Welcome to Students of the College of Europe in West Flanders

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Welcome to Students of the College of Europe in
West Flanders

• 19 September 2007

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European/international policy of the Province of
West-Vlaanderen

• Presented by Françoise LantsoghtAdministrator,
• Dep.Economy, External relations
• Area-based development

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Positioning of West-Vlaanderen

• Is it international enough?
• geographical position
• cultural position
• maritime province
• socio-economic position

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1st core-circle cross-border
cooperation

• Netherlands
• France
• United Kingdom

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2nd circle transnational cooperation in Europe

• Northern Europe
• Central Europe
• Southern Europe
• North Sea area
• Baltic Sea area

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3rd circle international cooperation
in the world

• China
• Canada

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Levels of European / international
cooperation the past years

• Within the province
• Cross-border cooperation
• Transnational cooperation in Europe
• International cooperation

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1) Within the province

• Objective 2 for coastal areas
• Objective 2 for rural areas

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2) Cross-border cooperation ? Interreg III A

• With The Netherlands Euregio Scheldemond
• With France
• With the United Kingdom future maritime
  cooperation

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3) Transnational cooperation ? Interreg III B
III C

• in North Sea area
• in Northwest Europe
• All over Europe

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3) Transnational cooperation ? Central
Europe

• Cooperation Agreements with- Hungary
  (province Békés)- Romania (provinces Arad
  Bihor)

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4) International cooperation

• China
• Canada

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The future is today!

• European programmes 2007-2013
• ? Objective 2 Programme? Objective 3
  Programme (former Interreg) - cross-border
  projects - transnational projects -
  interregional projects

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Structural Funds 2007-2013

• FACTS
• Expansion of the EU
• Emphasis on Lissabon and Göteborg agenda
• EU most competitive economy in the world
  full employment before 2010
• Economically knowledge economy and innovation
• Socially investments in human potential
• Environment sustainable development
• Decrease in the number of objectives

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Structural funds 2007-2013 in West
Flanders
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OBJECTIVE 2Regional competitiveness and
employment
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Objective 2 ERDFAREA
2000-2006
2007-2013
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Objective 2 ERDFOperational Programme

• Central objectiveImprove further development of
  Flanders into one of the most competitive
  regions, resulting in a sustainable economic
  growth, creation of more employment and
  protection and improvement of the environment
• Thematic priorities
• Knowledge economy and innovation
• Entrepreneurship
• Regional-economic environmental factors
• Urban development

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Objective 2 ERDFBUDGET

• OBJECTIVE 2 FLANDERS 669 million euros
• 30 ? ERDF programme 201 million euros
• DISTRIBUTION OVER THE PRIORITIES
• 24 for each priority (in each case 48 million
  euros)
• 4 for Technical Assistance (8 million euros)

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Objective 2 ERDFSTRUCTURES

• MANAGING AUTHORITY Europe Economy department
  of the Economy Agency
• MONITORING COMMITTEE Supervision of the
  programme decision on project proposals
• PROGRAMME SECRETARIAT on 2 levels
• PSE situated in Brussels
• Contact point in all provincial governments
• Project generation
• Project assistance
• Contact for the Province of West Flanders
• Economy, External Relations Area-based
  development Dries Baekelandt and Ellen Cardoen

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OBJECTIVE 2Regional competitiveness and
employment
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Objective 2 ESFAREA
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Objective 2 ESFPRIORITIES
ESF 2007 - 2013 ESF 2007 - 2013 ESF 2007 - 2013 ESF 2007 - 2013 ESF 2007 - 2013
Equal opportunities / diversity Priority n1 Activating talent - 61 From student to worker From job-seeker to worker From worker to worker Priority n4 Innovation 5 Priority n 5 Transnational 5 Priority n 6 Technical management 4
Equal opportunities / diversity Priority n2 Chances of employment - 15 Job experience Adjusted courses Development of social economy Priority n4 Innovation 5 Priority n 5 Transnational 5 Priority n 6 Technical management 4
Equal opportunities / diversity Priority n3 Entrepreneurship with people 10 Strategic HR Organisation of labour CSR Corporate Social Responsibility Priority n4 Innovation 5 Priority n 5 Transnational 5 Priority n 6 Technical management 4
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Objective 2 ESFBUDGET TIMING

