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Europe‘s territory
towards the year 2020
May 16th, 2012
RSA 2012 European Conference, Delft
Dr. Karl Peter Schön
Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning (BBR)
Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR)
I 3 - European Spatial and Urban Development
Towards the year 2020: the new horizon for EU strategies
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EU 2020 Strategy
Europe‘s strategy for smart, sustainable, inclusive growth
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Territorial Agenda TA2020
Für ein integratives, intelligentes und nachhaltiges Europa
der vielfältigen Regionen
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EU cohesion policy 2014-2020
central implementation tool for EU growth strategy
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EU Research Programme Horizon 2020
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EU needs measures for economic growth
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In addition to financial stabilisation measures…
… the EU needs measures for economic growth.
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EU needs measures for economic growth
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In addition to financial stabilisation measures…
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But: the EU already has a growth strategy!
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So what is wrong with the EU 2020 Strategy?
… the EU needs measures for economic growth.
The EU 2020 Strategy
- Europe‘s strategy for smart, sustainable, inclusive growth –
was adopted by the European Council in 2010
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Towards the year 2020: the new horizon for EU strategies
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The Ministers responsible for Spatial Planning and Territorial
Development, on 19th May 2011 in Gödöllö, Hungary, adopted the
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Territorial Agenda TA2020
- Towards an inclusive, smart and sustainable Europe of diverse regions –
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TA2020 and EU2020
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The TA intends to combine the EU2020 goals with the
goals of territorial cohesion and balanced territorial
development in EU
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adds a territorial dimension to EU 2020 strategy
The relationship between the TA2020 and the Europe
2020 Strategy has to be mutual:
 territorial policy should contribute to the
achievement of the Europe 2020 Strategy goals and
 the implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy
shall contribute to territorial cohesion.
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EU2020 and TA2020
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Territorial cohesion is a common goal
For a more harmonious and balanced state of Europe
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(3) We state that the TA2020 is our action oriented policy framework
to support territorial cohesion in Europe…
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(4) The objective of the TA2020 is to provide strategic orientations for
territorial development, fostering integration of territorial dimension
within different policies at all governance levels and to ensure
implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy according to territorial
cohesion principles.
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(5) We believe that the objectives of the EU defined in the Europe
2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth can only be
achieved if the territorial dimension of the strategy is taken into
account, as the development opportunities of the different regions
vary.
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Sector policy
Territorial policy
Thematic approaches
Economy, employment, innovation, research
Territorial approaches
place based policies, spatial development
Growth and
jobs
policies
Territorial
Cohesion
Smart
sustainable
inclusive
goals
Spatial imbalances
Territorial capital
Europe 2020
TA 2020
strategies
Cohesion Policy 2014-2020
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Word Cloud EU 2020
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Word Cloud TA 2020
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Discussion of EU2020
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Implementation depends on national ambitions
sum of all national targets is not enough
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No reference to regional level
How are regions affected? How can they contribute?
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What effects for balanced development and cohesion?
Can lagging regions profit from the EU2020 Strategy?
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How can Cohesion Policy and Structural Funds (esp. ERDF, ESF)
support the implementation of the EU2020 Strategy?
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What role for other EU policies (e.g. Horizon 2020)
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Target values:
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EU2020 Targets: EU wide ambitions
National ambitions: above & below this EU average
 How do they add up to EU targets?
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Can all regions contribute to the same degree?
 How can national targets be decomposed into regional targets?
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Example: which ambitions for German regions?
BBSR project implemented by Spatial Foresight, Luxembourg
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The 5 targets for the EU in 2020
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1. Employment
 75% of the 20-64 year-olds to be employed
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< 74%
2. R&D
 3% of the EU's GDP to be invested in R&D
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~ 2,7%
3. Climate change / energy
 greenhouse gas emissions 20% (or even 30%, if the conditions are right) lower than
1990
o.k.
 20% of energy from renewables
 20% increase in energy efficiency
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< 20%
4. Education
 Reducing school drop-out rates below 10%
 at least 40% of 30-34–year-olds completing third level education
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o.k.
~10,4%
~ 38%
5. Poverty / social exclusion
 at least 20 million fewer people in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion
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R&D expenditure
EU 2009:
2,0%
Target 2020:
3,0%
Expected 2020: 2,7%
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R&D expenditure
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R&D expenditure
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125 metropolitan regions
account for 10% of the
total area
concentrate 50% of
Europe‘s population
(=350 mio inh.)
and 65% of Europe‘s GDP
(=8.500 bn €)
and 80% of all
metropolitan functions
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Complementarity between R&D and SF?
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Research & Development expenditures, if oriented at excellency and
innovation, will probably favour strong metropolitan or some smaller
specialised “science regions” and thus will not contribute to a more
balanced spatial development. (“Horizon 2020”)
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This is probably true also for SF measures with a strong focus on
innovation
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But can SF (ERDF, ESF) also contribute to better conditions in “nonscience” regions to enable them to better compete and perform in
future?
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What kind of institutional setting is needed to fully exploit such
complementarities?
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Employment
EU 2009:
69,0%
Target 2020:
75,0%
Expected 2020: 70-74%
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Employment
total
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Employment
male
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Employment
female
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Employment
Difference
Male-Female
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Strategies for employment
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Employment / unemployment situations differ largely between regions,
and also within regions (e.g., concentration of unemployment in
deprived urban neighbourhoods).
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Youth unemployment, i.e. the integration of the next generation into our
societies, is one of the most challenging tasks ahead.
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Shrinking population = workforce could lead to strained labour markets
in some regions of Europe
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Integrated and targeted measures are needed to tackle problems in
specific regional/local settings.
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EU Programming 2014-2020
Cohesion Policy 2014 – 2020 will have two elements:
• Investments for growth and jobs
• European territorial cooperation
Based on EU2020 Strategy
Structural Funds Regulations
• Concentration on 4 thematic objectives
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Structural Funds 2014 – 2020
Concentration on (4) thematic objectives (out of 11)
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Strengthening research, technological development and innovation
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Enhancing competitiveness of SMEs, the agricultural sector (for EAFRD) and the
fisheries and agriculture sector (for the EMFF)
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Support the shift to a low- carbon economy in all sectors
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Promoting employment and supporting labour mobility
Enhancing access to, and use and quality of information and communication
technologies
Promote climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management
Protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency
Promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network
infrastructures
Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty
Investing in education, skills and lifelong learning
Enhancing institutional capacity and an efficient public administration
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Thematic concentration vs. Integrated strategies
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Concentration on 4 thematic objectives represents a
sectoral approach
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But there are elements of integrated strategies, esp. In
„European Territorial Cooperation“
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Art. 2 ETC regulation defines „integrated territorial
development“ as a central objective of Transnational
Cooperation (INTERREG B)
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Is concentration on 4 thematic objectives helpful?
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Integrated strategies
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Supporting the international cooperation capacities of EU regions
 INTERREG B (and Macroregions) strengthening transnational
cooperation in large areas
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Supporting a better dialogue with coordination of sector policies
 ESPON: Analysis of territorial impacts of sectoral policies
further develop the knowledge base on territorial development
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Urban orientation:
Urban and metropolitan regions,
Urban Innovative Actions,
ITI: Integrated Territorial Instruments
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Thank you for your attention!
Further information:
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www.bbsr.bund.de
[email protected]
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