Executive summary

Territorial Dimension

Funding

Administrative capacity

Mutual learning and benchmarking

1 Objectives & methodology

2 Territorial dimension

2.1 Why is territorial dimension necessary for delivering the Europe 2020 targets?

2.2 How can a territorially differentiated approach to Europe 2020 be practically implemented?

2.2.1 Main Considerations for setting regional targets

2.2.2 Possible options for regional target setting

2.3 Enforcement and Incentive Mechanisms

2.4 Monitoring progress towards the targets

2.5 Operational proposals on territorial dimension

3 Funding

3.1 The impact of the crises and fiscal consolidation

3.2 The need for a long-term investment focus

3.3 More efficient public investment

3.4 Horizontal and vertical budget coordination

3.4.1 Vertical coordination

3.4.2 Horizontal coordination

3.5 The role of the ESIF 2014–2020

3.6 The use of new financing instruments and private financial sources

3.6.1 Advantages of using financial instruments

3.6.2 Existing arrangements for the use of financial instruments

3.6.3 Challenges in the use of financial instruments

3.7 Public private partnership

3.7.1 Advantages

3.7.2 Risks

3.7.3 Existing PPPs arrangements

3.8 The role of the European Investment Bank

3.9 Excessive bureaucratic hurdles and financing

3.10 Operational proposals on funding

4 Administrative Capacity

4.1 Variation of administrative and political responsibilities and quality of governance across European regions

4.2 The importance of administrative capacity

4.3 Drivers and barriers to public sector innovation

4.4 Public sector innovation in practice

4.5 Operational proposals on administrative capacity

5 Benchmarking, exchange of experience and peer learning

5.1 Platforms for exchange of experiences and peer learning to strengthen administrative capacity

5.1.1 Conferences, workshops and stakeholder dialogues

5.1.2 Regional awards

5.1.3 Development of good practices and databases

5.1.4 Peer-to-peer exchanges

5.2 Utilizing existing city and regional networks as a lever for benchmarking Europe 2020

5.3 Conclusions

5.4 Operational proposals on mutual learning

6 References