1. on future Cohesion Policy
WG Metropolitan areas
Brussels
April 26th 2017
Policy input
on future Cohesion Policy
Alfredo Corbalan
Chair WG, Brussels-Capital Region

2. What we did for CP ?
Short policy statement: Beyond boundaries – FUA matter (3 pages)
Background paper: Cities cooperating beyond their boundaries (36 pages)
Joint statement Eurocities and Metrex on urban/rural linkages

3. New context What’s new ? MA: reality clearly recognized
MA: reality promoted by CP

4. Why MA matter for future CP?
MA: effective scale for
balanced EU development
2. Meet current and future EU challenges
3. pooling ressources and channeling CP

5. Messages General Principles Develop Metropolitan dimension of CP
Involvement metropolitan level in CP
Incentive systems to use CP for MA (better co-funding rates)
Increase eamarked SUD and conditionality on MA actions
OP: specific actions for MA
Integrated approaches (no thematic ones)
Simplify and reduce adm. burden
Top-down and bottom-up: links ITIs and CLLD + multilevel governance + citizen involvement
Flexibility : pool of models for implementing CP

6. Messages 2. Support on specific metropolitan issues:
Test new cooperation tools and multi-level governance approaches
joint projects and investments; integrated planning and strategies
cooperation between different MA and with wider areas
Research on future MA trends
Exchange and networking on Met cooperation

7. Messages
3. Tools
Urban Agenda: partnership on MA (or better inclusion in appropriate partnerships)
ITIs: up-scale, long term approach, simplification, real fund integration, flexibility, trust and delegation
OPs and territorial cooperation: MA eligible and project at MA level eligible
Data collection, analysis and presentation at Met level in EU CP databases
National policies: CP foster experimentation to lift barriers for Met cooperation
New idea: create an urban agency financing urban and metropolitan action via multiple EU funds (ERDF, ESF, Erasmus, Horizon 2020…)