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This presentation was given by the European Commission on a position paper for the UK on future of structural funds 2014-2020. This presentation was given in London on 6 December 2012. Find out more about the NCVO's european policy work: http://europeanfundingnetwork.eu
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Position Paper UKPosition of the Commission Services on
the Development of the Partnership Agreement and Programmes in the UK for
the period 2014-2020
José Palma Andrés – Director, DG Regional and Urban PolicyPeter Stub Jorgensen – Director, DG Employment
Armando Astudillo Gonzalez – DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
Jean-Bernard Benhaiem, DG Agriculture and Rural Development
London, 6 December 2012
Contents
A. Context
B. Challenges and Priorities relevant to Funds
C. Priorities for European Territorial Cooperation
D. Success Factors for Effective Delivery
2
A. Context
Common Strategic Framework• Strategic, integrated, coordinated and coherent
approach• Thematic concentration• Focus on results• Cooperation• Simplification
3
THE COMMON STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK ERDF, ESF, EAFRD, EMFF
THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTERDF, ESF, EAFRD, EMFF
Operational Programmes for
ERDF (incl. ETC)ESF
EMFFEAFRD
EU level
National level
Context 4
Socio-economic Situation UK
• UK GDP per capita 108% of the EU-27• Large regional disparities: between and within
regions• Unemployment: 7.9%. Youth unemployment
20.4%• 80% population urban area• Biggest contributors to growth expected: private
consumption, business and dwelling investment
Context 5
Selection Europe 2020 headline targets
Europe 2020 headline targets Current situation UK
National 2020 target - NRP
3% of EU GDP to be invested in research and development
1.77% No target in NRP
20% energy from renewables 2.9% 15%
75% population aged 20-64 should be employed
73.6% No target in NRP
Reduction in number of people in EU at risk of poverty or social exclusion by al least 20 million
Increase from 13.5m to 14.2m between 2007 and 2010
No target in NRP
Context 6
Why a Position Paper?• Context: closer alignment - Europe 2020
strategy and Country Specific Recommendations
• Pro-active approach: early stage information on Commission services' position on Member States' priorities for 2014-2020
• Commission's view on development needs, challenges and priorities
• Framework for dialogue between Commission services and Member States
7Context
B. Challenges and Priorities relevant to the Funds
Decreasing labour market opportunities and increasing risk of social exclusion
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Significant labour market challenges
Low labour market participation of young people, (NEETs) / increase of part-time or temporary jobs.
High number of low skilled workers, for whom demand is falling.
Gender gap in type of employment/ large proportion of part-time and fixed-term contracts.
9
Significant labour market challenges
• Increasing early school leaving (currently 14.9%)
10
Significant social inclusion challenges
• Insufficiently flexible and expensive full-time pre-school child care.
• Increasing (2007-10) No of people at-risk-of-poverty or social exclusion.
• Secong highest rate of workless households in Europe (17.3% in 2011).
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Increase labour market participation through improved labour market and education policies and reducing the risk of social exclusion
Funding priority
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Priorities and specific objectives• 1. Integration of young people, especially
of (NEETs) into the labour market
SMEs take up more young apprentices. Business starts-ups for young people. Youth guarantee for young people. Young people without basic skills get access to
state funded training.
Promoting Employment and Supporting labour mobility
13
Priorities and specific objectives
2. Access to employment and support for labour mobility:
Support unemployed, economically inactive and multiple disadvantaged.Increase employability of the long term-unemployed.Employment in rural and coastal areas.
Promoting Employment and Supporting labour mobility
14
Priorities and specific objectives• Active inclusion:
Reduce the number of people at risk of poverty and exclusion.
Increase employability of inactive and multiple disadvantaged.
Facilitating access to childcare services.
Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty
15
Priorities and specific objectives
• 1. Lifelong learning and skills upgrade Increase apprenticeships for young people. Improve quality of vocational training. Increase advanced and higher-level skills. Involve more SME's. Encourage adaptation in some sectors and
regions. Access to vocational training to people with
poor basic skills.
