Cohesion Policies and European Territorial Cooperation: Opportunities for Cultural Itineraries in the Emilia-Romagna Region

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1 Presidenza della Giunta Regionale 7th Final Workshop PER VIAM PROJECT Pilgrim s Routes in Action Via Francigena and the Pilgrimage Ways. This is Europe January 2013 Tourism and Landscape along the Via Francigena: a persistent network of knowledge for European territorial development Cohesion Policies and European Territorial Cooperation: Opportunities for Cultural Itineraries in the Emilia-Romagna Region Silvia Grandi Head of Unit Institutional Agreements and Area Special Programmes Territorial Cohesion Policies DG Territorial Programming, Agreements, International & Euroepan Relations Emilia-Romagna Region

2 THE FUTURE OF

3 YET GAPS BETWEEN REGIONS REMAIN GDP/capita* *index EU27=100 < > 125 Average Closing these gaps remains a key objective Regional GDP figures: EuroGeographics Association for the administrative boundaries

4 A MENU OF THEMATIC OBJECTIVES Each CSF Fund shall support the following thematic objectives in accordance with its mission in order to contribute to the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth: strengthening research, technological development and innovation; enhancing access to, and use and quality of, information and communication technologies; enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises, the agricultural sector (for the EAFRD) and the fisheries and aquaculture sector (for the EMFF); supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy in all sectors; promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management; protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency; promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures; promoting employment and supporting labour mobility; promoting social inclusion and combating poverty; investing in education, skills and lifelong learning; enhancing institutional capacity and an efficient public administration. Thematic objectives shall be translated into priorities specific to each CSF Fund and set out in the Fund-specific rules.

5 How will funding be allocated? Less developed regions/ms Transition regions More developed regions Cohesion Fund¹ 68.7 Less developed regions Transition regions ,8 % 11,6 % More developed regions 53.1 European Territorial Cooperation Outermost regions and sparsely populated areas 0.9 Total ,7 % ,4 ¹ 10 billion from the Cohesion Fund will be allocated to the Connecting Europe Facility ,2 0 Budget allocation (in %) 0 Population covered (in millions)

6 CONCENTRATING RESOURCES TO MAXIMISE IMPACT Concentration of ERDF investments Energy efficiency & renewable energy Research & innovation Competitiveness of SMEs 6% 60% 20% 44% More developed & transitional regions Less developed regions Flexibility different regions have different needs Special arrangements for ex-convergence regions

7 BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN PEOPLE WITH A PLACE BASED FOCUS

8 The way ahead The budget billion billion (expected co-financing rates 85 % Increase of financial resources (+30 %) Concentration of programmes on up to 4 thematic objectives Simplified programme management (merger of managing and certifying authorities) Easier creation of European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) Macro-regional strategies - Baltic Sea Region - Danube Region - Adriatic-Ionian Region New Geographies ISSUE on CULTURE & TOURISM - To work on Operating Programs

9 ETC Geographies Cohesion policy encourages regions and cities from different EU Member States to work together and learn from each other through joint programmes, projects and networks. In the period the European Territorial Cooperation objective (formerly the INTERREG Community Initiative) covers three types of programmes: 53 cross-border co-operation programmes along internal EU borders. ERDF contribution: 5.6 billion. 13 transnational co-operation programmes cover larger areas of co-operation such as the Baltic Sea, Alpine and Mediterranean regions. ERDF contribution: 1.8 billion. The interregional co-operation programme (INTERREG IVC) and 3 networking programmes (Urbact II, Interact II and ESPON) cover all 27 Member States of the EU. They provide a framework for exchanging experience between regional and local bodies in different countries. ERDF contribution: 445 million. Towards the ones

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13 Cultural Itineraries & Cohesion Policy in Emilia-Romagna

14 What About Emilia-Romagna 1995-date? > 50 ETC Projects on tourism/culture ITER, Rural Tour, Romit, Transromanica Crossculture, etc Other itineraries (EU/national/regional funds) Via Francigena Fishing places Linea Gotica (Green Line) trigger for local development in the Appennini area

15 Legenda Numero progetti CTE finanziati suddivisi per settori e province Current ECT projects distribution = 1 progetto Parma Reggio Emilia Ferrara accessibilità e trasporti Modena Bologna Ravenna agricoltura ambiente e sviluppo sostenibile cooperazione istituzionale cultura Forlì-Cesena energia formazione e lavoro ICT Rimini pianificazione territoriale protezione civile ricerca, sviluppo e innovazione sanità sociale - welfare sviluppo economico locale [source: RER ETC Data Base, 2012] turismo

16 Current ECT projects distribution according new thematic priorities Capacity Building 6 Educazione LLL 4 Inclusione sociale 11 Occupazione 0 Trasporti 21 Ambiente sviluppo sostenibile patrimonio culturale 45 Cambiamento climatico/rischi 7 Green Economy 19 Competitività PMI 8 ICT 6 [source: RER ETC Data Base, 2012] Innovazione /R&S

17 Conclusions Integrating policy instrument Connections of remote and secondary areas Resignificance & Riterritorialisation LowCarbon approach New full Regional Trail Mapping Local identities & heritage mining/conservation Threshold policy Complex Multilevel governance and PPP Economic sustainability Localism, Elitism, Authenticity, Overuse of Routes (fine food & wine, culture, various themes, etc.) Networks, Hubs & crossfertilisation Territorial approach Trade offs: Creativity vs Selectivity Critical Mass Ex-ante, in itinere and expost evaluation Better project manangement skills