic focus on
demographic change & immigration challenges.
Priority 4: Promoting strong and prosperous
communities at transnational level
Aim:
To strengthen the attractiveness and performance of
cities, towns, rural areas and regions through joint
actions that will encourage sustainable economic activity
and social cohesion.
Objective 1:
Objective 2:
Objective 3:
to promote the
economic and social
performance of cities,
towns and rural areas;
improve the
environmental quality and
attraction of towns and
cities
respond to the impacts
of demographic change
and migration on the
NWE territory
Identified Gaps
in the Implementation of the
Programme
Available Funds under Priority 4
ERDF budget (2007-2013): 68 480 191€
ERDF
requested
(last call)
6 993 902 €
ERDF allocated Calls 1 to 5
ERDF remaining
26 160 691€
ERDF allocated
35 325 598€
ERDF remaining
ERDF requested (last Call)
ERDF approved per Objective
18 000 000
16 258 782€
16 000 000
14 000 000
13 370 254€
6 000 000
4 000 000
5 696 562€
3 projects
8 000 000
5 projects
10 000 000
5 projects
12 000 000
2 000 000
0
Economic & Social
performance
Environmental quality & Demographic change &
Sustainability
Migration
ERDF
Stakeholders participation
How to fill in the Gaps:
Successful stories
Some successful stories: Objective 1
NB: Refer also to the printout “Approved projects” !
PROJECT
WHY
MANDIE
Managing
District
Centers in
North West
Europe
•First definition of DCM and DCM job profile,
lecture tool kit→ joint development, local
implementation and evaluation of model
solutions
•The partnership covers different sectors as
it does not only comprise municipalities but
also two universities and a national roof
organization which bring specific expert
knowledge into the partnership
Some successful stories: Objective 2
NB: Refer also to the printout “Approved projects” !
PROJECT
WHY
Livinggreen •First jointly develop standards for
.eu
sustainable
eco-renovation→
renovate
cultural
heritage
buildings
in
the
participating regions which will act as
demonstration sites and host sustainability
centers
•Capitalize on the results of ECO-BUILD
project (FP7 RTD) on eco building
technologies and networks
•Strong
communication
strategy
guarantee knowledge transfer
to
Some successful stories: Objective 3
NB: Refer also to the printout “Approved projects” !
PROJECT
WHY
HDC
•The seven regions taking part in this
Health and
cooperation are all facing the same
Demographic demographic problems.
Change
•Create a transnational centre of
excellence to experiment with and
introduce innovative treatment for ageing
population
•The centre and its network will continue
after the end of the project
•Follow up of IIIB “Hospitals Cooperation”
Thank you!
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