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Cohesion policy in support of growth and jobs

Community strategic guidelines 2007 -2013

Jan EdøyJan EdøyNational ExpertNational Expert

DG REGIODG REGIOEuropean CommissionEuropean Commission

Jan EdøyJan EdøyNational ExpertNational Expert

DG REGIODG REGIOEuropean CommissionEuropean Commission

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Commissioner Danuta HübnerDirector General – Dirk Ahner

Deputy Director General Deputy Director GeneralMichele Pasca-Raymondo

700 staff in total

4 directorates dealing with implementation in the

Member States

1 directorate for financial control and auditing of

actions

3 directorates addressing strategic issues of cohesion

policy

16 units for the 27 countries and accession States

3 units for various auditing

functions

3 units: Territorial co-

operation, urban actions, ultra-

peripheral regions

3 units: Evaluation,

thematic aspects,

innovative actions

3 units: Policy reform, co-ordination,

analysis and accession

negotiations

Directorate Resources

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The reform of EU regional policy 2007-2013

The reform of EU regional policy 2007-2013

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• January 2003 Working Groups led by Commissioners• July 2003 Seminar to discuss Working Groups

reports• February 2004 Financial Perspectives (total €1022 billion of

which €336 billion for regional policy)Third cohesion report

• July 2004 Draft regulations for regional policy• December 2005Member States agree Financial Perspectives

(total €862 billion of which €308 billion for regional policy)

• May 2006 European Parliament agrees Financial Perspectives (Inter-Institutional

Agreement)• July 2006 Regional policy regulations adopted• October 2006 Strategic Guidelines (EU level) adopted• January 2007 Implementation 2007 – 2013 starts

Reforming EU regional policy: Reforming EU regional policy: a complex processa complex processReforming EU regional policy: Reforming EU regional policy: a complex processa complex process

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EU Financial Perspective 2007-2013European Council - 19 December 2005 (2004 prices)

COMMITMENT APPROPRIATIONS

BY HEADING

In billion of EUR, at 2004

prices

In %

1a. Competitiveness for growth and employment (research, innovation, competitiveness)

72.1 8,4%

1b. Cohesion for growth and employment (regional policy)

307.6 35,7%

2. Preservation and management of natural resources

(Common Agricultural Policy, rural development, environment)

371.2 43,1%

of which market-related expenditure (CAP) 293.1 34,0%

3. Citizenship, freedom, security and justice

(internal policies; public health, asylum, immigration)

10.3 1,2%

4. The EU as a global partner (humanitarian and development aid) 50.0 5,8%

5. Total administrative expenditure 50.3 5,8%

6. Compensations Bulgaria and Romania (after accession expected in 2007)

0.8 0,1%

Total commitments 862.4 100

In % of EU-27 GNI 1.045%

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Objectives, Structural Funds and instruments 2007-2013

ERDF ESFESFCohesion

FundConvergence

Regional Competitiveness and Employment

European territorial Cooperation

ERDF

ERDF

ESFESF

infrastructure, innovation,investments

etc.

vocational training,

employmentaids etc.

MemberStates with aGNI/head below 90%

environmental and transport infra-

structure, renewable energy

all Member States and regions

Objectives Structural Funds and instruments

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Convergence: EUR 199.3 bn.

Phasing out: EUR 13.9 bn.

Phasing in: EUR 11.4 bn.

Competitiveness: EUR 4.5 bn.

Cooperation: EUR 7.8 bn.

Cohesion Fund: EUR 69.6 bn.

Structural Funds allocation by type of region 2007-13

Total: EUR 347.4 billionin current prices

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2. Concentration the Lisbon and 2. Concentration the Lisbon and Gothenburg agendas: process aspectsGothenburg agendas: process aspects2. Concentration the Lisbon and 2. Concentration the Lisbon and Gothenburg agendas: process aspectsGothenburg agendas: process aspects

Community Strategic Guidelines

National Strategies (NSRFs)

National and Regional Operational Programmes

Integrated Guidelines

National Reform Programmes

Annual Progress Report

COHESION POLICYLISBON AND

GOTHENBURG AGENDA

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"Lisbon-new" and Cohesion, Rural Development and

Fisheries Policies

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2. Concentration on the Lisbon and 2. Concentration on the Lisbon and Gothenburg agendas : Gothenburg agendas :

(Community Strategic Guidelines)(Community Strategic Guidelines)

I) Making Europe and its regions more attractive places to invest and work

• expand and improve transport infrastructures

• Strengthen the synergies between environmental potection and growth

• address Europe’s intensive use of traditional energy sources

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2. Concentration on the Lisbon and 2. Concentration on the Lisbon and Gothenburgh agendas : Gothenburgh agendas :


II) Improving knowledge and innovation for growth

• increase and better target investment in RTD

• facilitate innovation and promote entrepreneurship

• promote the information society for all

• improve access to finance

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III) More and better jobs

• attract and retain more people in employment and modernise social protection systems

• improve adaptability of workers and enterprises and the flexibility of the labour market

• increase investment in human capital through better education and skills

• administrative capacity

• Help maintain a healthy labour force

2. Concentration on the Lisbon and 2. Concentration on the Lisbon and Gothenburgh agendas : Gothenburgh agendas :


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Lisbon Performance in Europe

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European Territorial Cooperation

Measures to promote:

1. Cross-border

2. Transnational

3. Interregional

(Including maritime cooperation where appropriate)

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• Crossborder cooperation

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• Transnational Cooperation

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• EU Member States Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden (whole country), Germany (parts of the country)

• Norway (whole country)

• Russia (parts of the country)

• Belarus (parts of the country)

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Transnational cooperation

Increase cooperation on matters of strategic importance

• Support given to actions improving physical interconnection of territories (investments in sustainable transport)

• Support to intangible connections (networks, exchanges between regions and parties involved)

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Transnational cooperationactions envisaged:

• European transport corridors

• Actions for prevention of natural risks

• Water management (river basins)

• Integrated maritime cooperation

• Sustainable and urban development

• Innovation and R&D

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• 13 Programme Areas

• Concrete projects with some investments leading to tangible results

• Building on projects and studies already done

• New studies aiming at preparing concrete projects

• Strategic and well planned projects involving regional and national authorities

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• Aim: intensive cooperation with significant impact related to the geographic area of the programme

• Ambitious projects: exchange of experiences in interregional cooperation

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• Links between technology centres, incubators

• Accessibility and communication gaps: increasing the share of intermodal transport through ports

• Maritime pollution, coastal zones• Urban transport solutions• Optimal provision of services

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Interregional cooperation Focus on renewed Lisbon strategy

• Strengthening innovation• SMEs and entrepreneurship• Environment and risk prevention• Exchange of experience and best practises• Modernisation of public sector services

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State of play of negotiations onNSRF and OP

All National Strategic Reference Frameworks (NSRF) delivered by Member States at 5 March 2007. By 7 June 2007 - 12 has been completed by the Commission.

These contain information about the national strategy, objectives to be achieved, the number of Operational Programmes, the split between cohesion instruments and the delivery systems

By 7. June 2007: 373 out of 544 Operational Programmes have been delivered covering more than 90% of the agreed financial perspectives amounts

35 out of 69 European Territorial Cooperation Programmes

Approval of all NSRF during July and OP during autumn 2007

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Cohesion policy in support of growth and jobs Community strategic guidelines 2007 -2013