Good Practice Guide : CONTENTS
SRN Europe is a Europe-wide network dedicated to the effective use and delivery of Structural Funds and regeneration programmes in sub-regional areas
Part I
What this Guide sets out to do
Chapter 1
The SRN project and aims of this guide
- 1.1 Introducing SRN – the Sub-Regional Regeneration Network
- 1.2 The SRN partners – different perspectives on a common agenda
- 1.2.1 Different contexts
- 1.2.2 Different experiences with Structural Funds
- 1.3 Identifying and sharing ‘good practice’
- 1.3.1 The important questions
- 1.3.2 Considering processes
- 1.3.3 Considering projects
- 1.3.4 The importance of transferability
- 1.4 Structure of this Good Practice Guide
Chapter 2
Meeting EU agendas: the expanding role of sub-regional organisations
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 More opportunities in the new EU framework
- 2.3 Why should sub-regional organisations be more involved?
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Part 2
Sub-regional organisations in action
Chapter 3
Partnerships and projects at sub-regional level : working with stakeholders
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Using existing local partnerships in the management of EU funds
- 3.3 Using EU funds to strengthen local partnerships or develop new ones
- 3.4 Representing the interests of the local area – the sub-regional body as an advocate for local stakeholders
- 3.5 Public private partnership
- 3.6 Coordinated support for the development of high quality projects
- 3.7 Project selection
- 3.8 Concluding points on sub-regional partnership and projects
Chapter 4
Managing and using different funds to meet local and European policy objectives : towards a strategy for the sub-region
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 SRN partners in projects on innovation and sustainability themes
- 4.3 Incremental development of a strategic approach
- 4.4 From projects to a programme
- 4.5 Concluding points on getting the best out of different funding programmes
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Chapter 5
New alliances for the management and delivery of Structural Funds I – Partnership with the region
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Multi-level partnership in programming and management
- 5.3 Innovative formal arrangements for a negotiated approach to programming and project delivery
- 5.4 Sub-regional bodies in the coordinated delivery of programmes
- 5.5 Sub-delegation of programme priorities to urban local authorities
- 5.6 Sub-regional bodies in project monitoring and evaluation
- 5.7 Regional/sub-regional cooperation in projects
- 5.8 Concluding points on partnership with the region
Chapter 6
New alliances for the management and delivery of Structural Funds II - The value of territorial cooperation
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Using EU funds to promote local territorial cooperation
- 6.3 Using EU cooperation programmes to support delivery of local or sub-regional objectives
- 6.4 Building a European region
- 6.5 Experience in Structural Funds programming and management through involvement in RFOs in INTERREG IIIC
- 6.6 Concluding points on territorial cooperation
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Part 3
Looking to the Future : Conclusions and recommendations
- 7.1 Advantages of involving sub-regional organisations in programme management and delivery
- 7.2 Opportunities and issues in Structural Funds programming 2007-2013
- 7.2.1 A positive context
- 7.2.2 Underestimating sub-regional organisations ?
- 7.2.3 Spatial targeting, urban priorities and territorial coverage for possible intermediate bodies
- 7.2.4 The special contribution sub-regional organisations can make
- 7.3 Building capacity : recommendations for key players in Structural Funds programming, management and project work
- 7.3.1 On partnership and projects at sub-regional level
- 7.3.2 On Managing and using different funds to meet local and European policy objectives
- 7.3.3 On new alliances for the management and delivery of Structural Funds through partnership with the region
- 7.3.4 On new alliances for the management and delivery of Structural Funds through territorial cooperation
- Partner profiles
- Project examples
- SRN Position statement
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