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Position Paper for Slovenia
Position of the Commission Services on the development of the Partnership Agreement
and Programmes in Slovenia for the period 2014-2020
Launch Event in Ljubljana 29 November 2012
Introduction
• Strong alignment with the Europe 2020 strategy, thematic concentration and performance incentives
• Common Strategic Framework (CSF) funds to jointly foster competitiveness, convergence and cooperation at all levels
• Need for strong prioritisation and result orientation
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Partnership Agreement/Contract -
Commission Services' Position Paper
• Framework for dialogue between Commission services and Slovenia
• Key challenges and funding priorities linked to Europe 2020 objectives and Country Specific Recommendations for Slovenia
• Optimise the use of CSF funds and concentrate future spending on priority areas
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Economic situation in Slovenia
• Slovenian economy hard hit by the crisis, limited business prospects
• Unemployment forecast: 8.4% in 2012, peak at 9.4% in 2013
• Regional disparities remain important in Slovenia:• GDP per head of almost 129% of the EU average in the
capital city region of Osrednjeslovenska • GDP per head of only 59.3% of the EU average in the
Zasavska region
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Europe 2020 headline targets
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Europe 2020 headline targets Current situation in Slovenia
National 2020 target in the NRP
3% of EU's GDP to be invested in research and development
2.11% (2010) 3%
20% greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction compared to 1990
- 2% (2010 emissionscompared to 2005)
+17% (2020 projectionscompared to 2005)
+ 4%(national binding target for non-ETS sectors compared
to 2005)
20% of energy from renewables 19.8% (2010) 25%
20% increase in energy efficiency n.a. Target not available yet
75% of population aged 20-64 should be employed
68.4% (2011) 75%
Reducing early school leaving to less than 10%
4.2% (2011) max. 5%
At least 40% of 30-34 years old should have completed a tertiary or equivalent education
37.9% (2011) 40%
Reducing the number of people at risk of poverty or exclusion by 20 mill. in the EU
No progress 40.000 people(with ref. year: 2008)
Main challenges
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Low labour market
participationBurdensome business environment hindering
competitiveness on domestic and export
marketsInefficient use of
resources
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Challenge: Low labour market participation
Untapped labour market potential of older workers(employment rate of people aged 55-64 across the EU)
2011 performance
%
Source: Eurostat
2000 performance
Risk of poverty below the EU average…
• At-risk of poverty in the EU, 2011, % of total population
Some groups are at higher risk of poverty
Source: EU-SILC 2011
*At risk of poverty rate : cut-off point: 60% of median equivalised income after social transfers
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Elderly women
Unemployed
Jobless households with dependent children
Total
• At-risk-of-poverty rates by vulnerable groups in Slovenia, 2011*
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Responsiveness of the education and training system to labour market
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• Incidence of self-reported skill mismatch, % of employees, 2010
Funding priority n°1: Increase labour market participation through employment,
education & social inclusion
• Enhance labour market participation of the most vulnerable groups
• Improve employment and income opportunities, as well as social inclusion of vulnerable groups
• Improve matching of labour market skills supply and demand
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Enhance labour market participation of the most vulnerable groups
1. Access to employment for job-seekers and inactive• Increase employment of older and young workers, low-
skilled and long term unemployed• Provide targeted and tailored training, validation of skills
2. Active and healthy ageing• Promote elderly friendly work organisation • Support healthier working lives
3. Promoting development and job creation in rural and coastal areas
• Support creation of new small enterprises and job creation• Support labour mobility
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Improve employment and income opportunities, as well as social inclusion of vulnerable groups
1. Active inclusion• Reinforce measures to help people return to employment • Provide integrated employability measures • Improve cost-effectiveness/adequacy of social and unemployment
benefits, while minimising traps effects
2. Enhance access to affordable, sustainable and high quality services
• • Healthcare services and reduce inequalities • • Long-term care services (deinstitutionalisation)
3. Promote social inclusion, poverty reduction and economic development in rural areas
• Foster community-led local development initiatives• Support social farming
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Improve matching of labour market skills supply and demand
1. Enhance access to life-long learning, upgrade skills of the workforce and increase labour market relevance of education and training systems
• Participation in lifelong learning of older workers, low skilled and long term unemployed
• Implement life-long learning strategies for the workforce • Promote vocational education and training• Promote partnerships between social partners,
enterprises, education institutions
2. Foster knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas
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Challenge: Burdensome business environment hindering competitiveness• Insufficient "knowledge triangle", access to finance and
entrepreneurship• Better connections between research and entrepreneurial sectors• Low level of productivity, barriers to internationalisation• Insufficient focus on strategic sectors and key enabling technologies
• Railway network not competitive enough• Freight haulage, modal shift• Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
• Inefficiencies in the public administration• Weak institutional capacity (e.g. business environment, public procurement,
competition etc.)• Lack of coordination• Cumbersome spatial planning procedures
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Funding priority n°2: Competitive economy for growth & jobs in a business-friendly environment (including infrastructure)
• Foster an effective "knowledge triangle" & innovation processes• Facilitate access to finance, promote entrepreneurship and
exploit new business opportunities• Develop a modern and competitive rail network• Improve efficiency of public administration and, where
appropriate, institutional capacity
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Foster an effective "knowledge triangle" and innovation processes
1. Enhance research and innovation activities• Promote cooperation between private and public sector
institutions into joint research projects
2. Promote research & innovation investments, product and service development, technology transfers, networking
• Implement a comprehensive smart specialisation strategy with focus on specific strengths and potentials in strategic sectors and key enabling technologies
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Facilitate access to finance, promote entrepreneurship & exploit business opportunities
1. Promote entrepreneurship by facilitating the economic exploitation of new ideas and fostering the creation of new firms
• Develop a tailor-made offer of financial instruments, including the provision of start-up capital
• Establish business advisory services• Support business development and higher quality products to
enhance competitiveness, viability and sustainability, also in the agricultural, fisheries and aquaculture sector
2. Develop new business models for small and medium-sized enterprises
• Enhance the internationalisation of activities while taking their size into account
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Develop a modern and competitive rail network
1. Improve the quality of railway infrastructure and planning• Increase speed on the railway network and main rail corridors• Ensure the development of the European Rail Traffic
Management System • Strengthen institutional capacity in preparation, prioritisation
and smooth implementation of strategic railway projects
2. Enhance regional mobility by upgrading the secondary rail network and connectivity to main network3. Develop sustainable transport systems
• Improve the quality of public transport, including interoperability
• Support modal shifts from road to rail
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Improve efficiency of public administration and institutional capacity
1. Investment in institutional capacity and the efficiency of public administrations and public services
• Ensure efficient implementation of public policies (quality of civil justice procedures, enforcement of competition etc.)
