Transcript Second progress report on economic and social cohesion (january

Second
Progress report
on cohesion
Implications for
January
2003
the Regions
Objectives
of
report
1 – To update figures on
economic and social disparities;
2 – To give the latest position in
the debate about the political
future of cohesion;
3 – To give the result of the
accession negotiations with the
ten ‘Laeken group’ countries.
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 Of regional GDP for the year 2000
– which do not yet reflect recent
indications of a slowdown in growth;
 Of employment and unemployment
figures up to 2001;
Updates
 Of competitiveness factors –
indicators of the level of
technological advance.
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Updates 1
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Regional
GDP
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 Confirms the increase of
disparities in a Union enlarged to
25 members;
 The development gap between
richest and poorest regions is
doubled;
 The population of the least
prosperous regions is
concentrated in the new Member
States.
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Canarias (E)
GuadeloupeMartinique
Réunion
Guyane (F)
Implications
for
GDP per head
by region
(PPS), 2000
the Regions
Açores (P)
Index, EU-25 = 100
Madeira
< 30
30 - 50
50 - 75
75 - 100
100 - 125
>= 125
MT: 1999
Source: Eurostat
Kypros
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Employment
and
unemployment
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 Between 1996 and 2001, 10
million jobs were created in the
EU;
 But there are still 15 million
below the poverty line;
 Employment levels in the
candidate countries have not
improved;
 Regional employment /
unemployment disparities will get
worse in the enlarged Union.
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Canarias (E)
GuadeloupeMartinique
Réunion
Guyane (F)
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for
Employment
2001
the Regions
Açores (P)
% of population aged 15-64
Madeira
< 56.5
56.5 - 60.7
60.7 - 64.9
64.9 - 69.1
>= 69.1
Kypros
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Updates 3
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 Update of figures on productivity,
employment by sector, levels of
education;
 New figures on R&D, applications
Competitiveness
for patents & high technology
factors
sectors;
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 Gaps between the regions:
greater than between the Member
States.
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Canarias (E)
GuadeloupeMartinique
GDP per person
Implications
for
employed (EUR),
the Regions
1999
Réunion
Guyane (F)
Açores (P)
Madeira
Kypros
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Map 8. High technology - employment and patents
Canarias (E)
Guadeloupe Martinique
(F)
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(F)
Canarias (E)
Réunion
Guadeloupe Martinique
(F)
(F)
6- 9
9 - 12
EU15 = 11.18
Standard deviation = 4.2
S: 2000
GR : NUTS1
12 - 16
> 16
Source: Eurostat
no data
Guadeloupe Martinique
(F)
(F)
(F)
Guyane (F)
Guyane (F)
Açores (P)
Açores (P)
Açores (P)
Madeira
Madeira
Madeira
(P)
(P)
(P)
Employment in high technology, 2001
<6
Réunion
Guyane (F)
Kypros
% of total employment
(F)
Canarias (E)
Kypros
High-tech patents 1998 to 2000
Applications per million population - annual average
Applications per million population - annual average
< 10
10 - 60
< 2.71
2.71 - 6.13
6.13 - 11.96
60 - 100
100 - 200
Source: Eurostat
> 200
no data
0
(F)
Kypros
Patent applications to the EPO, 1998 to 2000
EU15 = 141
BG CY CZ EE HU LT LV PL RO SI SK : NUTS0
Réunion
11.96 - 29.9
>= 29.9
Source: Eurostat
no data
250
1250 km
© EuroGeographics Association for the administrative boundaries
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The debate:
current
position
 The debate within the
institutions
 The debate at seminars
organised by the Commission
 The major themes of the debate
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The major
themes
 Priority for regions lagging behind
 Specific cases
 Other regions of the Union
 Cross-border co-operation
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Major
themes
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(1)
Lagging
regions
 Economic convergence must
remain the priority for cohesion
policy
 The criterion of 75% of
Community GDP, level NUTS II
 Concentrating solidarity and the
Union’s financial investment
 An approach based on multiannual programmes
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EU25: regions below and
Implications
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close to 75% of the
average
GDP per head
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1998-1999-2000 figures,
average for EU25
Regions below 75% in EU25
Regions “statistically” above 75%
Regions above 75% in EU15
Others
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Major
themes
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January 2003
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(2)
 Fair arrangements for regions
affected by ‘statistical impact ’ (fall
in average GDP per head at EU
level)
 The « phasing-out » system
Specific
cases
 The ultraperipheral regions
 Islands
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 Regions with low population
density
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(3)
Interventions
outside
least prosperous
regions
 Questions related to
competitiveness, employment,
sustainable development
and economic restructuring
 Eligibility of all regions
 Community value added
 More decentralised
implementation - The role of
regions and towns
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Cross-border
and
inter-regional
co-operation
 Need for a legal instrument for
co-operation
 New frontiers for the Union
South & West
 Developing networks
promoting territorial integration
 Increasing financial resources
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Implementation
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the
Regions
system
More simple
More diversified
More decentralised
 Meeting of ministers
responsible for regional policy –
7 October
 Seminar of 3-4 March 2003 article 274 of the treaty and
decentralisation
 Need to reinforce the
administrative capabilities of new
Member States
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Preparation for
Enlargement
and the period
2004-2006
 Copenhagen Summit : €21,7
billion to Structural Funds and the
Cohesion fund for 2004-2006
 Structural Fund assistance
destined mainly for ‘Objective 1’
 One third of total for Cohesion
Fund
 Community initiatives limited to
INTERREG and EQUAL
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Breakdown of commitment credits between the
Cohesion Fund & the Structural Funds for the
10 new Member States
period 2004-06, € Mio., 1999 prices
Structural Funds
Cohesion Fund
Country
Indicative percentage
of total (in %)
Objectif Objectif Objectif
1
2
3
IFOP
CY
CZ
EE
HU
LT
LV
MT
PL
SI
SK
0,43%-0,84%
9,76%-12,28%
2,88%-4,39%
11,58%-14,61%
6,15%-8,17%
5,07%-7,08%
0,16%-0,36%
45,65%-52,72%
1,72%-2,73%
5,71%-7,72%
0
1286,4
328,6
1765,4
792,1
554,2
55,9
7320,7
210,1
920,9
24,9
63,3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
33,0
19,5
52,2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
39,9
3,0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
7590,5
13234,3
121,2
111,6
3,0
IC
Interreg Equal
3,8
1,6
60,9
28,4
9,4
3,6
60,9
26,8
19,9
10,5
13,5
7,1
2,1
1,1
196,1
118,5
21,0
5,7
36,8
19,7
424,4
Total
52,8
1491,2
341,6
1853,1
822,5
574,8
59,1
7635,3
236,8
1050,3
223,0 14117,5
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Next
steps
the Regions
3/4 March 2003: Seminar « Managing
Structural Funds in the future: which division
of responsabilities ?»
16 May 2003: Informal Council called by the
Greek Presidency
30 June 2003: Seminar with Regional
Presidents
Key dates
End 2003: third report on economic and social
cohesion
Beginning of 2004: Cohesion Forum
End 2005: adoption of legal texts
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2006: negotiations with the Member States
and with the regions about programmes for
2007-2013
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