European Territorial Cooperation: How to Build a Successful European Partnership for Better Use of EU Funds?

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1 Seminar European Territorial Cooperation: How to Build a Successful European Partnership for Better Use of EU Funds? Closure of programmes and preparation for the next programming period Barcelona (ES), May 2014 European Institute of Public Administration Institut européen d administration publique Introduction Target group National, regional or local public administration, NGOs, associations and other actors interested or involved in the design, development and implementation of territorial cooperation programmes and projects. Description The three-day practical seminar will give a complete overview of all existing and accessible financial instruments for countries, regions, provinces and municipalities in the framework of territorial cooperation in the programming period , as well as foreseeing questions related to the closure of programmes implemented under Territorial Cohesion in the perspective. Regions and cities are very important players in programming and implementation of the EU Cohesion policy in terms of promotion of regional and local growth, job creation and maintenancerelated measures, but also in the process of creation and implementation of JOINT EU co-financed projects in different areas of regional development. The EC encourages regions and cities from different EU Member States to work together and learn from each other through joint programmes, projects and networks. This seminar will be focused on the following areas: The NEW Goal 2 of the Cohesion Policy in the programming period European Territorial Cooperation covering three types of programmes co-financed by ERDF (cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation programmes), with separate regulation, a bigger budget and higher importance; European Grouping for Territorial Cooperation (EGTC), legal instrument designed to facilitate and promote cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation. It reflects the ongoing development of governance and organisational solutions in the area of territorial cooperation; The NEW European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI) designed to target sustainable development and approximate EU policies and standards in the neighbouring countries; The NEW Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance II (IPA II) instrument of EU pre-accession policy providing assistance to candidate and potential candidate countries of the European Union. Learning methodology Traditional training methods (lectures and presentations, including concrete examples) will be combined with an interactive approach through discussions, exchange of experiences between participants and with the experts. One of the most important elements of the seminar is the presentation of best practices of JOINT EU co-financed projects that were implemented in the previous programming periods, as well as those planned to be implemented in the present financial perspective, and a practical workshop on how to be efficient in joint projects, managed by experts in the field. Objectives By the end of the seminar, participants will have gained a thorough knowledge of all accessible financial and legal instruments for territorial cooperation, rules which apply to joint programmes and projects, how to use the best practices and how to avoid mistakes. The goal of the seminar is also to build a real territorial cooperation network between participants and institutions for future joint projects and the exchange of practical experiences.

2 Programme Monday 26 May Registration and distribution of seminar material Opening of the seminar: introduction to the programme, objectives and methodology Iwona Karwot (PL), Senior Lecturer and Project Leader, EIPA Barcelona Tour de table: participants presentation to endorse networking I. Territorial cooperation and partnership: Objectives, instruments, legal solution, geographical division and developments in the programming period Introduction to the EU Territorial Cooperation Policy in the programming period and its evolution in the perspective: objectives, instruments and challenges Iwona Karwot Q&A session Coffee break European Grouping for Territorial Cooperation (EGTC): state of play and prospects in Europe in Case study: the EGTCs in Spain Gracia Vara Arribas (ES), Expert, EIPA Barcelona Q&A session Lunch State of play of all ENPI CBC programmes and foreseen changes for the programming period Albert Sorrosal (ES), Director of CNS Consultores, expert for the European Commission DG Regio, DG Environment & DG Devco Q&A session Future of Territorial Cooperation : some thoughts and actions from the CoR María Lozano Uriz (ES), Horizontal Policies and Networks, Committee of the Regions Q&A session End of the first day Welcome dinner Tuesday 27 May Introduction to the second day Iwona Karwot Europe 2020 and territorial cohesion Alexander Heichlinger (AT), Expert and EPSA Manager, EIPA Barcelona Q&A session Coffee break II. Territorial cooperation and partnership: experiences by regions and countries, practical examples of best practices, closure of programmes and preparation for Success stories of territorial cooperation programmes and projects in Spain Belén Mendoza (ES), Responsible for EU programmes, Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Navigation of Santiago de Compostela Q&A session Lunch Ex ante evaluation of Territorial Cooperation Programmes: methodological approach Nicola Brignani (IT), Responsible for the Territorial Cooperation Area at t Q&A session Debate and Conclusions 17:15 End of the second day Wednesday 28 May 2014 III. Workshops Key elements of different phases of joint projects: practical approach Xavier Tiana Casablancas (ES), Head of International Relations in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona. Expert on EU Structural Funds Workshop: How to build a successful partnership in European territorial cooperation projects? Xavier Tiana Casablancas, Iwona Karwot Coffee break Workshop: continuation Evaluation panel Xavier Tiana Casablancas, Iwona Karwot Closure and issuing of EIPA certificates

