European Territorial Co-Operation 2014 – 2020

Preparing a new EU Programme for Cross Border Co-Operation (INTERREG V) and a new EU

Programme for Peace and Reconciliation (PEACE IV)

Local Government Workshop

12 February 2013

August – November 2012

Public Consultation

November – December 2012

Review Consultation Reponses

January – July 2013

First Drafts of Operational Programmes

Third Quarter 2013 (tbc)

Formal statutory consultation on draft Operational Programmes, SEAs and EQIAs

End of 2013

Approval of Operational Programmes by NI Executive / Irish Government / Scottish Government

Early 2014 Submission, negotiation and approval of Operational Programmes with European Commission

Mid 2014

Commencement of new INTERREG V and PEACE IV Programmes

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Emerging Views on INTERREG V

• No overall consistent view on four themes for INTERREG V

• Up to six themes emerging but only four can be chosen: No 1: Research and Development

No 3: Competitiveness of SMEsNo 4: Low Carbon Economy No 6: Environmental Protection and Resource

EfficiencyNo 2: Information and Communication Technologies No 9: Social Inclusion and Combating Poverty

• Employment and Labour Mobility and Transport also popular themes

• Many responses lack detail on actual projects under these themes

Choosing themes for INTERREG V• Ensure projects fit with the thematic objectives as outlined

in the draft Regulations

• Ensure themes fit with the priorities of Government Departments in NI / Ireland / Scotland

• Demonstrated added value of cross border co-operation

• Ensure complementarity with the ERDF and ESF programmes which are being developed by DETI and DEL

• Ensure the anticipated absorption capacity of proposed themes as evidenced by a project pipeline

• Consider the findings of the socio-economic review

• Consider the views expressed in the EU Commission’s position papers to UK and Ireland.

Emerging Views for PEACE IV

• Activities in the PEACE IV programme likely to be within themes:

No 9: Combating Social Exclusion No 10: Education and Lifelong learning

• Strong consensus on a renewed focus on young people• Assistance for young people who are economically excluded• Youth activities • Education of young people

• In line with the views expressed on PEACE IV by the European Commission papers to UK and Ireland

Delivery Structures - Principles

• Depends on choice of thematic objective, in line with responsibility and legal competence

• Take account of the Review of Public Administration in NI and Putting People First in Ireland

• Efficiency within the public sector

• Build on the existing organisational capacities at local government level, rather than creating new structures

• Robust, accountable and allow for simplification

• Co-ordinated across funds if possible and for cross border programme must involve both Member States

Delivery Structures - Principles

• Appropriate to respond to the need for ‘results’ based programmes

• Appropriate ‘absorption’ capacity for the allocated funding

• Cover the entire life cycle of the project and programme delivery, from project development support, application and assessment process right through to audit and control