1. EU Funding- Part 2 Jim Millard European Structural Funds

2. EU Funding Part 1 (Andrew Brown) Introduction to funds EU Marine and Maritime Policies, Themes and Priorities Part 2 (Jim) Progress under the Common Strategic Framework Programme development and accessing funding

3. Progress Regulations and Budget agreed by Council Scrutiny by European Parliament – 11/12 March Trilogue meetings towards co-decision Framework fairly clear BUT No firm numbers yet Commission preparing ‘subordinate’ / implementing Regulations

4. Programming EU 2020 – smart, sustainable, inclusive growth Common Strategic Framework Partnership Agreement Operational Programmes

5. EU Funding - Glossary Common Strategic Framework - CSF Partnership Agreement - PA Funds - ERDF, ESF, EAFRD, EMFF European Territorial Cooperation - ETC Anorak

6. Strategic Approach Concentration - Thematic Objectives –Smart - Innovation, ICT, Business Development, –Sustainable - Low Carbon, Climate Change Adaptation, Environmental Protection, Sustainable transport, –Inclusive - employment, social inclusion, skills, institutional capacity building. Alignment –ERDF –ESF –EAFRD –EMFF Sequencing –Cohesion – Structural Funds –HORIZON –LIFE –European Territorial Cooperation

7. Cooperation Programmes Western Scotland / Northern Ireland / Ireland (Border Counties) Atlantic Area North Sea Northern Periphery (H&I, northern Finland, Sweden and Norway, Faroes, Iceland, Greenland) North West Europe Blue Growth Sea Basin Strategies

8. Connections to European Territorial Cooperation Atlantic North Sea Arctic

9. Challenges Influencing programme development to reflect Scottish priorities Attracting and supporting stakeholders Developing project pipeline Disseminating good practice