Interregional Cooperation Examples of developing interregional cooperation under the Territorial Coo

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Interregional Co-operation Examples of
developing interregional co-operation under the
Territorial Co-operation Objective and within the
Mainstream Programmes

• Representation of Saxony-Anhalt to the European
  Union
• Thomas Wobben
• Boulevard Saint Michel 80
• B-1040 Brüssel
• Tel. [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• E-mail thomas.wobben_at_lv-Brussels.stk.sachsen-anha
  lt.de

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Interregional Co-operation in the current Funding
Period 2000 - 2006
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INTERREG III C Operations
Programme
RegionalFrameworkOperations
Individualprojects
Networks
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Topics and Operations
OPERATIONS - Types of applications
TOPICS Best practice from
Regional Framework Operations
Individual projects
Networks
Objective 1-2
INTERREG
Structured co-operation
Urban dev.
Innovative Actions
Other
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Regional Framework Operations
OPERATIONS Types of applications
TOPICS Best practise from
Ind. projects
Regional Framework Operations
Networks

• 50-80 of programme budget (indic.)
• Regional or equivalent regional bodies
• Min. 3 countries, min. 2 Member States
• Strategic approach
• Partnership
• By group of regions
• on limited range of subjects
• ERDF 500.000-5 mill Euro

Objective 1-2
INTERREG
Urban dev.
Innovative Actions
smaller projectspublic authorities private
partners with public guarantee
Other
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Individual projects
OPERATIONS Types of applications
TOPICS Best practise from
Individual projects
Networks
RFO
Objective 1-2

• 10-30 of programme budget
• (indic.)
• Public authorities or equivalent
• bodies
• Min. 3 countries, 2 Member States
• Project-based approach
• Exchange of experience
• ERDF 200.000-1 mill Euro

INTERREG
Urban dev.
Innovative Actions
Other
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Networks
OPERATIONS Types of applications
TOPICS Best practise from
Networks
Individual projects
RFO

• 10-20 of programme budget (indic.)
• Public authorities or equivalent bodies
• Min. 5 countries, min. 3 Member States
• Exchange of experience
• costs related to seminars, conferences,
• web- sites, databases, study tours,
• exchange of staff
• ERDF 200.000-1 mill Euro

Objective 1-2
INTERREG
Urban dev.
Innovative Actions
web- sites, databases, study tours,
exchange of staff
Other
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Example INTERREG III C Regional Framework
Operation

• Perspective 2007-2013

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Idea for a joint project

• Starting point
• CENTRE, VALENCIA, NORTH GREAT PLAINS and
  SAXONY-ANHALT are Obj. 1 or Obj. 2 regions and
  have experience with structural funds programming
• All regions have similar economic structures
  (automotive, agriculture, tourism)
• There is a common interest in these regions to
  co-operate

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Idea for a joint project

• Areas of co-operation
• Exchange on the main policies, implementation
  mechanism and strategies for structural funds
  administration in the regions
• Exchange on topics of central importance
• The effects of globalisation
• The demographic development
• Future areas of technology development and
  innovation
• Role of public-private partnerships
• Main priorities
• The role of innovation and clustering as part of
  regional development (Saxony-Anhalt)
• The role of human resources in regional
  development (esp. in the tourism sector)
• Regional development and regional identity
• Renewable Energy (Centre)

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• Project implementation
• Interregional Prospective Commission
• composed of political representatives from both
  regional governments (minister/ under-secretary
  level), and from members of accompanying
  committees
• Prospective conference
• to be held with about 150 participants in one of
  the regions respectively to disseminate the
  results to a wider audience.
• 2 Project funds on Sustainability and
  Competitiveness
• two working groups on Sustainability and
  Competitiveness composed of experts from the
  regional administrations, external experts
• project fund to support co-operation projects
  between the regions in the field of clustering,
  human resources development, regional development
  and regional identity, renewable energy and waste
  management

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Interregional Prospective Commission

