How to Build a Successful European Partnership for Better Use of EU funds? - Montesquieu Instituut

Target Group

National, regional and local public administration, NGOs, associations and other actors interested or involved in the design, development and implementation of territorial cooperation programmes and projects.

Description

This three-day practical seminar will give a complete overview of all existing financial instruments accessible to countries, regions, provinces and municipalities in the framework of territorial cooperation in the current programming period 2007-2013, as well as expected developments in teritorrial cohesion from 2014 onwards. Topics covered will include:

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  Objective 3 of the Cohesion Policy: European Territorial Cooperation;
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  European Grouping for Territorial Cooperation (EGTC), new legal instrument to facilitate and promote territorial cooperation and European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG);
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  European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI), designed to target sustainable development and approximate EU policies and standards in the neighbouring countries;
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  Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA), providing assistance to candidate and potential candidate countries of the EU.

Learning Methodology

Traditional training methods (lectures and presentations, including concrete examples) will be combined with an interactive approach (discussions, exchange of experiences, panels and round tables). One of the most important elements of the seminar is the presentation of best practices of JOINT EU co-financed projects implemented in the previous and current programming periods in different Member States, and a practical workshop ‘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, the rules which apply to joint programmes and projects, the use of best practices and how to avoid mistakes. The goal of the seminar is also to build a real territorial cooperation network between participants to support future joint projects and the exchange of practical experiences.

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