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EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Regional Policy
Cohesion policy in support of
growth and jobs
Community strategic guidelines
2007 -2013
Jan Edøy
National Expert
DG REGIO
European Commission
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700 staff in total
Regional Policy
Commissioner Danuta Hübner
Director General – Dirk Ahner
Directorate
Resources
3 units: Policy
reform, coordination,
analysis and
accession
negotiations
Deputy Director General
Deputy Director General
Michele Pasca-Raymondo
3 directorates
addressing strategic
issues of cohesion
policy
4 directorates dealing with
implementation in the
Member States
3 units:
Evaluation,
thematic
aspects,
innovative
actions
3 units:
Territorial cooperation, urban
actions, ultraperipheral
regions
16 units for the
27 countries
and accession
States
1 directorate for
financial control
and auditing of
actions
3 units for
various auditing
functions
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The reform of EU regional policy
2007-2013
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Reforming EU regional policy:
a complex process
• January 2003
• July 2003
• February 2004
• July 2004
• December 2005
• May 2006
• July 2006
• October 2006
• January 2007
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Working Groups led by Commissioners
Seminar to discuss Working Groups reports
Financial Perspectives (total €1022 billion of
which €336 billion for regional policy)
Third cohesion report
Draft regulations for regional policy
Member States agree Financial Perspectives
(total €862 billion of which €308 billion for
regional policy)
European Parliament agrees Financial
Perspectives (Inter-Institutional Agreement)
Regional policy regulations adopted
Strategic Guidelines (EU level) adopted
Implementation 2007 – 2013 starts
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EU Financial Perspective 2007-2013
European Council - 19 December 2005 (2004 prices)
COMMITMENT APPROPRIATIONS
BY HEADING
In billion of
EUR, at 2004
prices
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%
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
In % of EU-27 GNI
1.045%
of which market-related expenditure (CAP)
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In %
100
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Objectives, Structural Funds
and instruments 2007-2013
Objectives
Structural Funds and instruments
Convergence
ERDF
ESF
Regional Competitiveness
and Employment
ERDF
ESF
European territorial
Cooperation
ERDF
infrastructure,
innovation,
investments
etc.
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vocational
training,
employment
aids etc.
all Member States and regions
Cohesion
Fund
environmental and
transport infrastructure,
renewable energy
MemberStates with a
GNI/head below 90%
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Structural Funds allocation by type of region 2007-13
Total: EUR 347.4 billion
in current prices
Convergence: EUR 199.3 bn.
Cohesion Fund: EUR 69.6 bn.
Phasing out: EUR 13.9 bn.
Phasing in: EUR 11.4 bn.
Competitiveness: EUR 4.5 bn.
Cooperation: EUR 7.8 bn.
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2. Concentration the Lisbon and
Gothenburg agendas: process aspects
COHESION POLICY
LISBON AND
GOTHENBURG
AGENDA
Community Strategic
Guidelines
Integrated Guidelines
National Strategies
(NSRFs)
National Reform
Programmes
National and Regional
Operational Programmes
Annual Progress
Report
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"Lisbon-new" and Cohesion, Rural Development and
Fisheries Policies
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2. Concentration on the Lisbon and
Gothenburg agendas :
(Community Strategic Guidelines)
I) Making Europe and its regions more
attractive places to invest and
work
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expand and improve transport infrastructures
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Strengthen the synergies between
environmental potection and growth
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address Europe’s intensive use of traditional
energy sources
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2. Concentration on the Lisbon and
Gothenburgh agendas :
(Community Strategic Guidelines)
II) Improving knowledge and innovation for
growth
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increase and better target investment in RTD
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facilitate innovation and promote entrepreneurship
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promote the information society for all
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improve access to finance
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2. Concentration on the Lisbon and
Gothenburgh agendas :
(Community Strategic Guidelines)
III) More and better jobs
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attract and retain more people in employment and modernise
social protection systems
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improve adaptability of workers and enterprises and the
flexibility of the labour market
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increase investment in human capital through better education
and skills
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administrative capacity
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Help maintain a healthy labour force
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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 cooperation
actions envisaged:
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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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Transnational cooperation
• 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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Transnational cooperation
• 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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Transnational cooperation
• 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
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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 on
NSRF 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
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Approval of all NSRF during July and OP during autumn 2007