3 Experts (in alphabetical order) Nicola Brignani (IT) Responsible for the Territorial Cooperation Area at t33. Involved since 2010 in European Commission studies ( PSI: Identification of Potential Exclusive Agreements Italy ; Moving towards a more result/performance-based delivery system in Cohesion Policy ; Analysis of the financial and physical data in the Final Implementation Reports concerning the Objective 1 and 2 Programmes for financed by the ERDF), he is currently responsible for several ex ante evaluations of ETC Programmes (Interreg Europe, Alpine Space, France (Channel) England, 2 Seas, Italy-Swiss). He is also currently contributing to the DG Regional and Urban Policies study on Multi-Level Governance ( MLG in support of EUROPE 2020 ) and to the WP0 of the Ex-post evaluation of Cohesion policy programmes He has experience in capacity building and is specialised in qualitative surveys. Alexander Heichlinger (AT) Senior Faculty Member, Expert at EIPA Barcelona and Manager of the European Public Sector Award (EPSA). Over the last nearly 20 years he has managed different projects for local and regional public administrations in Europe, as well as for several European institutions and international organisations (e.g. he was member of the EC DG Employment 2010 Steering Committee Assessment of ACB interventions and future needs in the context of the European Social Fund ). He has managed and developed projects with European funds of Interact & Interreg, Framework Programme I+D and External Aid. Moreover, since 2007, he has been managing one of the flagship seminars at EIPA (EU Project Funding Strategy: Do s and Don ts), of which more than 30 editions have taken place, training more than 1000 civil servants from all over Europe in different aspects of European projects. Since 2009 he has successfully been heading the EPSA Award scheme, which celebrated its fourth edition in 2013 and is co-financed by the ESF, with the support of 13 partners. He has published 12 books and many other publications in his field of expertise. Iwona Karwot (PL) Senior Lecturer and Project Leader at EIPA Barcelona. Doctor in EU Regional Policy. Specialised in EU funds, with a main focus on European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and preaccession funds (former PHARE, IPA). Working experience as EU expert, national ERDF expert, trainer, manager or adviser in the framework of Institutional Building and Technical Assistance EU projects in the field of regional development in: Poland, Germany, Spain, Slovakia, Romania, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia, Albania, Turkey, Kosovo, etc. María Lozano Uriz (ES) Coordinator of the Subsidiarity Monitoring and Territorial Impact Assessment at the Committee of the Regions, inside Directorate E for Horizontal Policies and Networks. She has been Head of the EU Office of the Government of Navarra for 12 years. Her work had a special focus on Regional policy, Research and innovation, Enterprise, Energy and Education. She has experience on Public Affairs and lobbying within the EU institutions and as a European projects facilitator for regional stakeholders. She has been an active member in European regional networks: European Regions for Research and Innovation (ERRIN), where she was a member of its management board and leader of the Bioeconomy working group; the Conference of Peripheral and Maritime Regions (CPMR); the Association of European Border Regions (AEBR), where she was a member of its Steering Committee. María Lozano Uriz holds a European PhD on Public Communication from the University of Navarra and an Executive Master in Public Management from Solvay Business School Université Libre de Bruxelles. She is also an Associated Professor at the Master in Political and Corporate Communication of the University of Navarra. Belén Mendoza (ES) Responsible for EU programmes, EU Programmes Department in the Santiago de Compostela Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Navigation. Former Secretary General of CECICN (Conference of European Cross-border and interregional city networks), where her job focused on cross-border and interregional projects and consultancy work for International Relations issues for the City Council of Santiago de Compostela. She was in charge of designing and monitoring projects of the different European Programmes: Interreg IVB, Interreg IVC, Framework Programme, Europe for Citizens, Daphne, and Youth in Action. She has coordinated ATLANTE project (Interreg IIIB), SUITE project (URBACT II) and SANTIAGO-UNE project (Europe for Citizens). She also took part in the General Assemblies or Executives Bureaux and was in charge of the communication with the entities and institutions in which the City Council of Santiago is a member. Albert Sorrosal (ES) Director of CNS Consultores. He has been working as an Expert for the European Commission since 1996 (DG REGIO, DG ENVIRONMENT & DG DEVCO) and he has a long experience in supporting project management, in particular in European Territorial Cooperation, Cultura 2007, INTERREG and LIFE. He is currently working as key expert for DG DEVCO in the support of the preparation of ENI-CBC programmes Mediterranean Sea Basin, Mid-Atlantic, Black Sea Basin and Italy-Tunisia. Xavier Tiana Casablancas (ES) Head of International Relations in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona. Expert in EU Structural Funds national and regional programmes (programming, project preparation, project management, evaluation). Experience in European Territorial Cooperation and other EU programmes like LIFE, Horizon 2020, URBAL, ENI, etc.: project preparation and project management. Experience in lobbying EU Policies related to urban and regional issues. Good knowledge of European and international networks. Gracia Vara Arribas (ES) Expert at EIPA Barcelona, lawyer, she has dedicated the last 14 years to research on European law and the decisionmaking process in Europe, from the perspective of the regional participation in the new European Multilevel Governance. She has developed several courses and consultancy works for different levels of administration in States and Regions of Member States and candidate countries, as well as for the European institutions. In the area of territorial cooperation through the legal tool EGTC she was a member of the Committee of the Regions group of selected experts on the topic (CoR Ateliers 2008). She conducted a research on the EGTCs in Spain (2008), and published several articles on the issue, the last one under the title European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) - New spaces and contracts for European integration? (Eipascope number 2009/2, co-authored G. Vara & G. Spinaci).

