Transcript Macro regions and macro regional strategies: an outlook

Macro regions and macro
regional strategies: an outlook
ESPON SEMINAR
Luxembourg , 8-9 December 2015
Background
• 1. Changes for the last 25 years: historical, political, economic
(globalisation), environmental (climate change), technological (IT,
Internet)
• 2. Offshoot of the European Spatial Perspective from the late
90's – building on ESDP framework
• 3. Cooperation: one of the two 'legs' of EU regional policy
(Interreg started 25 years ago as a Community initiative, now
fully-fledged objective)
• 4. Trend: From programmes to strategic frameworks
Concept of Macro region
• Macro-regional concept now being developed in
the context of EU trans-national cooperation
• Territorial, place based approach - not just
grouping homogeneous territories
• 'Bottom up' integration taking into account EU
diversity and making decisions at appropriate
level.
From macro regions to macro regional
strategies (MRS)
• 'Macro-regionalization' - building up trans-national and
functional regions to address common issues
•
Internal/external re-scaling - Balancing and
synergies between European territories as well as
neighbouring countries
• Cross sectoral coordination – strengthening synergies
of sectoral policies having a territorial impact
• A three tier governance system –policy, coordination
and operational measures
Added Value of MRS
Tackling regional inequality and promoting territorial cohesion
Greater integration and coordination
Improved policy development
Results in terms of projects, actions, decisions, networks
Value for money
Promoting multi-level governance
Improved cooperation with neighbours
Implications for MRS: Distinctive features
(1)
ᵒ MRS anchored to a longer-term and open-ended, but
flexible framework;
ᵒ Focus on shared challenges (weaknesses) and opportunities
(strengths) linked to territorial characteristics;
ᵒ Strategies structured around common objectives viewed
as responding to shared challenges (weaknesses) and
opportunities (strengths) linked to a commonly defined
geographical space approached as a multi-functional area;
Distinctive features of MRS (2)
• - Implementation of MRS relies on governance
arrangements and structures geared to vertical (multilayer) and horizontal (cross-policy and cross-sector)
coordination of policies;
• - MRS require change of mindset towards focus on
interdependence: preconditions for preparedness to
cooperate and coordinate relevant policies;
Policy actions
• In view of three 'no's rules '– no new legislation, no
new funding, no new institutions - MRS need to fit into
existing dynamics and initiatives as well as EU
policy frameworks (e.g. TEN-T )
• Need for concrete action rather than further
policy frameworks
• Role of ESIF programmes, including Interreg
• Aligning funding instruments toward shared
objectives
Four Macro
regional
strategies
covering 270
mil h. in 20 MS
EUSBSR Action Plan –review
Number of areas reduced to 13 policy areas and 4
horizontal actions, in total 17 areas (currently: 22)
Review of Action Plan: update and focus within the
policy/horizontal areas
New chapter on role and added-value of regional
organisations
Flagship projects: Simplification of procedure and
clearer scrutiny (template)
Voluntary rotation of coordination responsibilities
for the policy/horizontal areas ( e.g. 3 years)
Annual Forum: 15/16 June 2015 in Jurmala, Latvia
EUSBSR Action Plan - revised structure
The EUSDR
14 countries, 115M people, 12 languages, 2800 km river, …
GDP – growth rates
3. EUSAIR
About 70 mill. people
Large socio-economic
disparities
Twofold objective :
• Promote sustainable
economic and social
prosperity in the Region
through growth and jobs
creation
• Foster EU integration of
participating Western
Balkan (potential)
candidate countries
PILLAR 2
Connecting
the Region
PILLAR 3
Environmental
Quality
PILLAR 4
Sustainable Tourism
THEMATIC
STEERING GROUP
THEMATIC
STEERING GROUP
- Topic 3.1 a + b
- Topic 3.2
STAKEHOLDERS
PLATFORM
- Topic 4.1
- Topic 4.2
Supporting EUSAIR governance and implementation
PILLAR 1
Blue Growth
ADRIATIC –IONIAN TRANSNATIONAL PROGRAMME
EUSAIR GOVERNING BOARD
4. EUSALP
Fourth macro-regional strategy in the EU
5 EU member states and 2 non EU MS; 48
Regions ; 80 million people
A dynamic, innovative and competitive
area
But also
• Environmental, economic and social
challenges
• Large number of cooperation structures
• Strong request from the Regions
O B J E C T I V E S
EUSALP - Action Plan Structure
Economic
growth
and
innovation
A C T I O N S
R&TD ecosystem
:Mobility
and
Connectivity
Natural Resources
Intermodality
Interoperability
Strategic sectors
Labour market
Training and
Education
Environment
and Energy
Environment
and Energy
E-connect
(people and
services)
Ecological Connectivity
Risk Management and
Climate Change
Energy efficiency and
renewable
Governance
Expanding our knowledge base
2 objectives:
1. 1. Ensure effective implementation;
2. 2. Prepare policy options for the post-2020
period
3.
How ESPON 2014-2020 could help
MRS
• ᵒ Work on scenarios at the horizon 2030 (Possible
European Territorial futures, with focus on the Baltic
Region)
• ᵒ Fostering "Blue Growth" in Europe's Regions – provided
'regions' encompass macro-regions;
• ᵒ Implementing the circular and low-carbon economy or
green infrastructure and ecosystems;
• ᵒ Comparative analysis of territorial governance and
spatial planning on a macro- regional scale.
•
•
Building on previous ESPON
projects (1)
• 1. Expand BSR-TeMO (territorial monitoring in the Baltic
Sea Region to the A-I and Alpine macro-regions to identify
multi-functional areas shared by at least three participating
countries;
• 2. 2nd generation TeMO-project building on the 2006
report on data and indicators of Western Balkans,
updating this report and developing indicators for territorial
cohesion between the four non-EU countries and the four
participating Member States participating in EUSAIR.
Building on previous ESPON
projects (2)
• 3. CONTINUE TerrEvi (territorial evidence) to identify
interdependencies across regions, hereunder reframe
territorial units as (multi)-functional areas supplementing
NUTS 1-2-3 classification;
• 4. Transposing TPM (Territorial Performance Monitoring)
methodology to the macro-regional scale, with focus on
mobility & accessibility; environment & natural resources;
climate change, hazards and risk prevention;
•
Building on previous ESPON
projects (3)
•
• 6. Continue ESPON 2006 project ‘Study on spatially
relevant aspects of Tourism’ - focus on A-I and Alpine
Regions reg.(1) travel and flow; 2) economic effects &
employment; 3) environmental and social effects.
• 7. Expand the methodology, developed under ESPON
2013, reg. territorial impacts of EU directives and
other EU policy instruments to territorial impacts of
national policies across national borders and at the macroregional
•
New research paths
• Evidence at the macro-regional scale of territorial
linkages, interdependencies and impacts of territorial
policies;
• Evidence of progress in coherence between and
convergence/complementarity of territorially-relevant
policies and strategic investments within each macroregion;
• Territorial indicators allowing monitoring of progress in
territorial cohesion and balanced spatial development
within each macro-region.
Thank you for your attention!