Regional Policy Ex post evaluation of ERDF and CF: State of play DG Regional and Urban Policy Brussels, 18 June Cohesion Policy

Regional Policy Overview of work packages NoWork package Responsible in REGIO evaluation unit Changes in green 0Data collection and quality assessmentDaniele Vidoni 1SynthesisKai Stryczynski 2 Support to SMEs – Research and Innovation in SMEs and SME development Marielle Riché 3Financial instruments for enterprise supportDaniel Mouqué 4Support to Large EnterprisesDaniel Mouqué 5TransportJan-Marek Ziolkowski 6EnvironmentAnette Mengel 8Energy efficiencyPatty Simou 9Culture and TourismVioleta Piculescu 10Urban development and Social InfrastructuresDaniel Mouqué 11European Territorial CooperationDavid Alba 12Delivery system (covers also the ESF)Ivanka Lakova 13Geography of expenditureAlida Staicu 14Effect on GDP etc Modelling: QUEST, Rhomolo, Regional Discontinuity Design, Propensity Score Matching Daniel Mouqué Daniele Vidoni Kai Stryczynski

Regional Policy Where do we stand? Overall on track, some (manageable) delays Ground work / case studies largely finished before August - thank you for your co-operation! Some first findings – see below. Seminars with case study regions ongoing 3

Regional Policy WP 1: Synthesis Consultant: Applica, Ismeri Europa Discussion in EGESIF on effects of the crisis 20 May 2015 (paper circulated) Ultimate use for synthesis report in

Regional Policy WP 2: Support to SME: research & Innovation and SME development Consultant: CSIL (IT), CSES (UK), ZEW (DE) -7 regional case studies being finished -Seminar with case study regions on 29 April -Start of 3 theory-based evaluations on policy instruments -Final report in December 5

Regional Policy Equity, loan and guarantee instruments – support to enterprise only Consultant: T33, EPRC Stocktaking report finalised. Covers 12 MSs which account for 92% of support 9 case study OPs being carried out Seminar on 11 September, Final report in November. 6 WP 3: Financial instruments

Regional Policy Consultant: KPMG (HU) Stocktaking report finalised. Covers 8 MSs which account for 75% of support 8 case studies being carried out Seminar on 9 July, Final report in November. 7 WP 4: Support to large enterprises

Regional Policy WP 5: Transport Consultant – AECOM + KPMG (Italy) Interim report – August 2015 (10 major project case studies + 6 MS case studies + draft catalogue of challenges) Seminar – 9 October 2015 Final report – December,

Regional Policy WP 6: Environment Environmental infrastructure projects (drinking water, wastewater and waste). Consultant – COWI Interim report finalised (cohesion policy contribution, review of financial analysis for 20 major projects) 10 project case studies by mid-August and catalogue of challenges by mid-September Seminar - 8 October 2015 Final Report in December

Regional Policy 10 WP 8: Energy Efficiency Consultant – Ramboll / Institute for European Environmental Policy Case studies being finalised Seminar on 26 June 2015 Final Report by the end of August 2015

Regional Policy 11 WP 9: Culture and Tourism Consultant – IRS, CSIL BOP Consulting Interim report (Literature review / Data analysis) finalised Survey of MA finalised 7 studies and 12 mini-case studies being carried out Seminar - 9 September 2015 Final Report by the end of October 2015

Regional Policy 12 WP 10: Urban Development and Social Infrastructures Consultant – METIS Interim report (Distribution of Investments and reported outputs / Analysis of OPs and AIRs) finalised Survey to MA finalised Survey to project Implementation Bodies going on Seminar – 15 July Final Report by the end of September 2015

Regional Policy 13 WP 11: ETC Consultant – ADE Interim report (review of achievements in AIR ) finalised 9 CBC case studies being carried out Later case study on transnational and interregional cooperation Seminar - 11 December 2015 Final Report mid-March 2016

Regional Policy WP 12: Delivery Systems Consultant – KPMG (DE) / Prognos Interviews with MA and seminars in MS ongoing Survey still open until Mid July – please participate! Interim report on TA in selected MS in autumn Draft final report by January 2016 Final Report by the end March

Regional Policy WP 13: Geography of expenditure Consultant: The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies & Ismeri Europa Breakdown of 86 priority themes by NUTS 3 Database almost ready Final Report by the end of August 2015 – data series from 2000 – 2013! Thank you for your cooperation! 15

Regional Policy WP 14c / 14d: Effect on GDP etc - regression discontinuity design (G Pellegrini) - Propensity score matching (D Bondonio) Questions: - Effect of SF on GDP and other variables on NUTS2 level - Attempt to capture effect of different aid intensity on regions Interim report end of June

Regional Policy 17 Studies by Policy Development Unit New Provisions Ex Ante Conditionalities Performance Frameworks Partnership Project Thresholds Cohesion Policy