4 General Information Seminar venue K+K Hotel Picasso Passeig de Picasso, ES Barcelona Tel: Fax: sales.picasso@kkhotels.es Working language The seminar will be conducted in English. Registration Participation fee: 990 (includes: documentation, two coffee breaks, two lunches, a dinner and certificate of participation). Accommodation and travel costs are at the expense of the participants or their administration. EIPA offers its members a reduction of 10% off the registration fee. This reduction is available to all civil servants working for one of EIPA s member countries (i.e. AT, BE, BG, CY, CZ, DK, EE, FI, FR, DE, GR, HU, IE, IT, LT, LU, MT, NL, PL, PT, ES, SE, UK), as well as civil servants working for an EU institution or agency. If you are eligible for the discount, please tick the box on the registration form. For more information, please visit EIPA s website: You can submit the online registration form which can be found on EIPA s website or send the completed registration form by to Miriam Escolà. Your name and address will be part of EIPA s database for our mailing purposes only. If you do not want to be included in our mailing database, please tick the box on the registration form. Deadline for registration: 12 May The number of participants is limited (we will not accept any registrations once the available places have been filled). Payment: the fee should be paid after you receive the confirmation of your registration and before the seminar. Please indicate the method of payment on the registration form. For cancellations received after the deadline we will have to charge an administration fee of 150 unless an alternative participant is nominated. Information European Institute of Public Administration, EIPA Barcelona Natalia Domenech, Programme Organiser C/ Girona, Barcelona (ES) New tel.: New fax: n.domenech@eipa.eu Hotel reservations EIPA Barcelona will be pleased to make reservations for you at the following hotel (where special rates apply for EIPA participants): K+K HOTEL PICASSO **** Passeig de Picasso, ES Barcelona Tel: +34/ Fax: +34/ sales.picasso@kkhotels.es Rates of room with breakfast buffet included: 130 Double room for single use or double use*, breakfast buffet and 10% VAT included * if the two persons are registered for the seminar 155 Double room for two persons, two breakfast buffets and 10% VAT included City tax not included ( 0,71 per night and person) Should you wish to make use of this possibility, please indicate the dates of arrival and departure on the registration form as well as the type of room required. Payment is to be made directly and personally to the hotel upon checking out. Please note that if you register after the deadline, hotel reservations cannot be guaranteed. Meals Should you require a special menu, please inform the Programme Organiser, so that this can be arranged. Confirmation of registration Please note that your registration is not finalised until you receive a confirmation from us. Moreover, your participation is not confirmed until you receive another from the Programme Organiser confirming your registration and some details. Cancellation policy EIPA reserves the right to cancel the seminar up to two weeks before the starting date. EIPA accepts no responsibility for any costs incurred (travel, hotel, etc.). For EIPA s cancellation policy, please visit our website (FAQ - cancellation policy)

5 Registration Form European Territorial Cooperation: How to Build a Successful European Partnership for Better Use of EU Funds? Barcelona (ES), May 2014 Surname:... Title:... M / F First name:... Organisation:... Department:... Current position:... Work address:... Postal code & Town:... Country:... Telephone number:... Fax number:... address:... Invoice information Organisation:... Fiscal number/nif:... Department:... Address:... Postal code & Town:... Country:... VAT number:... Your reference number:... address:... Registration fee The fee includes participation in the seminar, documentation, coffee breaks, two lunches, a dinner and a certificate of attendance. Discount of 10% (Please check first the conditions at (FAQ - special discounts)) 990 Method of payment Bank transfer Please state the name of the participant and the reference EIPA s Barcelona account number IBAN: ES , BIC: BBVAESMM at the BBVA, Plaça Catalunya 5, Barcelona (ES) Credit card American Express card Eurocard/Mastercard Visa card Card number:... Expiry date:... /... Card Validation Code:... Hotel reservation Please book the hotel for me at K+K Hotel PICASSO **** Double room for single use Date of arrival:... Date of departure:... Double room Number of nights:... No hotel reservation required Meals Vegetarian Fish allowed Other dietary requirement:... To ensure the optimal organisation of the seminar, please return the completed registration form by fax or before 12 May 2014 to: Natalia Domenech, Programme Organiser, tel.: ; fax: n.domenech@eipa.eu, The registration will be confirmed by . Your name and address will be part of EIPA s database for our mailing purpose only. Please tick if you do not want to be included in our mailing database.