European Structural and Investment Funds
Community-led local development
EU Commission - DG Regional and Urban Policy
Peter Takacs – [email protected]
New features on CLLD for 2014-2020
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Building on the long-standing experience of LEADER
and the EMFF, CLLD is now open to all the four
European Structural Investment Funds (ESIF: EAFRD,
EMFF, ERDF and ESF)
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A common set of principles and rules for all the ESI
Funds (Common Provisions Regulation Art. 33-35)
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Coordination of ESI Funds and multi-fund strategies
encouraged (possibility for one lead Fund)
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CLLD principles
Sub-regional areas: local
territorial approach
Concentration of Funds on the most
needed areas – flexible and responsive
solutions to address local and changing
needs
Community-led partnerships:
participatory approach
Co-responsability and ownership. No
one interest group whether public or
private dominates in the local action
groups.
Integrated multi-sectoral
local strategies
Horizontal integration with other local
actors – vertical integration with other
levels in delivery and supply chains
Innovation
New ways of thinking and doing – new
markets, products, services, social
innovation
Networking and cooperation
Local areas and communities learning
from each other – new allies for
strengthening their position
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Urban and territorial dimension of CP 2014-2020
The integrated, place-based approach
Why?
• to help address territorial challenges in their complexity through CP
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to help align specific local development needs with the thematic priorities of CP
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to promote multi-level governance (empowerment and cooperation)
How?
• PLANNING: requesting long-term and integrated urban/territorial strategies
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PARTNERSHIP: by fostering horizontal and vertical cooperation (urban-rural, LAGs)
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FLEXIBILITY: allowing to combine different sources of thematic funding to support
the implementation (ITI, CLLD)
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INCENTIVE: earmarking resources in pursuit of these objectives (SUD Article 7)
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OWNERSHIP: giving more responsibility to the local level (SUD Article 7, CLLD)
Thematic
dimension: Concentration on Europe 2020 priorities
Smart growth
Sustainable growth
Inclusive growth
•Research &
Innovation
•ICT
•SME
•Low-carbon
•Resource-efficiency
•Risk-prevention
•Transport
•Employment
•Social inclusion
•Education
Territorial
dimension:
Integrated strategies and actions
Cities and towns
Functional urban areas, metropolitan regions
Other functional economic or geographic areas
Rural areas
Urban <=> rural
linkages
Urban neighbourhoods
2014-2020 - Thematic objectives (1)
01 Strengthening research, technological development
and innovation
02 Enhancing access to, and use and quality of,
information and communication technologies
03 Enhancing the competitiveness of small and mediumsized enterprises, the agricultural sector
04 Supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy in
all sectors
05 Promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and
management
06 Preserving and protecting the environment and promoting
resource efficiency
07 Promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in
key network infrastructures
Regional
Policy
2014-2020 - Thematic objectives (2)
• 08 Promoting sustainable and quality employment and
supporting labour mobility
• 09 Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty and any
discrimination (ERDF CLLD: IP 9d)
• 010 Investing in education, training and vocational training for
skills and lifelong learning
• 011 Enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and
stakeholders and an efficient public administration
• (012) Technical Assistance
Regional
Policy
Types of CLLD within Cohesion policy
• Small areas within cities, deprived urban neighbourhoods
and historic centers but also other types
• Smaller cities and their surrounding rural areas
• Rural areas, urban-rural linkages
• Target group approaches (ESF)
• Thematic approaches
 e.g. environment, social inclusion
Regional
Policy
Cohesion policy support to CLLD
ERDF and ESF allocation by MS
Programming results
18 MS apply CLLD in CP
EUR 1.8 billion
ERDF 1.1 bn (0.6%)
ESF 0.7 bn (0.8%)
For comparison:
EAFRD 6.9 bn (7%)
EMFF 0.5 bn (9%)
14 MS use both funds
 GR, HU, PL, PT, SE via
multi-fund OP
Concentration
92% by 9 MS
25% by CZ alone
Cohesion policy experience
• CLLD as a voluntary instrument in Cohesion Policy, has a
modest uptake under the ERDF and ESF (in total 18 MS, EUR 1.8
bn for the two Funds together).
• Territorial focus depends much on the national or regional
coordination with EAFRD and EMFF. Complementary
arrangements usually target rural areas involving small towns
(e.g. CZ, SE, SK), while some MS use ERDF in distinctly urban
settings for social inclusion (e.g. HU, PT, RO, UK).
• Some elements (e.g. thematic concentration, requirements linked
to performance framework and different sets of rules of ESI
Funds) could have had an unintended impact counteracting
the incentives for wider uptake of the integrated
approach, especially in terms of combining resources from
several programmes or funds and delegating to local level.
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Regional
Policy
Main added value experienced
• Links created between local strategies and EU level
thematic objectives,
• Promoting strategic thinking at different levels and
enforcing prioritisation of actions,
• Synergies through combining ESIF funding and other
financial sources for targeted local interventions,
• Enhancing coordination and cooperation mechanisms
among and within different territories ,
• Integrating different thematic priorities and providing
synergies between sectorial and other domestic strategies,
• Supporting and stimulating public participation, networking
and capacity building at local level, and bringing Europe
and Cohesion Policy closer to citizens.
Regional
Policy
Challenges and follow-up actions
Challenges identified
• Separate fund specific rules undermine
applying a multi-fund approach in SUD
• Reluctance of MS level to delegate
responsibilities (IB status of urban
authorities, uptake of CLLD)
• High number of small towns raises
concerns about adequate administrative
and management capacity
• Slow launch of implementation of
territorial instruments (SUD, ITI, CLLD)
• Lack of information on content of the
territorial strategies
Regional
Policy
Actions planned or in progress
• Invest in capacity building for urban
authorities through
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Urban Development Network
URBACT Implementation Networks
TAIEX Peer 2 Peer
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Close follow-up to ensure compliance
with provisions and accelerate
implementation
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Enhance cooperation of ESIF DGs on
CLLD
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Study and expert work launched on
territorial strategies due Q32017
3rd Joint ESIF CLLD Seminar in
November 2017
organised by DG Regio and DG Employment
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Cohesion
policy
CLLD supported by several EU policies and
Funds - joint approach
• Guidance to local actors, including examples:
• http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docgener/informa
t/2014/guidance_clld_local_actors.pdf
• Guidance to national and regional authorities:
• http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docgener/informa
t/2014/guidance_community_local_development.pdf