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REGIONS 2020REGIONS 2020Regional Responses to European
P i itiPriorities
Wolfgang MunchEuropean Commission
DG REGIODG REGIO
CCDR N Seminar “Europe 2020: New Strategy new FinancingCCDR-N Seminar Europe 2020: New Strategy, new Financing Instrument”. Porto, November 18, 2010
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Regions 2020 structureg
• Regions 2020 revisitedg• The policy context: from challenges to priorities
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GlobalisationGlobalisation
• Regions of North-West periphery well placed;
S th d• Southern and Eastern regions more exposed;
• Mixed patterns in Western and Central Europe;Europe;
• Urban areas better placed.
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placed.
Knowledge base for growth: Innovation
Absorption, diffusion and accessibilitytop performing regions:
•Pink: Metropolitan knowledge-intensive services regions
•Light blue: High-tech regionsE
TEP
S
tech regions
many regions with mixed performance
Sou
rce:
E
low performing regions:
S
regions:
•Dark blue:Traditional
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Mediterranean Europe
The economic crisis
Gl b li ti
Effects of the economic crisis (first results)
GlobalisationDiminished growth
ti
• UK, Ireland, the Baltic's see worsening
perspectives
see worsening perspectives;
• improved position in W t d C t lWestern and Central Europe
Source: ISMERI
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Aging and Migration
Demographic change and social inclusion
g g g
and social inclusion
• 33 % of regions will face population decline
• Highest share of elderly populationelderly population (aged 65+) in Eastern Germany, Finland, Northern Spain, Italyp , y
• low healthy life expectancy in Fin, most new Membermost new Member States
• High share of foreign
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born in cities
Aging and MigrationThe neighbourhood and migration: Strong push and pull factors in the south, diminishing push factors in the
g g g
St o g pus a d pu acto s t e sout , d s g pus acto s t eEast
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Adaptation to Climate Changep g
Climate changeS th E t• Southern Europe most vulnerable;
• 170 million people live• 170 million people live in strongly affected regions;
• North and Western regions less affected, except lowland coastalexcept lowland coastal areas.
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Low carbon economy
Energy
y
• determined by national energy policy choices;
• Eastern and southern periphery more affected by security of supplysecurity of supply.
• Ireland, Poland, Czech RepublicCzech Republic and Bulgaria face strong challenges ( b i t it
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(carbon intensity and security)
Key Lessons: y1. Asymmetric impacts result in regional disparities.
2 Ch ll t t iti d l biliti2. Challenges create opportunities and vulnerabilities.
3. Regions will be affected by a number of challenges.
4. Strong differences in social, economic and environmental impacts.
5. Challenges affect rich and poor regions alike.
6. Challenges don’t stop at borders (neighbourhood).
7. The crisis affects a number of drivers.
8. Cities are most impacted in terms of human systems but host many opportunities
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European Priorities responding to global challengesglobal challengesEuropean priorities: Corresponding challenges
• smart growth– skills, education,
innovation • globalisation, social innovation
• inclusive growth– skills jobs flexicurity
polarisation, demographic change
skills, jobs, flexicurity
• sustainable growth– productivity, green
• globalisation, climate change energyp y, g
growth, low carbon economy
change, energy
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Lessons for the future Cohesion Policy
• Europe 2020 targets and priorities address challenges and the crisis.
• Need for continued support for all European Regions in order to set incentives t dd t t d i itito address targets and priorities.
• Integrated solutions will be key for adapted responses of regions• Integrated solutions will be key for adapted responses of regions.
• Mobilise better regional potentials.Mobilise better regional potentials.
• Strengthening bottom up processes.
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g g p p
• Targeting investments on priorities and achieve better results.
Enhancing European added value• Reinforcing strategic programming – translate EU
2020 bj ti i t i t t i iti2020 objectives into investment priorities
• Focus resources on limited number of key prioritiesFocus resources on limited number of key priorities
• Introduce stronger incentives and conditionalityoduce s o ge ce es a d co d o a y
• Improving evaluation, performance and resultsp g p
• Stronger emphasis on new financial instruments
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Strengthening governance• Reinforcing partnership (improve involvement of local
and regional stakeholders social partners civiland regional stakeholders, social partners, civil society)
• Introducing a new dimension: territorial cohesion• Introducing a new dimension: territorial cohesion– Reinforcing territorial co-operation (more cooperation
between regions within a country, macro-regional be ee eg o s a cou y, ac o eg o astrategies…)
– Developing an ambitious urban agenda– Addressing areas with specific geographical or
demographic features
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