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Hahn: 'European Territorial Cooperation programmes will have more focus'

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European_flags_231109"European Territorial Cooperation programmes will have more focus, more strategy and more support from 2014-2020," said Regional Policy Commissioner Johannes Hahn, in the lead-up to the second annual European Cooperation Day on 21 September.

This year’s campaign comes at a crucial time as the European Parliament and member states near a final agreement on the package of regulations for the next round of regional policy funding, along with the Union’s seven-year budget. As the proposed legislation stands, European Territorial Cooperation (ETC) is set to get €8.9 billion for the next period.

Background

European Territorial Cooperation is a core objective of EU Regional Policy. Regions and cities from different EU Member States are encouraged to work together and learn from each other through joint programmes, projects and networks. From 2007-13, there are three types of cooperation programme:

• Cross-border co-operation programmes along internal EU borders. ERDF contribution: €5.6 billion.

• Transnational co-operation programmes cover larger areas of co-operation such as the Baltic Sea, Alpine and Mediterranean regions. ERDF contribution: €1.8 billion.

• Interregional co-operation programme (INTERREG IVC) and 3 networking programmes (Urbact II, INTERACT II and ESPON) cover all 28 member states. They provide a framework for exchanging experience between regional and local bodies in different countries. ERDF contribution: €445 million.

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Future ETC programmes are required to embody the same focus as all other Regional Policy programmes, ensuring that investment is channelled into areas of real growth potential. However, unlike other programmes which must focus a certain amount of funding on research, information technologies, SMEs and the low-carbon economy, cross-border and transnational cooperation programmes can choose to focus 80% of their allocations on any four investment areas out of the 11 priorities laid out in the draft regulations.

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