Integrated Territorial Approaches
Madrid, 22 February 2013
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Contents
1. CSF - addressing territorial challenges.
2. Integrated Territorial Investments.
3. Community-led Local Development.
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Arrangements to Address
Territorial Challenges I
MS are to take account of geographic or demographic
features and take steps to address the specific territorial
challenges of each region to unlock their specific
development potential and thereby also helping them to
achieve smart, sustainable and inclusive growth in the most
efficient way.
The final choice of thematic objectives or actions within a
programme should thus be based on the specific context of
the Member State or region.
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Arrangements to Address
Territorial Challenges II
Steps to be taken when preparing Partnership Agreements and
programmes:
- Analysis of development potential and capacity, particularly in
relation to key challenges identified in Europe 2020, NRPs and
relevant CSRs
- Assessment of major challenges to be addressed, identification of
bottlenecks, missing links, innovation gaps etc
- Assessment of cross-sectoral, cross-jurisdictional or cross-border
coordination challenges
- Identification of steps to achieve improved coordination across
different territorial levels and sources of funding to deliver an
integrated approach linking Europe 2020 with regional and local
actors
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2. Integrated Territorial Investments
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What is the idea?
• Integrated territorial development requires actions where
financial contributions come from different thematic
objectives and priorities
• Funding programmes need to dedicate specific contributions
to such integrated actions in this territory
• Every Member State should dedicate at least 5% of the ERDF
resources to integrated urban actions
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Integrated Territorial Investment
• ITI = tool for integrated development strategies
combining funds from different programmes/axis.
• Option, not obligation for Managing Authority.
• No approval by the Commission.
• Mono/multi-fund (+ Rural Fund + Maritime Fund)
• Possible use of grants and financial instruments.
• Possible combination with CLLD.
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Entry point for the programming of funds
Thematic
dimension:
Territorial
dimension:
Concentration on priorities of Europe 2020
Smart growth
Sustainable growth
Inclusive growth
Research &
Innovation
IT
SME
Low-carbon
Resource-efficient
Risk-prevention
Transport
Employment
Social inclusion
Education
Integrated strategies and actions
Cities and towns
Deprived urban neighbourhoods
Functional urban areas, metropolitan regions
Territorial pacts and local initiatives for
employment, education and social inclusion
Rural areas
Other functional economic areas
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Governance
mechanism
I
T
I
Integrated sustainable urban development
Example: Member State A
Regional
ERDF OP
I
T
I
Total allocation
for ITI at least
5% of Member
State’s ERDF,
delegated to
cities
National/sectoral
ERDF OP
ESF OP
City 1

CF OP
City 1
City 2
City 3

River 1

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+ additional
ESF and CF,
if appropriate
Priority axis 1 (ESF):
Promoting employment
and supporting labour
mobility
EUR 50 million
Priority axis 2 (ERDF):
enhancing the
competitiveness of SMEs
EUR 50 million
Priority axis 3 (ERDF):
supporting the shift
towards a low-carbon
economy in all sectors
EUR 50 million
ITI FOR THE INTEGRATED
DEVELOPMENT OF
CITY X
EUR 310 million (ERDF+ESF)
Priority axis 4 (ERDF):
action to improve the
urban environment,
including regeneration of
brownfield sites and reduction of
air pollution
EUR 40 million
Priority axis 5 (ESF):
Investing in
education, skills and
life-long learning
Priority axis 6
(ERDF): Developing
education and
training
infrastructure
Priority axis 7
(ESF): Promoting
social inclusion
and combating
poverty
EUR 50 million
EUR 20 million
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EUR 50 million
What do I need to look out for at
programming stage?
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Partnership Agreement:
Implementation arrangements for ITI
Operational Programme:
Identify ITI(s) planned and set out indicative financial allocation
from each priority axis to each ITI
 OP monitoring system to provide for identification of operations
and outputs of PA contribution to ITI (CR99)
 Resources delegated to cities for management under ITI
(minimum 5%) (GR 87)
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Delegations
• Possible delegation to Intermediate Body
• Specific arrangements for ETC.
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3. Community-led Local Development
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A specific methodology
• Not any type of (economic) development
taking place at local level;
• not a delivery instrument of specific EU
policies;
• not decentralisation of power to local
authorities,
• but one approach to engage local
communities in building place-based bottomup strategies
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Past and present EU experiences
Broader local development approach
• EQUAL (partnerships)
• Territorial Pacts (integrated territorial
strategies)
• URBAN Community Initiatives (integrated
approach & community involvement)
Community-led local development:
• LEADER
• EFF AXIS 4 (FARNET)
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Community-Led Local Development:
definition
article 28§1 of Common Provisions
a) focused on specific sub-regional territories;
b) community-led, by local action groups
composed of representatives of public and
private local socio-economic interests, no
majority partner
c) Carried out through integrated and multisectoral area-based local development
strategies;
d) considering local needs and potential, include
networking and (where relevant) cooperation.
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What do I need to look out for at
programming stage?
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Partnership Agreement:
Implementation arrangements for CLLD (CPR 14)
Operational Programme:
Planned integrated approach to territorial
development of urban, rural, coastal and fisheries
areas and areas with particular territorial features, in
particular the implementation arrangements for CLLD
 Identification of areas in which CLLD will be
implemented
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Setting up CLLD strategies.
• What and why: challenges and objectives.
• Where: geography of effective local development
• Who: what partners.
• How to work together.
• Which funds what
• How to implement.
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