Post 2013 European Funding

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EU Cohesion Policy 2014-2020

• Investment strategy aligned to deliver the Europe 2020 objectives of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth

• Emphasis on performance, outputs, efficiency and and monitoring with possible payment suspension or financial corrections for failing to meet targets

• Better coordination and links between cohesion policy, rural development, maritime & fisheries funds

Operational Programmes

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Common Strategic Framework

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Which funds?

• The four Common Strategic Framework funds• European Regional Development Fund• European Social Fund• European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development• European Maritime and Fisheries Fund

• Plus other European funds• Horizon 2020 (was FP7)• Connecting Europe • Interreg

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A menu of thematic objectives

• Research & innovation• Information and communication technologies (ICT)• Competitiveness of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

(SMEs) • Shift towards a low-carbon economy• Climate change adaptation & risk prevention and

management• Environmental protection & resource efficiency• Sustainable transport & removing bottlenecks in key

network infrastructures• Employment & supporting labour mobility• Social inclusion & combating poverty• Education, skills & lifelong learning• Institutional capacity building & efficient public

administrations

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‘Less Developed’

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European Regional Development Fund (75% of total)

Research & innovation

Competitiveness of SMEs

6%

44%

Energy efficiency & renewable energy

50 % committed to the following priority investment areas:

Information and communication technologies

And the other 50% more flexible

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European Social Fund (25% of programme)

• Promoting employment & supporting labour mobility

• Investing in education, skills & life-long learning• Promoting social inclusion & combating poverty • Enhancing institutional capacity & efficient public

administration

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Issues

• Economic and financial crisis• Restructuring of EU economic governance• Pressures on 2014 – 2020 EU budget • Low absorption rate of Structural Funds in some

Member States; High error rate• New Member State (Croatia) from July 2013• Slow moving process - real risk that programmes

will not start on time

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National picture

• Individual departments forming thinking on future structures

• No consensus as yet on national position

• Ministerial meetings in September and November

• Consultation roadshows planned for December and formal consultation on Partnership Agreement to follow in January.

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The Optimist's Timetable…

11 Dec 2012 Partnership Agreement Consultation Event in Cornwall

Spring 2013 Formal Partnership Agreement consultation

Mid-late 2013 Consultation on and negotiation of Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Operational Programme

Mid – late 2013 Post 2013 structural fund regulations likely to be agreed between Member States and the European Parliament

Late 2013 UK Partnership Contract and CIoS OP agreed by EU

January 2014 Entry into force and adoption of programmes

Its likely to be much later than this…

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Developing a Strategy

• Start with what we already know

• Evidence• Best practice – learning from others• Consultation and engagement• Lessons learnt

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Planning

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Workstreams

Infrastructure

SME Comp and

Innovation

Innovative Finance

GovernanceEvidence

Base

Rural and fisheries

Social Inclusion

Skills

Transition arrangement

IoS investment

planState Aid

LMC Post 2013 Sub Group

Low Carbon

Post 2013 Single Issue

Panel

LMC

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Next Steps…• Improved Communications• Reflection exercise on current programmes and

future direction• Articulating CIoS position on the how and

what….and what we don’t want• Develop thinking on ‘big issues’• Ongoing conversations with Brussels and

Whitehall• Develop Operational Programmes