• composed of political representatives from both
  regional governments
• Presidents of the Regions
• President Camps,
• President Sapin
• Prime Minister Böhmer
• President N.N.
• Ministers (Business, European Affairs, Culture,
  etc.)
• Experts

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InterregionalProspective Commission

• Working Groups on
• Competitiveness and
• Sustainability

Interregional Projectfonds for Pilotprojectse in
the field of Competitive- ness and sustainability
Dissemination Conference
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Structure of the RFO Application

• The RFO is carried out in different components
  where all actions in a specific field are
  concentrated
• Component 1 Management/Steering of the Project
• Component 2 Prospective Commission
• Component 3 Project Funds on Competitiveness
• Component 4 Project Fund on Sustainability
• Component 5 Evaluation and Mainstreaming

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Overview of Actions 1st 3rd year
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Example for a INTERREG III C Network

• European Chemical Regions

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Network of Chemical Regions

• Rhineland Palatinate, D
• Saxony-Anhalt,D
• Saxony, D
• Lower Saxony, D
• Northrhine Westphalia, D
• Catalonia, E
• Asturias, E
• Huleva, E
• DICIDA GB
• Idu-Viru, EST
• Masowia, PL
• Limburg, NL
• Piemonte, I
• Lombardia, I
• Veneto, I

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Rationality of Lobby-Work
National Decision Making
Effort
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Draft legislation Decision of the Commission
Council and EP readings
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• Speakers
• Margot Wallström, Member of the European
  Commission
• Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Böhmer, Prime Minister of the
  Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt
• Dr. Horst Rehberger, Minister for Economy and
  Labour of Saxony-Anhalt
• Reinhard Reibsch, General Secretary of the
  European Mine, Chemical and Energy Workers
  Federation John Hontelez, Secretary General of
  the European Environmental Bureau
• Dr. Gerd Romanowski, Managing director and Head
  of the Department Science, technology
• Miroslaw Lewinski, Deputy Director at the
  Ministry of Economy, Labour and Social Policy,
  Department of Industrial Policy, Poland
• Boguslaw Kowalski, Vice-Marshal Of the
  Mazowieckie Voivodeship,
• Tony Richmond, Darlington Borough Council
• Ingrid Häußler, Mayor of the City of Halle
• Councillor John Fraser, Chair of Cheshire County
  Council's Economic Development Board, Cheshire
  County
• Petra Wernicke, Minister for Agriculture and
  Environment of Saxony-Anhalt
• Dr. Andreas Ahrens, Ökopol Hamburg
• Carol Watts, Director of the North West Chemical
  Initiative, Cheshire
• Eduard Figuerola, Generalitat de Catalunya,
  General Directorate for Industry, Commerce and
  Tourism
• Dr.-Ing. Christoph Mühlhaus, DOW Olefinverbund
  GmbH
• Maria Teresa Annovazzi, Assessore al Bilancio,
  Province of Novara and environment of Verband der
  Chemischen Industrie, Frankfurt
• Rudolf Bohn, Secretary of State, Ministry for
  Economy and Labour of Saxony-Anhalt

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ECRN as a way to participate i.e.European
Technology Platforms
June 2004 Commission publishes FP7 outline (COM
(2004) 353) ETP discussion document ETPs
are 1 of 6 priorities for FP7, and are a
framework to unite stakeholders around - a
common vision and approach for the technology
concerned - definition of a Strategic Research
Agenda (SRA) - mobilisation of a critical mass of
research and innovation effort European
Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry is
1 of some 20 initiatives
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Political Ambitions
Maintaining competitiveness of the European
chemical industry Participation in the High
Level Group on chemical industry. Stability of
Energy supply Follow the debate on the Energy
Action Plan at European level Remediation of
Climate Change The ECRN will contribute to the
continuing debate on climate change and to the
future system of emissions trading. Better
regulation of European legislation The ECRN
will develop a pilot initiative on better
regulation . Finalisation of the REACH
debate The ECRN will actively engage in the SME
friendly implementation of REACH Research
Innovation in Chemical regions The ECRN will use
the start of the 7th Framework Programme for
Research and Innovation for promoting
co-operation project Strengthening the
interregional co-operation The ECRN will
develop new projects in the field of
interregional co-operation
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Key Functions of the Network
Ensure communication between and with chemical
regions The ECRN association will play a
crucial role for the communication of the network
with very important stakeholders on key policy
areas outlined in this action plan. Provide
Information and inform about chemical
regions The ECRN association will analyse
important developments and will provide
materials for the exchange of information and
experience. Promote the cooperation of chemical
regions The ECRN association will continue to
organise and realise several events (seminars
and other activities) during the year. Ensure
proper management of the association The ECRN
association will be responsible for the
organisation, scheduling and realisation of
meetings (according to statutes)
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Setting up the necessary infrastructure