Investing in education, skills and lifelong learning
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Priorities and specific objectives
2. Support vocational training in the agricultural, fisheries and forestry sectors.
3. Reduce early school-leaving.
Investing in education, skills and lifelong learning
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Challenge: Stagnant investment in R&D&Iand low availability of finance to the private sector (especially SMEs)
•Stagnating investment in R&I in recent years
•Translating knowledge into new products and intellectual capital, commercialising research
•Access to funding for SMEs
Challenges and Priorities… 18
Priority: Promoting R&D investment and the competitiveness of the business sector
• Support business investment in R&D&I and enhance the effective commercialisation of basic research and the cooperation between research and economic sectors
• Support innovative production and consumption patterns which minimise negative impact on environment
• Increase SME competitiveness and back entrepreneurship, particularly in export-related sectors, through provision of funding (non-bank and business advisory services)
Challenges and Priorities… 19
Priority: Promoting R&D investment and the competitiveness of the business sector
Thematic objective: Strengthening research, technological development and innovation
Challenges and Priorities… 20
Priority: Promoting R&D investment and the competitiveness of the business sector
Thematic objective: Enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs, the agricultural sector and the fisheries and aquaculture sector
Country specific recommendation: Improve the availability of bank and non-bank financing to the private sector and in particular to SMEs
Challenges and Priorities… 21
Challenge: Inefficient use of resources
•Share of renewable energy sources in final consumption should increase
•Preservation of natural resources, quality and availability of water resources, soil quality and erosion
•Sustainable use of marine resources for the further development of the country's blue economy•Economically viable adaptation of the fisheries sector to current, social and environmental sustainability challenges
Challenges and Priorities… 22
Priority: Promoting an enviromentally friendly and resource-efficient economy
• Promote growth and sustainable living through invesments in urban transport and connectivity
• Support energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy
• Improve the management and environmental protection of national resources
Challenges and Priorities… 23
Priority: Promoting an enviromentally friendly and resource-efficient economy
Thematic Objective: Supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy in all sectors
Thematic Objective: Protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency
Challenges and Priorities… 24
C. Priorities for European Territorial Cooperation
Cooperative approaches in coherence with country-specific programmes, eg:•Fostering innovation, eco-innovation, renewable energy, energy efficiency and environmental protection, sharing best practice, etc.•Mobilisation of co-investments - smart specialisation potential of cooperative cluster nodes. Cooperation synergies.•The Atlantic Strategy•Potential PEACE programme
25
D. Success Factors for Effective Delivery
• Strategic, integrated, coordinated and coherent approach
• Monitoring and evaluation aligned to new regulatory framework
• Coordination, complementarity and synergy between CSF funds including use of integrated approaches (ITIs, CLLD, etc.)
26
Ex-ante conditionalities:
• Smart Specialisation Strategy
• Employment and training-related conditionalities
• Fisheries-related conditionalities (multi-annual strategic plan on aquaculture, administrative capacity for data collection and implementation of an EU control, inspection and enforcement system)
27Success factors …
Monitoring and evaluation
Emphasis should shift from financial absorption to results. This implies building robust monitoring and evaluation capacities, including regional level, to:• Set realiable targets and track physical progress better• Improve alert mechanisms• Carry out in-depth evaluations and translate their
results into corrective measures• Develop sound methodologies to capture the impact of
the interventions
28
Integrated approaches to territorial development
• A broad range of instruments are provided for in this regard and should be fully grasped (e.g. Atlantic strategy)
• In order to stimulate ownership, the role of local actors should be enhanced in line with the LEADER experience
• Integrated Territorial Investments allow the flexible implementation of parts of OPs in a cross-cutting manner – their success may critically depend on setting up sound management structures
• Community-led Local Development offers an integrated bottom-up approach in response to complex territorial challenges
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What Next?
• Informal dialogue meetings between Commission and UK
• Submission of draft Partnership Agreement by UK
• negotiation mandate and observations on Partnership Agreement sent to UK by Commission
• Adoption Partnership Agreement
• Submission of draft Programmes
• Observations on Programmes by Commission
• Final deadline for adoption of Programmes
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Next stepsNext steps
•
PA adoption
by EC
Second semester
2013
Second semester
2013
Beginningof the official negotiations between EC and the UK
November2012
November2012
Launch UK
November 2012 until
submission PA by MS
November 2012 until
submission PA by MS
Informal dialogue
between EC and the UK -Discussion
on specific areas
PA/OPs
Second semester
2013
Second semester
2013
Q1 2014Q1 2014 First half 2014
First half 2014
Official submission PA and OPs
OPadoption
by EC
31
Timing for negotiations
Next steps 32
It is essential to start the preparation of the new programming documents now.
Work should start on: • Ex-ante conditionalities to be fulfilled by the PA and OPs
submission • Ex-ante evaluation to be ready by the PA and OPs
submission • Involvement of all partners from the start ensuring
ownership of the programmes• Discussions, bilateral meetings
by topicsby funds when necessary
Next steps
Thank you.