Boosting European dimension of Regions thourgh the place evidence and cooperation 2013 and 2020: ESPON and URBACT programmes

Regioni e città dell’UE a lavorare insieme e imparare le une dalle altre attraverso progetti di joint programs e network. Nel periodo 2007-13 l’European Territorial Co-operation objective (nota come INTERREG Community Initiative) ha coperto tre tipi di programma: Oltre ai 53 cross-border co-operation programmes (European Regional Development Fund ERDF per €5.6 miliardi) e ai 13 transnational co-operation programmes per le larger areas come il Baltic Sea, le regioni Alpina e Mediterranea (ERDF per: €1.8 miliardi) l’Interregional co-operation programme (INTERREG IVC) e 3 networking programmes (Urbact II, Interact II and ESPON) dedicati ai 27/28 MS dell’EU e 4 osservatori a sostegno dello scambio di esperienze tra gli enti regionali e locali in diversi paesi (ERDF per: €445 milioni). ESPON e Urbact rafforzano l’Institutional capacity building & efficient public administrations and cohesion guardando a: Europe in a larger territorial perspective Economic crisis and the resilience of Europe’s territories Key territorial patterns in Europe to support economic development Macro-regional and transnational cooperation in Europe Urban Europe: global and capital cities, second tier cities and small and medium-sized towns Potentials and challenges in rural areas and specific types of territories