• OBJECTIVE 2 FLANDERS 669 million euros
• 70 ? ESF programme 468 million euros
• TIMING
• November 2006 approval Operational Programme of
  the Flemish Government
• Autumn 2007 first approval of the projects,
  which will be carried out as from 01/01/2008
• Want to know more? www.esf-agentschap.be

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OBJECTIVE 3European territorial cooperation
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OBJECTIVE 3 European territorial cooperation
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Cross-border France-Wallonia-Flanders

• Gebiedsomschrijving

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Cross-border France-Wallonia-Fla
nders

• Action area in the provinces of West Flanders and
  East Flanders
• Central regions (80) districts of Veurne,
  Ypres, Kortrijk
• Neighbouring regions (20) districts of Bruges,
  Ostend, Diksmuide, Roeselare and Tielt
  Oudenaarde and Ghent

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Cross-border France-Wallonia-Flander
s

• Central objectiveEstablish synergy between
  potential capacities of the cross-border
  cooperation area in order to improve a
  sustainable, co-ordinated and integrated
  development of the regions, for the best interest
  of the population living on the border.
• Thematic priorities
• Priority n1 stimulate economic development
• Priority n2 develop the cross-border identity
  through culture and tourism
• Priority n3 improve territorial solidarity by
  improving the cross-border accessibility to
  services
• Priority n4 joint management of the area
  through sustainable environment development

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Cross-border
France-Wallonia-Flanders

• Programme structure
• 1 programme with 3 subprogrammes (FrFl FrW
  FrWFl)
• Budget
• Increase of the ERDF budget programme from 89
  million to about 138 million.
• ERDF grant 50 (25 for infrastructure)
• Timing
• April 2007 submission of the Operational
  Programme to the EC
• Sept.- Oct. 2007 first call for project
  proposals
• January 2008 first Steering Group
• Contact in Flanders
• Interreg Secretariat Flanders Province of West
  FlandersEconomy, External Relations and
  Area-based development (EEG) Inge De Keyzer,
  Jessica Monteyne, Pieter Lahousse,
  Administration Kristien Rossenue Nathalie
  Colpaert

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Objective 3 European territorial cooperation
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Cross-border
Flanders-Netherlands
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Cross-border
Flanders-Netherlands

• Area description situated on the level of the
  provinces
• Netherlands Zeeland, North Brabant and Limburg
• Flanders West Flanders, East Flanders, Antwerp,
  Limburg and Flemish Brabant
• Action area in West Flanders
• Central region (80) district of Bruges
• Neighbouring regions (20) districts of Ostend,
  Diksmuide, Roeselare, Tielt and Kortrijk
• West Flanders can now also submit projects with
  North Brabant and Dutch Limburg

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Cross-border Flanders-Netherlands

• Central objective
• Establish a sustainable socio-economic
  development in the border area by stimulating
  operational-oriented cross-border initiatives.
• Thematic priorities
• Priority n1 knowledge economy, innovation and
  entrepreneurship
• Priority n2 natural environment (sustainable
  economy and nature,
  landscape and water)
• Priority n3 cross-border integration in society
  (culture, cooperation
  between public governments and
  public functions)

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Cross-border
Flanders-Netherlands

• Programme structure
• 1 programme with 3 subprogrammes
• Euregio Scheldemond
• (provinces of Zeeland, WFL and EFL)
• Euregio Benelux-Middengebied
• (provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, Flemish Brabant,
  North Brabant and Dutch Limburg)
• Border programme
• Budget
• Increase ERDF budget programme from 84 million
  euros to 94 million
• Flanders 45 million euros
• Netherlands 49 million euros
• distributed over the following subprogrammes
• Euregio Scheldemond 20 million euros
• Benelux-Middengebied 36 million euros
• Border programme 38 million euros
• ERDF grant max. 50Timing
• Official start end September 2007

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Objective 3 European territorial cooperation
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Cross-border Maritime cooperation
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Cross-border Maritime cooperation

• Regions involved
• France
• Belgium
• Great Britain
• Netherlands
• Two subprogrammes
• The North programme involves Cornwall to
  Norfolk, the Nord-Pas de Calais region, the
  province of West Flanders and parts of East
  Flanders Antwerp, Zeeland, South Holland and
  North Brabant.
• The South programme involves the French
  regions of Bretagne, Haute-Normandie and
  Basse-Normandie, the Pas-de-Calais department,
  and Cornwall to Norfolk in the UK.
• Remark possibility to finance transversal
  projects

