Transcript Regional Policy - Northern Periphery Programme

The Northern Periphery &
the European Territorial
Cooperation towards
2014-2020
Derry/Londonderry, 15/11/2012
Fausta Corda
DG Regional and Urban Policy
Transnational and Interregional
Cooperation unit
[email protected]
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What is happening so far?
• New legislative package for 2014-2020 period
adopted by European Commission in October
2011
• On-going negotiations at the Council and at the
European Parliament
• Adoption of new regulations foreseen in the
course of 2013
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But…
• Beforehand, agreement on the EU budget must be
reached
• …in principle before the end of 2012
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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
0.9
Extra allocation for outermost and northern regions
TOTAL
336.0
Connecting Europe facility for transport, energy and ICT
40.0
376.0
TOTAL
* Financial Framework not yet adopted. Budget proposed in draft regulation.
** Cohesion Fund will ringfence 10 billion EUR for the new Connecting Europe Facility
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How will ETC funding be allocated?
Total 11,7 billion (constant 2011 prices) proposed in draft
regulation(*)
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73,24% (i.e. a total of EUR 8,569,000.003 from cross-border
cooperation)
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20,78% (i.e. a total of EUR 2,431.000,001) for transnational
cooperation)
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5,98% (i.e. a
cooperation)
total
of
EUR
700,000,000)
for
interregional
(*) Financial framework not yet adopted 5
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What changes compared to current
period?
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Aim for 2014-2020
 Improved coordination between EU funds
 stronger coherence between "Cooperation" and "Investment
for growth and jobs" programmes and other community and
national programmes
 Enhanced result orientation
 Alignment with EU2020 strategy (smart, sustainable and
inclusive growth)
 Thematic concentration
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Thematic Objectives to Deliver Europe 2020
1. Strengthening research, technological development and innovation
2. Enhancing access to, and use and quality of, information and communication
technologies
3. Enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises, the
agricultural sector (for the EAFRD) and the fisheries and aquaculture sector
(for the EMFF)
4. Supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy in all sectors
5. Promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management
6. Protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency
7. Promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network
infrastructures
8. Promoting employment and supporting labour mobility
9. Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty
10. Investing in education, skills and lifelong learning
11. Enhancing institutional capacity and an efficient public administration
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Investment priorities
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Each thematic objective is translated into “investment priorities”
(in Fund-specific regulations)
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The list of investment priorities is exhaustive
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Investment priorities
• Example
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Thematic objective:
 Promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and
management
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Investment priorities (ERDF):
 supporting dedicated investment for adaptation to climate
change
 promoting investment to address specific risks, ensuring
disaster resilience and developing disaster management
systems
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Macro-regional strategies
 Integrated framework for aligning policies and funding with a
view to increase impact, beyond ambit of cohesion policy
 General support for « Three No's » (no new EU legislation,
institutions and funding)
 Scope
for
synergies
between
transnational
programmes and macro-regional strategies to
explored (where geographical overlap)
cooperation
be further
 2013: Evaluation of broader concept of macro-regional strategies
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EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region
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The EU Baltic Sea Region
counts 85 million inhabitants
(17 percent of EU population)
and eight EU countries
(Sweden, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, Germany, Latvia,
Lithuania and Poland)
Structure of the EUSBSR
3 PILLARS
Save the sea
Connect the
Region
Increase
Prosperity
21 priority areas
Horizontal actions
About 80 flagship projects
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EU Strategy for the Danube Region
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14 countries:
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8 EU Member States: Austria,
Bulgaria, Czeck Republic,
Hungary, Germany (BadenWürttemberg, Bavaria), Romania,
Slovenia
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6 non-MS: Bosnia-Herzegovina,
Croatia, Moldova, Montenegro,
Serbia, Ukraine
Structure of the EUSBSR
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Other type of strategies
Developing a Maritime Strategy for the Atlantic Ocean
Area (Communication of the Commission of
21/11/2011) – Action Plan in preparation
Based on 5 themes:
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Implementing the ecosystem approach
Reducing Europe’s carbon footprint
Sustainable exploitation of the Atlantic seafloor’s natural resources
Responding to threats and emergencies
Socially inclusive growth
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Other type of strategies
Developing a European Union Policy towards the
Arctic Region (Joint Communication Commission /
High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security
Policy of 26/6/2012)
- Review EU’s contribution to the Arctic since 2008
- Future enhanced commitment with Arctic partners
- Aim is to protect the Arctic environment and support
sustainable and peaceful development in the region
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And what about the Northern Periphery?
• Commission proposes the geography of the future
programmes.
• Proposal will be submitted soon to the MS for their
comments.
• In principle Commission supports continuity of
programmes to be adapted in case of macro-regional
strategies.
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What else?
• Preparation of operational programmes in parallel to
ongoing negotiations
• Objective: to speed up approval of programmes as
soon as entry into force of regulations (1/1/2014)
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And to conclude…
• The Commission looks forward
to
the
new
generation
of
programmes
to
demonstrate
that
European
Territorial
Cooperation
represents
an
added value for all participating
countries and all citizens.
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For more information
InfoRegio:
ec.europa.eu/inforegio
RegioNetwork:
www.regionetwork2020.eu
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