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Cohesion policy post 2013
Jiri Svarc
Head of Unit for Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia
DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
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Timeline
• October 5: Legislative proposals by the Commission:
– General regulation
– Fund specific regulation (ESF, ERDF, CF)
– ETC regulation
• End of 2011: Communication from the Commission – Common Strategic
Framework
• End 2012: Adoption of new legislative package and expected agreement
on new budget post 2013
• Early 2013 Adoption of Common Strategic Framework (Council, EP)
• 2013: Negotiation of new programming documents
– Partnership Contracts and OPs in parallel
• 2014: Entry into force and adoption of programmes
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Key components of effectiveness in
cohesion policy
• Alignment of cohesion policy with Europe 2020
• Reinforced strategic programming
• Thematic concentration
• Conditionality
• Stronger focus on results
• Streamlined delivery system
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Strategic programming
Europe 2020
NRP
Country
recom’tions
Common Strategic Framework
SGP
Economic
governance
ERDF, ESF
& Cohesion
Fund
EAFRD
EMFF
Investment Partnership Contracts
objectives
indicators
conditionalities
Operational Programmes
reporting
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Common Strategic Framework
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Sets a comprehensive investment strategy for
cohesion policy at EU level
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Translates the targets and objectives of Europe
2020 into investment priorities for Member States
and regions
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Covers cohesion, rural development and fisheries
policies and coordination with other EU instruments
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Partnership contract
• Results from negotiation between the Commission and
Member State on:
• Thematic objectives to address the priorities/targets established in
Europe 2020
• Specific objectives and corresponding indicators that translate Europe
2020 priorities in a national and/or regional context
• Commitments for fulfilment of conditionalities
• Coordination with other EU funds
• Covers cohesion policy, the rural development policy and the maritime
and fisheries policy
• Programmes (either thematic or regional)
• Translates agreement on contract into concrete investment
priorities accompanied by clear and measurable targets
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Thematic concentration
• Member States and regions will be required to
concentrate EU and national resources on a limited
number of thematic objectives linked to Europe 2020
strategy
– Regulation will establish a menu of thematic objectives
directly linked to Europe 2020 strategy
– Within each thematic objective, there will be a number
of investment priorities.
– Differentiation between more developed and less
developed Member States and regions. Less developed
Member States and regions may focus on a larger
number of thematic objectives and/or investment
priorities (also mentioned in the proposal for the MFF)
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Architecture
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Three categories of regions
– Less developed regions (GDP p.c. < 75% of EU
average)
– Transition regions (GDP p.c. between 75% and 90%)
– More developed regions (GDP per capita > 90%)
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Cohesion Fund for Member States with GNI
per capita <90%
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Territorial cooperation
(3 strands: cross-border, transnational, interregional
cooperation)
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Budget for Cohesion Policy post 2013
billion EUR (2011 prices)
Cohesion Fund*
68.7
Less developed regions
162.6
Transition regions
39.0
More developed regions
53.1
Cooperation
11.7
Extra allocation for outermost + northern regions
0.9
TOTAL
336.0
Connecting Europe facility for transport, energy, ICT
40.0
TOTAL
376.0
* Cohesion Fund will ringfence 10 billion EUR for the new Connecting Europe Facility
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Focus on the less developed regions and
Member States to increase
Share of budget
2007-2013
2014-2020
- EU15
49%
43%
- EU12
51%
57%
Aid intensity
(EUR/cap/year)
2007-2013
2014-2020
- EU15
65
52
- EU12
249
264
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Average annual aid intensity: Fair and
balanced support for the 3 categories
200
EUR/inh./year
150
100
50
0
Le s s de ve lope d re gions
Trans ition re gions
M ore de ve lope d re gions
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Reinforcing the role of the
European Social Fund
Minimum ESF shares (ESF/ERDF) established for
each category of regions:
• 25% less developed regions
• 40% transition regions
• 52% more developed regions
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Focus of ESF
• Employment and labour mobility
• Skills, education and life-long learning
• Social inclusion and fight against poverty
• Institutional capacity and public administration
Combating discrimination on which ever ground,
promoting gender equality and equal opportunities as
horizontal principles.
Promotion of social innovation and transnational cooperation.
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Thematic concentration of resources
Transition and more developed regions will
have to focus their allocation primarily on
•Energy efficiency
•Renewable energy
20 % of total
•SME competitiveness and innovation
Less developed regions will be able to devote their
allocation to a wider range of objectives reflecting their
broader development needs
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Connecting Europe Facility
• budget: EUR 40 billion
+ EUR 10 billion ringfenced in the Cohesion
Fund Facility
• will be centrally
managed by executive
agency
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Performance reserve
Strengthening the focus on results : 5% of the cohesion
budget set aside and allocated during a mid-term review
to the Member States and regions whose programmes
have met their milestones related to the achievement of
Europe 2020 objectives.
Failure to achieve progress may lead to suspension or
cancellation of funding.
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Implementation
• Possibility of multi-fund programmes
• Cross-financing maintained (5%)
• Equipment financed from the ESF
• More focus on financial engineering
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Simplification (for beneficiaries)
Taking further the simplified cost options:
– increasing the maximum amount for lump sums;
– more standardisation and legal certainty;
– obligatory for small projects.
Joint Action Plans
– Agreement between the Commission and the MS on
a set of actions, including milestones, output and
result targets  setting the price for a policy objective.
– Payments and controls only based on agreed
(intermediary and final) targets.
– No more eligibility issues, not based on real costs.
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Preparation
• Start the preparations before the adoption of the
legislative proposals.
• Determine and select national priorities. Select the
Cohesion Policy thematic objectives and investment
priorities that are in conformity with national strategic
goals and priorities.
• Concentration on results and impact. “Everything is a
priority” principle to be avoided.
• Involvement of various stakeholders at early stages of
the preparation of national strategies.
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Preparation
• The choice of the level of programming for the ESF – at
national or regional, should primarily be made in view of
the competences of the different levels of administrations
in the fields of employment, education and social
inclusion.
• Set up administrative structures and processes for:
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Preparation of strategic documents
Preparation for negotiations
Implementation of future programmes
Involvement of all relevant national, international,
governmental and non-governmental stakeholders
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Questions…
• What could be the areas of ESF interventions post 2013
in Finland?
• What balance between regional and national
programming?
• Would Joint action plans be welcome and in what areas
of intervention?
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Thank you for your
attention.
Jiri Svarc
[email protected]
DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
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