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Cross-border Maritime cooperation

• Programme structure
• 2 subprogrammes, with one 1 common priority
• Budget
• 320 million, of which 160 million for the North
  zone
• Envelope Flanders 15 million
• districts of Veurne, Ostend, Bruges qualify for
  80 of the budget
• rest of West-Flanders 20
• Timing
• Final editing of the OP autumn 2007
• Contact
• Province of West Flanders, EEG Management Lies
  Lefevere

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Objective 3 European territorial cooperation
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Transnational North Sea
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Transnational
North Sea

• Action area
• International
• UK (Scotland/East-Anglia), Norway (100),
  Sweden (West), Denmark (entirely), Germany
  (North), the Netherlands (North and coast),
  Flanders
• Flanders
• Provinces of West Flanders, East Flanders and
  Antwerp
• Priorities
• Priority n1 reinforce innovation capacity
• Priority n2 sustainable nature conservation
• Priority n3 improve accessibility of North Sea
  region
• Prioriteit 4 sustainable and competitive
  communities

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Transnational North Sea

• Programme structure1 programme for the whole
  action area, with Programme secretariat in Viborg
  (DK)
• Budget 148 million, of which 7.7 million for
  Flanders
• TimingSubmission OP April 2007
• First submission of the projects 17 Sept.- 15
  Oct. 2007
• ContactProvince of West Flanders, EEG
  Management Lies Lefevere

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Objective 3 European territorial cooperation
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Transnational North West Europe
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Transnational North West Europe

• Action area
• International
• Ireland, UK, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland
  (100), Netherlands (central and South), Germany
  (central West and South West) and France (North
  and central)
• Flanders entirely
• Priorities
• Priority n1 develop knowledge economy
• Priority n2 efficient management of natural
  resources
• Priority n3 improve connections by stimulating
  intelligent sustainable transport
• Priority n4 sustainable and dynamic communities

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Transnational North West Europe

• Programme structure1 programme for the whole
  action area with Programme secretariat in Lille
  (F)
• Budget350 million, of which 11 million for
  Flanders
• TimingSubmission OP April 2007
• First submission of the projects 17 Sept.- 15
  Oct. 2007
• Contact Province of West Flanders, EEG
  Management Lies Lefevere

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Objective 3 European territorial cooperation
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Interregional
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Interregional

• Action areaEuropean Union with the 27 Member
  States
• PrioritiesNetwork projects and projects with the
  aim to exchange experiences (bottom-up (regional
  and local) and top-down / strategic interregional
  actions) in the field of
• Innovation and knowledge economy
• Environment and risk prevention
• Programme structure1 programme for the whole of
  the EU with 1 Programme secretariat in Lille (F)
• Budget 320 million
• Timing Submission of OP spring 2007 first
  call to ben expected soon
• Contact Provincie of West Flanders, EEG
  Management

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RURAL DEVELOPMENT PDPO II

• Goal improve quality of life in rural areas
  and diversification of rural economy
• Area entire province

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Rural development

• 4 measures
• AXE 1 Improve competitiveness of the
  agricultural and forestry sector (62)
• AXE 2 Improve the environment and the
  countryside (25)
• AXE 3 Quality of life on the countryside and
  diversification of rural economy
• AXE 4 LEADER (13 in total)
• Role of the Province for AXE 3 AXE 4 together
  with the VLM (Flemish Land Agency)

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Rural development
Finances

• Flanders
• EU 225 millionpublic private - 25
  million
• West- Flanders estimated total investment per
  year 4 million
• At least 75 of this amount will be used for
  AXE 4 (Leader) and a maximum of 25 for AXE 3
  (PDPO).

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Rural development
Organisation

• Secretariat Plattelandsloket
• Decision Provincial Management Committee
• Flanders, Provinces, Municipalities, Socio-
  economic interest groups
• Advice Technical Working Group - Experts
• Guidance Kwaliteitskamer (in case of
  investment projects)
• LEADER Local group
• Balanced composition, co-ordinator
• EEG Management, Dep. of Area-based
  development Kristof Verhoest

Contact
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• Thank you for your attention
• and
• good luck with your studies !