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European Union
Regional Policy – Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
European Territorial
Cohesion
and regions with geographic
specificities
Brussels, 03/02/2011
Wladyslaw Piskorz
DG REGIO – Head of Unit
Unit C2 Urban Development, Territorial
Cohesion
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European Territorial Cohesion
and the Islands
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Policy context
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Four key areas for fostering Territorial
Cohesion
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Timeline
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Policy context
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Lisbon Treaty: Territorial Cohesion as shared
competence of EU and MS
Art 174: « …particular attention shall be paid
to (…) regions which suffer from severe and
permanent natural or demographic handicaps
such as the northernmost regions (…) and
island, cross-border and mountain regions.»
Green paper on Territorial Cohesion: « Turning
territorial diversity into strenghts »
Future Cohesion policy: 5th report on
Cohesion
Territorial Agenda 2020
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Geographical and demographic specificity
does not necessarily constitute a problem
in its self
- Statistics suggest that these territories are
far from being homogeneous
- Majority of respondents to the Green Paper
on Territorial Cohesion refused an
automatic attribution of additional support
- Element like good governance, integrated
territorial development and making the
best use of the region's own territorial
capital are considered crucial element for
successful territorial cohesion
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Nevertheless cohesion policy ask
Member States a special attention
for specific territories
• In 2007-2013 about 2 % of Structural
Funds went in favor of mountain areas in
both objectives 1 and 2 regions: 7
billion Euros (1 billion each year);
• 700 millions Euros of FEDER has been
invested in territorial cooperation for
mountain areas.
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5th report on Cohesion(1)
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Territorial Cohesion reinforces:
Access to services
• Broadband, health, education, banking…
Environmental sustainability
• Climate change, renewable energy, environmental
protection
Functional geographies
• Metropolitan, remote rural regions, mountain
regions
Territorial Analysis
• At NUTS 3, LAU2 and grid level (ESPON, Urban
Audit, Urban Atlas …)
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5th report on Cohesion(2)
Policy Conclusions:
• Include reinforced territorial and urban
dimensions
• « In some cases geographical or
demographic features intensify
development problems. (…) It will be
necessary to develop targeted
provisions (…), without multiplying
instruments and programmes. »
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Four key areas for fostering
Territorial Cohesion
1. Strategic programming and
governance
2. Cooperation between territories
3. Coordination of policies
4. Evidence based policy making
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1. Strategic programming and governance(1)
with a territorial/urban dimension:
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“Common Strategic Framework“, including a
territorial chapter: priorities for urban
dimension, local development, functional
geographies (mountains is possible!)
• “Development and Investment Partnership
Contracts", including a territorial chapter:
territorial set up; list of cities where integrated
actions are foreseen; urban-rural functional
interdependencies …
 …areas facing specific geographical or
demographic problems (mountains).
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1. Strategic programming and governance (2)
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Operational programmes, with reinforced
territorial dimension
 describing urban system of the region,cities
concerned by urban actions
 functional geographies: urban rural linkages
 areas with specific geographical or
demographic features; possible arrangements:
modulation of co-financing rates; wider menu;
specific priorities addressing mountains,…)
 Greater flexibility in and across programmes:
multi regional (metropolitan, river basins,
mountains…),…
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1. Strategic programming and governance (3)
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Reinforcing partnership: improve involvement of
local actors and cities in the design and
implementation of OPs
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Experimental approach for integrated local
development in diverse contexts (urban, rural,
urban-rural …), based on URBAN and LEADER
experience; in close cooperation between diverse
community instruments
More sub-delegation; global grants; support to
local partnerships…
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2. Cooperation between territories:
• Cooperation in strategic policy documents
(CSF, partnership contracts…)
• Reinforced link between transnational cooperation and macro-regional strategies
(when relevant)
• In macro-regions and cross-border regions ,
better coordination across borders
(mountanious or maritime), of legislation,
strategies and funding; within multi-level
governance; eg EGTC
• Interregional co-operation: support to EU
networking on territorial and urban issues
(Interreg C, URBACT…)
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Example of Territorial
Cooperation
• Program of transnational cooperation
Alpin space (ERDF: 98 million €), focused
on innovation, accessibility and
management of natural and technological
risks
• Tran border cooperation program
France-Spain-Andorra (ERDF: 168 million
€) that is contributing to the economic,
social and institutional integration of
Pyreneans
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3. Coordination of policies
Horizontal coordination at each level; vertical coordination between
levels
• Improved alignment and coordination of funds; “Common
Strategic Framework” for ERDF, EAFRD, EFF, ESF; national
Contracts describing coordination with other policies
• A better coordination with state-aid regulations allowing the
granting of aid to promote the economic development of certain
areas
• Reporting aligned with the EU2020 governance cycle; regular
debate in relevant Council formations, including Territorial and
Urban monitoring
• Inter Service Groups: Urban Development, Territorial Cohesion;
possibility to discuss sectoral policies : state aids, SGEI,…,
• Better use of existing EC Impact Assessment Guidelines, to take
territorial dimension into account
• Territorial Impact Assessments in MS
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4. Evidence-based policy making
• Ability to measure diverse assets as well as
constraints of territories (eg: access to services,
environmental sustainability,…)
• Need to go below NUTS 2
• Encouraging use of existing data and analysis:
ESPON (eg: priority 1: Geospecs; priority 2: Tedi,
Euro-islands)
• Refined data sets and new territorial indicators, in
close cooperation with national Statistical Offices.
• Also prospective studies (eg Regions 2020),
territorial scenarios, spatial visions…
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Timeline
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11 November 2010 – 31 January 2011: consultation
31 January/1 February 2011: Cohesion Forum
Spring 2011: Proposal on future financial perspectives
May 2011: approval of Territorial Agenda 2020
Summer 2011: Legislative proposals
End 2012: Adoption of budget post 2013 and legislative
package
• 2013: Finalisation of new programming documents
• 2014: Entry into force
 In 2011, HU and PL presidencies (new Territorial
Agenda, discussions on Cohesion Policy): an
opportunity to design the new shared competence on
Territorial Cohesion!
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