• Setting up of an ECRN office in Brussels.
• Employing a managing director and an
  administrator/secretary
• Develop a Membership based association

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Work Programme
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The new funding period new opportunities for
interregional co-operation
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Provisions in the Council Regulation laying down
general provisions on the European Regional
Development Fund, the European Social Fund and
the Cohesion Fund
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Provisions in the Council Regulation laying down
general provisions on the European Regional
Development Fund, the European Social Fund and
the Cohesion Fund

• Article 36
• Operational programmes for the Convergence and
  Regional
• competitiveness and employment objectives
• At the initiative of the Member State, the
  operational programmes financed by the ERDF may
  also contain for the Convergence and Regional
  competitiveness and employment objectives
• a) the list of cities chosen for addressing
  urban issues and the procedures for
  sub-delegation to urban authorities, possibly by
  means of a global grant
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• b) actions for inter-regional cooperation with,
  at least, one region or local authorities of
  another Member States in each regional programme.
  

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Measures to support interregional co-operation in
the mainstream Operational Programmes in
Saxony-Anhalt
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Scope of interregional co-operation in the ERDF
and ESF mainstream programmes of Saxony-Anhalt

• I. bilaterale or multilateral co-operation
  projects with institutions from the partner
  regions of Saxony-Anhalt, or regions with whom
  Saxony-Anhalt has signed a co-operation
  agreement funding area regional partnerships
• II. bilateral or multilateral co-operation with
  institutions in other regions, which would like
  to cooperate with Saxony-Anhalt funding area
  regional co-operation
• II. measures for awareness raising and partner
  search accompanying measures in interregional
  cooperation

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funding area regional partnerships

• resources should be allocated through a joint
  mechanism including
• a joint call for proposal could be based on joint
  call for proposal
• a joint decision making procedure for selecting
  the projects similar to Regional Framework
  Operations
• requirements
• comprehensive preparation work between the
  regions necessary
• agreements about funding priorities and decision
  making procedures

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funding area regional co-operation

• resources could be allocated for projects which
  have at least one partner from another region (in
  another Member State)  
• comprehensive arrangements with the participating
  regions are not necessary
• co-ordination work rests mainly with the project
  applicant
• allocation can be made as long as minimum
  requirements are met

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accompanying measures in interregional cooperation

• accompanying measures could include
• information seminars
• partner fairs
• information material about interregional
  co-operation
• advice for interregional co-operation
• PR work for interregional co-operation

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Sources for supporting the interregional
co-operation

• ERDF
• EU contribution 2.190.712 EURO for Period
  2007-2013
• no co-financing required
• ESF
• EU contribution 2.277.673 EURO for Period
  2007-2013
• co-financing rate 25

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Financing the future co-operation projects
between Saxony-Anhalt and other regions
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Proposal for the future co-operation (I)
Mainstream Regional Operational Programme/Region X
Mainstream ESF/ERDF Programme/Saxony- Anhalt
Measures for Interregional Co-operation
Measures for Interregional Co-operation
Joint Working Programme
Joint Calls for Project Proposals
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Proposal for the future co-operation (II)
Joint Working Programme
Joint Calls for Project Proposals
co-operation project of public authorities co-oper
ation of NGOs business associations etc.
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