• Establish a framework for state-owned enterprises and improve bankruptcy procedures
• Improve preparation and implementation of public procurement
2. Capacity-building for stakeholders delivering employment, education, health and social policies, and sectorial and territorial pacts to mobilise for reform
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Challenge: Inefficient use of resources
• Energy efficiency, renewable energy sources and smart grids• Energy efficiency still very low• Share of renewable energy sources in gross final energy consumption
below the target of 25% (20% in 2010) • The national transmission grid is becoming a bottleneck
• Resource efficiency • Waste management and recycling infrastructures
• Sensitive areas and biodiversity• Mountain areas and areas with specific handicaps• High nature value areas/Natura 2000 areas
• Climate change• Increased production risks• Increasing natural disasters
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Funding priority n°3: Environment-friendly and resource-efficient economy
• Energy-efficient sectors with low greenhouse gas emissions and expanded smart grids
• Enhanced waste treatment and recycling facilities
• Environmental protection and improved management of natural resources
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Energy-efficient sectors with low greenhouse gas emissions and expanded smart grids
1. Promote environmentally-friendly energy production from renewable energy sources and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
• Increase investments in renewable energy sources• Increase energy-efficiency in businesses, public
infrastructures, private housing and agricultural holdings• Expand smart distribution systems at low voltage levels
(smart grids and smart metering)• Enhance natural carbon sequestration
2. Promote low-carbon strategies for urban areas• Sustainable urban mobility
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Enhanced waste treatment and recycling facilities
1. Investments in the waste and water sectors to meet the requirements of the environmental acquis
• Implement the waste hierarchy by giving priority to prevention, re-use and recycling
• Complete and ensure the proper running of infrastructure for collection and biological treatment of waste water
• Protect drinking water sources and ensure quality monitoring• Implement an integrated approach and water-efficiency
measures in the main water-consuming sectors
2. Investments to improve the urban environment
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Environmental protection and improved management of natural resources (I)
• Preserve biodiversity and improve soil, air and water management (targeted agri-environment schemes)
• Promote environmentally sound farming systems, support farming in less-favoured areas and enhance sustainable forest management
• Promote sustainable management of Natura 2000 and High Nature Value areas• Support ecosystem based approaches, green corridors and green infrastructure
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Environmental protection and improved management of natural resources (II)
• Ensure resilience to negative impacts of climate change • Improve flood prevention and support risk management
• Protect and restore marine and costal biodiversity and ecosystems
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Success factors (ex-ante conditionalities)• Research and innovation strategy for smart specialisation
• Comprehensive transport plan, including railway development
• National strategies for active ageing policies and for combatting poverty
• Strategy for reinforcing Slovenian administrative efficiency, including a public administration reform
• Effective implementation of EU acquis in sectors of waste and water management, as well as energy-efficiency and renewables
• Administrative capacity for data collection for fisheries management and the implementation of a Union control, inspection and enforcement system
• National multiannual plan for aquaculture
• Improvement in the preparation/management of public tenders27
European Territorial Cooperation• Transnational and cross-border approaches
• Remove main bottlenecks in transport• Remove barriers to labour mobility• Transfer of good practices, especially in innovation, research
and development or business environment• Promote climate change adaptation, risk prevention and
management• EU Strategy for the Danube Region
• Improve national coordination among the respective ministries in Slovenia
• Stronger participation in different Priority Areas• Maritime Adriatic and Ionian Strategy
• Maximize the potential of the blue economy28
Negotiation process for Partnership Agreement/Contract (PA)
Position
paper sent to
Slovenia
Launch event
Informal dialogue with Sloveni
a (workin
g groups)
Slovenia
sends PA
through SFC
Negotiation
mandate /
observations
sent to Slovenia
2012 2013
CPR adopted
October November December