1. Employment and Skills Partnership Board David Fletcher Executive Director 15 th June 2012 225 Degrees Limited – Registered in England and Wales – Registration No: 7646354 is the wholly owned subsidiary of the South West European Partnership a company limited by guarantee – Registration No 7616200: - Registered Charity Number (applied for) – both with Registered Offices at 2 Putney Hill, London, SW15 6AB

2. Overview Introduction to SWEP Update on our current situation What are we working on and how we work – Cohesion Policy and budgets – The processes What are our key issues Where can Board members support us Next steps and the future for engagement in the EU 225 Degrees Limited – Registered in England and Wales – Registration No: 7646354 is the wholly owned subsidiary of the South West European Partnership a company limited by guarantee – Registration No 7616200: - Registered Charity Number (applied for) – both with Registered Offices at 2 Putney Hill, London, SW15 6AB

3. 1.Introduction to SWEP Policy- ahead of the game in EU policy Programmes- project support and access to partners Advocacy - intelligence on strategy and objectives Profiling- expertise, products, services Positioning- intelligence on strategy and objectives Established for over a decade providing intelligence and expertise in EU affairs the South West European Partnership and its trading subsidiary 225degrees Ltd aims to provide public, private and social enterprise sector organisations with support on engagement in Europe 225 Degrees Limited – Registered in England and Wales – Registration No: 7646354 is the wholly owned subsidiary of the South West European Partnership a company limited by guarantee – Registration No 7616200: - Registered Charity Number (applied for) – both with Registered Offices at 2 Putney Hill, London, SW15 6AB

4. 2.What we are working on 225 Degrees Limited – Registered in England and Wales – Registration No: 7646354 is the wholly owned subsidiary of the South West European Partnership a company limited by guarantee – Registration No 7616200: - Registered Charity Number (applied for) – both with Registered Offices at 2 Putney Hill, London, SW15 6AB Cohesion Policy (ESF, ERDF, EMFF, EAFRD) Common Agricultural Policy Connecting Europe Facility (Energy, Transport and Broadband infrastructure) Financial instruments Health for Growth programme Horizon 2020 Programme for Competitiveness of SMEs European Institute of Technology Erasmus for All Creative Europe LIFE Programme Europe for citizens’ programme Programme for Social Change and Innovation (PSCI) (Progress, EURES and European Progress Microfinance Facility

5. 3. Cohesion Policy 225 Degrees Limited – Registered in England and Wales – Registration No: 7646354 is the wholly owned subsidiary of the South West European Partnership a company limited by guarantee – Registration No 7616200: - Registered Charity Number (applied for) – both with Registered Offices at 2 Putney Hill, London, SW15 6AB European Commission proposes overall budget of EUR 1,025 billion. CAP remains biggest allocation – EUR 386.9 billion Followed by Cohesion Policy – EUR 376 billion Horizon 2020 for research and innovation – EUR 80 billion Connecting Europe Facility EUR 50 Billion

6. 3. Cohesion Policy - objectives 225 Degrees Limited – Registered in England and Wales – Registration No: 7646354 is the wholly owned subsidiary of the South West European Partnership a company limited by guarantee – Registration No 7616200: - Registered Charity Number (applied for) – both with Registered Offices at 2 Putney Hill, London, SW15 6AB 1.Innovation and R&D 2.ICT: Improving access; quality and usage 3.SMEs: Improving competitiveness, incl. in the agricultural and aquaculture sectors 4.Shift to low carbon economy 5.Climate change adaptation and risk management 6.Environmental protection & resource efficiency 7.Sustainable transport and unblocking key networks 8.Employment and labour mobility 9.Social inclusion and fighting poverty 10.Education, skills and lifelong learning 11.Improving institutional capacity for efficient public administration (‘Technical Assistance’)

7. 3. Cohesion Policy – Recent History and Next steps March 2012EUROSTAT announcement Up to May 2012Negotiation on rules and controls May – Dec 2012Negotiation on regulation articles e.g. Thematic concentration Member state consultation with “regions” Early-mid 2013Submission of Partnership Contracts and Operational Programmes Mid/late-2013Adoption of legislative acts by European Parliament and Council 2014Launch of programmes

8. 3. What are our key issues 225 Degrees Limited – Registered in England and Wales – Registration No: 7646354 is the wholly owned subsidiary of the South West European Partnership a company limited by guarantee – Registration No 7616200: - Registered Charity Number (applied for) – both with Registered Offices at 2 Putney Hill, London, SW15 6AB The political and economic context of Europe Engagement of the UK in Europe and EU issues Adapting the way we work and operate Breaking into new markets – Private sector, health, emergency and civil services Belgium, Belgium....Belgium

9. A pivotal role for employment and skills leaders Changes in UK funding Enterprise, innovation and growth Relationship with business Social Enterprise Access to finance and financial engineering “Simplification” and access to programmes post 2013 2012 is a critical year for influencing the future programmes 2012 into 2013 are critical years for development of UK plans for strategy and management 6. Where can Board members support us – now and in the future?)

10. 3. Where can Board members support us 225 Degrees Limited – Registered in England and Wales – Registration No: 7646354 is the wholly owned subsidiary of the South West European Partnership a company limited by guarantee – Registration No 7616200: - Registered Charity Number (applied for) – both with Registered Offices at 2 Putney Hill, London, SW15 6AB Awareness and profile raising for the office Seeing beyond structural funds Arts, culture, youth etc Clusters, networks, engagement in Europe and pan- European networks “Strategic catalyst and a 'voice for the region' in strategic dialogue with government” Supporting engagement (capacity, critical mass/scale, sector development) to make the most out of EU opportunities

11. Thank you David Fletcher Executive Director 225 Degrees Ltd South West European Partnership Rue du Luxembourg 3, B-1000 Brussels Tel: 07557940983 dfletcher@225sw.eu 225 Degrees Limited – Registered in England and Wales – Registration No: 7646354 is the wholly owned subsidiary of the South West European Partnership a company limited by guarantee – Registration No 7616200: - Registered Charity Number (applied for) – both with Registered Offices at 2 Putney Hill, London, SW15 6AB