Transcript NSRF Programs for Entrepreneurship Zoe Georgopoulou Head of

GENERAL SECRETARIAT OF PUBLIC INVESTMENTS NSRF
CENTRAL COORDINATION UNIT
GREEK PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EU
January - June 2014
Cohesion Policy & Regional Development
Territorial Cohesion & Urban Development
ESPON WEEK – Vilnius
2-6 December 2013
Mathilde Konstantopoulou
Special Service for Strategy, Planning and
Evaluation of Development Programmes
•
The General Priorities of the Greek Presidency
1.
Growth - Jobs - Cohesion
2.
Further integration of EU-Eurozone
3.
Migration – Borders – Mobility
4. Maritime Policies: Blue Growth
(horizontal thematic priority will run through the 3 priorities of
the Presidency
Cohesion Policy
The main objectives of the Greek Presidency
• to initiate the dialogue among all EU countries for targeted
policies and initiatives on the consequences of the crisis
• to focus the discussion on economic development -on the
basis of the EU 2020 Strategy- and the creation of
sustainable jobs
• to render cohesion policy a more efficient development tool
with actions for the effective confrontation of the recessive
“swamp”
Territorial Dimension
Main theme:
“Blue Growth”
accessibility and attractiveness of the “blue areas”
how: utilising the “smart specialization strategy”
Our basis:
• Territorial Agenda 2020 and Road Map (follow up)
• “Europe 2020” Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth
• Previous Presidencies
Key Aspects:
• Territorial diversity and potential
• Endogenous growth utilizing the place – based approach
• Functional Areas
Urban Development
Main focus:
• Urban poverty and social exclusion city phenomena
 In many European Cities mainly in Metropolitan areas, deprived
neighborhoods and deprived historical and economic centers of the cities
Our basis:
• Initiatives of the previous Presidencies: Youth unemployment (Irish
Presidency), Migration (Lithuanian Presidency)
• Documents: “Leipzig Charter on Sustainable European Cities”
“Toledo Declaration”
Other issues
• Continuation of the dialogue on the European Urban Agenda (NL, in
cooperation with other countries)
• Outcome of the Urban Event by European Commission (in cooperation
with the Greek Presidency), 17-18 February 2014
• UN-Habitat III, the European contribution
• RFSC (road map action 6), further implementation
Macro – Regional Strategies
• The macro-regional strategies, which concern the basic
issues of territorial cohesion and are promoted by the
European Territorial Cooperation goals, emerge with
particular emphasis in the programming period 2014-2020
• Based on the previous experiences (Baltic Sea, Danube
region) and with the European Commission
encouragement, the Mediterranean countries that
participate in the Adriatic-Ionian Macro-Region strongly
support the formulation of the specific Strategy
Upcoming Meetings of the Presidency
•
•
•
National Territorial Cohesion Contact Points (NTCCP) Meeting &
Urban Development Group (UDG)
Athens, 27 & 28 February 2014
Directors General Meetings
- Territorial Cohesion and Urban Development - Athens, 3 April 2014
- Cohesion Policy - Athens, 4 April 2014
Informal Ministerial Meetings
Territorial Cohesion und Urban Development
“Blue growth/ Urban Poverty” Athens, 24 April 2014
Cohesion Policy
“Regional Growth, Jobs and Cohesion in the European Union in
the times of crisis” Athens, 25 April 2014
Other Cohesion Policy &
Territorial Cooperation related Events
•
SAWP meeting (Attaché Trip)
Athens, May 2014
•
Evaluation Network Group
Athens, 15 & 16 May 2014
•
Towards an EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region
(EUSAIR) - Stakeholders Conference
Athens, 6 & 7 February 2014 (DG Regio & MFA)
•
URBACT meetings (Conference, Pilot Project Workshop, MC)
Thessaloniki, 11-13 June 2014
…getting to our business
ESPON Week
When ? 2 – 6 June 2014
Where? Nafplion, Argolida
Greek presidency logos
The Greek Presidency official website
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl
ayer_embedded&v=s63ZLujZ8ds
• http://gr2014.eu/news/features/logopresentation-greek-presidency-2014european-union
11
Thank you for your attention!
See you all in Greece the next semester !!!
Websites: www.espa.gr
http://www.gr2014.eu/