European Cooperation Day Venice, 23 September 2013 La partecipazione dei territori ai programmi CTE: il caso CENTRAL EUROPE e prospettive per il 2014-2020 Luca Ferrarese Joint Technical Secretariat
1. The CENTRAL EUROPE area today Territorial structure CENTRAL EUROPE includes nine Member States (Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, East Germany, Hungary, North Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia) Over 1 million square kilometers, home of over one quarter of Europe s citizens (142+ million in 2011) 77 units of NUTS 2 level regions 8 cities exceeding one million inhabitants
1. The CENTRAL EUROPE area today Above-borders territorial governance in CE CENTRAL EUROPE hosts several governance models going across borders: Existing and potential Macro-Regional Strategies Pan-European transport corridors
1. The CENTRAL EUROPE area today Above-borders territorial governance in CE CENTRAL EUROPE hosts several governance models going across borders: European Groups of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) Other forms of coordination between territories sharing common features (Centrope example)
2. CENTRAL EUROPE 2007-2013: lessons learned The CE 2007-2013 Programme in a nutshell CENTRAL EUROPE is one of the 13 transnational programmes of the ETC objective 2007-2013. 231 M ERDF are allocated to 124 projects involving more than 1.300 partners, out of which 18 % of them are private and (at least) 5 % of them are SMEs
3. Transnational cooperation 2007-2013: lesson learned Location of partners Partners are located in 72 out of the 74 NUTS 2 regions and in 211 out of 444 NUTS 3 areas
2. CENTRAL EUROPE 2007-2013: lessons learned Partners are building durable cooperation networks across the area and beyond
2. CENTRAL EUROPE 2007-2013: lessons learned Project features Projects belong to six thematic areas: In practical terms projects:
2. CENTRAL EUROPE 2007-2013: lessons learned Veneto in CENTRAL EUROPE: a success case
3. CENTRAL EUROPE 2020 Perspectives General principles for preparing the CE2020 Programme 1. Solid knowledge of: Common challenges and shared needs across the whole Programme area; Existing potentials for a smart, sustainable and inclusive growth of the central European regions. 2. Strong involvement of relevant stakeholders: Advisory role in shaping the Programme strategy (setting of objectives) Provision of specific inputs on types of actions, beneficiaries, target groups Building of ownership on the Programme 3. Building on experiences and lessons learned of the 2007-2013 period: Result-oriented approach of projects, striving long-term impacts Reduction of administrative burden for an effective delivery
3. CENTRAL EUROPE 2020 Perspectives The CE 2020 Programme in a nutshell Geographical scope has been enlarged: from 8 to 9 Member States Same Managing Authority of the CE 2007-2013 Programme (City of Vienna) Budget still unknown (Autumn 2013) Organised into 4 Priority Axes, corresponding to 4 out of the 11 pre-defined Thematic Objectives of the ERDF 2014-2020: Thematic objective 1 Strengthening research, technological development and innovation Thematic objective 4 Supporting the shift towards a lowcarbon economy in all sectors Thematic objective 6 Protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency Thematic objective 7 Promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures Priority axis 1 Cooperating on innovation to make CENTRAL EUROPE more competitive Priority axis 2 Cooperating on low carbon strategies in CENTRAL EUROPE Priority axis 3 Cooperating on natural and cultural resources for sustainable growth in CENTRAL EUROPE Priority axis 4 Cooperating on transport to better connect CENTRAL EUROPE
3. CENTRAL EUROPE 2020 Perspectives The CE 2020 thematic orientation Priority 1 - Cooperating on innovation to make CENTRAL EUROPE more competitive Building entrepreneurship capacity Social innovation Competence for novel technologies Cluster development/internationalisation Capacity in the public sector for innovation New/better services supporting innovation in businesses Transfer of R&D-results Priority 2 - Cooperating on low carbon strategies in CENTRAL EUROPE Energy efficiency of public infrastructures Use of renewable energy potentials Energy performance of public and private sectors Harmonisation of standards and certification systems innovative energy services, incentives and financing schemes New technologies for low-carbon mobility Integrated low-carbon mobility in urban areas
3. CENTRAL EUROPE 2020 Perspectives The CE 2020 thematic orientation Priority 3 - Cooperating on natural and cultural resources for sustainable growth in CE Sustainable management of protected areas Reduction of land-use conflicts Culture fostering economic growth and employment Valorising cultural heritage and resources Sustainable use of natural resources Adaptation to climate change Smart cities Improvement of environmental quality Sustainable use and promotion of cultural heritage sites Rehabilitation of brownfield sites Priority 4 - Cooperating on transport to better connect CENTRAL EUROPE Linking peripheral regions to TEN-T network and transport nodes Multimodality of freight transport systems Improvement of regional public transport systems Smart regional mobility and services Sustainable logistics through optimised freight transport chains Greening the last mile of freight transport
3. CENTRAL EUROPE 2020 Perspectives The process 2012 Setting-up of the Programme strategy (Strategic choices for thematic focusing) (DONE) April/May, September 2013 Contents of the Programme (Actions, finances, implementation, etc.) (NOW) Identification of challenges/needs/potentials (Territorial analysis of the Programme area and stakeholder consultation) (DONE) March 2013 November/December 2013 Stakeholder consultations on strategy (on-line, national/transnational events) (DONE) October 2013 Consultation of the public (Strategic Environmental Assessment) EC approval of the Programme and launch of calls (2014)
For more information Programme website: www.central2013.eu Territorial analysis of the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme area (2012): http://www.central2013.eu/fileadmin/user_upload/downloads/document_centre/ce_territorial_analysis _2nd_report_APPROVED_clean.pdf CENTRAL EUROPE 2007-2013 output library http://www.central2013.eu/central-projects/implementing-a-project/output-library/search-in-pdf/ CENTRAL EUROPE 2007-2013 thematic books: http://www.central2013.eu/document-center/programme-publications/booklets-portraits/ CENTRAL EUROPE 2014-2020 information and documents: http://www.central2013.eu/about-central/central-europe-2014-2020/
Contacts CENTRAL EUROPE Programme Luca Ferrarese Joint Technical Secretariat Kirchberggasse 33-35/11 1070 Vienna Austria Mail Web Fb luca.ferrarese@central2013.eu www.central2013.eu www.facebook.com/centraleuropeprogramme