ANNUAL
MEETING
2017
26-28 April
Malta
#Interreg2017
Territorial Tools and
Structures for the
post-2020
Introduction
Definition
TOOLS PROPOSED BY THE LEGISLATOR
• the tools that could improve the regional development and
the territorial dimension in mainstream programmes and in
the ETC world
 CLLD – Community Led Local Development
 ITI – Integrated Territorial Investment
 JAP – Joint Action Plan
 (EGTC – European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation)
SPF – Small Project Fund, as a way to implement smaller
actions was numerous times implemented sucessfully
although not proposed by legislator.
May be some new ones?
Who is already using them?
Very few
Among all Interreg programmes, we can count:
• only one programme (Italy-Austria) who took
up the CLLD approach and
• only one (Italy-Slovenia) who decided to
implement an ITI
• no example of JAP implementation currently.
What exactly is the reason for this?
KNOWLEDGE / TRUST / FINANCES / CAPACITY / SIMPLIFICATION
• Time-wise consuming and different approach between mainstream
and ETC programming exercise
• Low level of knowledge about these tools in different programming
groups during programming exercise
• Financial capacity of non-governmental actors in programming
exercise
• Lack of trust of the managing authorities towards the territorial
players and the perceived threats (if certain functions are
delegated to territorial players (including EGTCs)) and financial
responsibilities for these tools were too risky and of difficult
implementation in an Interreg context
• Part of the legislation providing specific rules for the
implementation, monitoring, financial controlling, and auditing did
not show a sufficient level of simplification for the ETC world.
My colleagues will show you
two daring examples of ITI and
CLLD in Interreg context.
Thank you!