1. EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Objective 3 Territorial Co-operation Workshop 4:Trans-national co-operation DG Regional Policy Brussels, 22 February 2005

2. Questions of the Member States
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Questions of the Member States
Budgetary flexibility between cross-border and transnational cooperation (art. 22 ERDF)
Geographic flexibility (cooperation with partners outside the programme area, art. 22)
Criteria for the definition of programme areas
Definition of strategic projects
Focus on priority themes
Consistence of themes / strategic projects and zoning

3. Questions of the Member States (II)
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Questions of the Member States (II)
Overlapping of programme areas
Bilateral maritime co-operation
Relation between transnational co-operation and European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI)
Place of transnational cooperation in the national strategic frameworks
Outermost regions

4. Content of the presentation
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Content of the presentation
Programming
Management
Methodology for zoning
Strategic projects
Priority themes and actions
Definition of programme areas

5. Process for adoption of new spaces
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Process for adoption of new spaces
list of eligible areas annexed to the Community Strategic Guidelines on Cohesion (CSG)
option: if MS want, trans-national coop. integrated in the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF)
Programming

6. Trans-national co-operation projects
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Trans-national co-operation projects
Partners from at least two countries
Fulfil at least 2 of the following 4 co-operation criteria:
joint project development
joint implementation
joint project staff
joint financing
Programming

7. Flexibility concerning the location of the operations (1/2)
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Flexibility concerning the location of the operations (1/2)
Expenditures paid for the implementation of operations located on the territory of third countries (Art 22(3) ERDF):
for cross-border and trans-national cooperation
on condition that the operations benefit to EU Regions
ceiling: 10% of the ERDF contribution to the OP
for those expenditure, the responsibility lies on the EU lead beneficiary and certifying authority

8. Flexibility concerning the location of the operations (2/2)
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Flexibility concerning the location of the operations (2/2)
Operations including partners from outside the eligible area (Art (22 (2) ERDF)
in duly justified cases
only in the framework of transnational cooperation
ceiling: 20% of the ERDF contribution to the OP

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METHODOLOGY
Identify critical mass for strategic projects and priority themes at European level
Experience of INTERREG III B
Identify spaces for future programmes
Strategic approach

10. Strategic projects - definition
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Strategic projects - definition
Genuine trans-national character
Contribute to structuring European territory
Assure a significant territorial impact
Choice on the basis of severeness of the problem and sustainable development needs.
Strategic approach

11. Priority themes and actions
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Priority themes and actions

12. River basins and
‘motorways of the sea’
Source: GISCO, DG TREN

13. Regional flood risk analysis
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Regional flood risk analysis
Low to medium risk
High risk
Very high risk
Source: JRC LISFLOOD model

14. Priority themes and actions
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Forest fire analysis
Priority themes and actions
Source: JRC

15. Priority themes and actions
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4 priority themes
article 6 ERDF
Water management
Natural risk prevention
Improving accessibility
Creation of scientific and technological networks
Priority themes and actions

16. Priority themes and actions
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3 types of projects/actions
Strategic projects and actions
Bilateral maritime co-operation
"Soft" co-operation projects/actions
Priority themes and actions

17. Definition of programme areas
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Definition of programme areas:
4 criteria
Geographical criteria
Thematic typology / strategic projects
Political criteria
Programming continuity
Definition of programme areas

18. Definition of programme areas
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Geographic flexibility
(20%) Article 22 of ERDF
Flexibility for space continuity:
add an area concerned with the project(s)
Flexibility for trans-spaces co-operation (ex: Interreg III B New Project shared by 5 programmes on maritime safety)
Definition of programme areas

19. Definition of programme areas
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4 criteria of analysis of current programmes/spaces
Management
Results / outcomes
Geographic coherence
Potential for strategic projects
Definition of programme areas

20. Definition of programme areas
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Constraints in current programmes
Limited financial ressources
Geographic overlapping: it should be limited.
Number of participating states: sometimes too big (ex 18 countries in CADSES)
Not enough space identity
Difficulties to get a sufficient number of strategic projects in each space.
Definition of programme areas

21. Definition of programme areas
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Two types of current / future spaces
Future spaces with geographical pertinence, good potential for strategic projects, fair cooperation and management
NOT all the 13 Current spaces are convincing on these criteria.
Definition of programme areas