regional & urban policy 8 th progress report: the urban and regional dimension of the crisis...

Regional & Urban Policy

8th Progress Report: The urban and regional dimension of the crisis

Eric von Breska, Head of Economic Analysis Unit, DG Regional and Urban Policy

ESPON 2013 ProgrammeInternal Seminar

Territorial Evidence forCohesion Policy 2014-2020 and Territorial Agenda 2020

4 December 2013Vilnius


Impact of the recession 2007-2011

Impact of the recession

Average annual change in GDP and employment in %, 2007-2011

Latvia Ireland GreeceLithuania Estonia SpainPortugal Denmark HungaryBulgaria Italy SloveniaUK Romania FinlandFrance Netherlands Czech RepublicCyprus Sweden BelgiumAustria Germany SlovakiaLuxembourg Malta Poland

> 0.5

Countries

Very High < -1.5

High > -1.5 and < -0.5

Moderate > -0.5 and < 0.5

Low


Change in employment and GVA


Unemployment increases


Reversing convergence


More young people without a job or in training or education


Growing poverty and exclusion

Share of EU population in 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011At risk of poverty or exclusion 25.6 25.2 24.4 23.5 23.1 23.4 24.2

At risk of poverty 16.4 16.5 16.5 16.4 16.3 16.4 16.9Very low work intensity* 10.3 10.5 9.6 9.0 9.0 10.0 10.0Severe Material deprivation 10.7 9.8 9.1 8.4 8.1 8.1 8.8

* population aged 0-59


Public deficit (as % of EU GDP) at national level, EU-27, 2000-2012

Source: Eurostat


Public investment at sub-national levels, EU-27, 1997-2012 (% of EU GDP)

Source: Eurostat

Around 60% of total public investment in the EU-27 is carried out by sub-national authorities


In short….

• Impact of the crisis is uneven and unfinished• Trade and FDI are recovering, but unemployment

remains high• Risk of poverty and exclusion is growing• Government finances including of sub-national

authorities have deteriorated


Implications for cohesion policy• Important role of cohesion policy in supporting

growth enhancing investments in Member States (3rd pillar of EU's economic policy triangle)

• Focus cohesion investments on key sectors for growth, employment and competitiveness

• Need to increase value for money through a stronger focus on performance and results


Implications for ESPON1. Focus

• Research on fields linked to the thematic objectives of cohesion policy which cover key aspects of Europe 2020 strategy.

• Projects should identify how they will contribute to improve policy

actions aiming at enhancing sustainable growth, employment and competitiveness in the EU.


Implications for ESPON2. Support policy design, monitoring and evaluation of

results

2. Help stakeholders to improve the design, implementation and/or evaluation of their actions.

3. Provide swift response to requests from policy makers at the European, national and regional level.

4. Produce short papers facilitating the use of research results in policy making.


Implications for ESPON3. Enhance and reinforce ESPON

• Alignment of research with policy agenda: Improve interactions between scientists and policy

makers Enhance steering of research projects

• Strengthen in-house expertise • Faster and more efficient procedures

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