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May 16th, 2012RSA 2012 European Conference, Delft
Dr. Karl Peter SchönFederal Office for Building and Regional Planning (BBR)Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR)I 3 - European Spatial and Urban Development
Europe‘s territorytowards the year 2020
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Towards the year 2020: the new horizon for EU strategies
EU 2020 StrategyEurope‘s strategy for smart, sustainable, inclusive growth
Territorial Agenda TA2020Für ein integratives, intelligentes und nachhaltiges Europa der vielfältigen Regionen
EU cohesion policy 2014-2020central implementation tool for EU growth strategy
EU Research Programme Horizon 2020
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EU needs measures for economic growth
In addition to financial stabilisation measures…
… the EU needs measures for economic growth.
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EU needs measures for economic growth
In addition to financial stabilisation measures…
… the EU needs measures for economic growth.
But: the EU already has a growth strategy!
The EU 2020 Strategy- Europe‘s strategy for smart, sustainable, inclusive growth –was adopted by the European Council in 2010
So what is wrong with the EU 2020 Strategy?
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Towards the year 2020: the new horizon for EU strategies
The Ministers responsible for Spatial Planning and Territorial Development, on 19th May 2011 in Gödöllö, Hungary, adopted the
Territorial Agenda TA2020- Towards an inclusive, smart and sustainable Europe of diverse regions –
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TA2020 and EU2020
The TA intends to combine the EU2020 goals with the goals of territorial cohesion and balanced territorial development in EU
adds a territorial dimension to EU 2020 strategy
The relationship between the TA2020 and the Europe 2020 Strategy has to be mutual:
territorial policy should contribute to the achievement of the Europe 2020 Strategy goals and
the implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy shall contribute to territorial cohesion.
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EU2020 and TA2020
I. Territorial cohesion is a common goalFor a more harmonious and balanced state of Europe
(3) We state that the TA2020 is our action oriented policy framework to support territorial cohesion in Europe…
(4) The objective of the TA2020 is to provide strategic orientations for territorial development, fostering integration of territorial dimension within different policies at all governance levels and to ensure implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy according to territorial cohesion principles.
(5) We believe that the objectives of the EU defined in the Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth can only be achieved if the territorial dimension of the strategy is taken into account, as the development opportunities of the different regions vary.
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Europe 2020Europe 2020
Cohesion Policy 2014-2020Cohesion Policy 2014-2020
TA 2020TA 2020
Growth and jobs
Growth and jobs
Territorial CohesionTerritorial Cohesion
Smartsustainable
inclusive
Smartsustainable
inclusive
Spatial imbalancesTerritorial capital
Spatial imbalancesTerritorial capital
strategiesstrategies
challengeschallenges
goalsgoals
instrumentsinstruments
Sector policyThematic approaches
Economy, employment, innovation, research
Sector policyThematic approaches
Economy, employment, innovation, research
Territorial policyTerritorial approaches
place based policies, spatial development
Territorial policyTerritorial approaches
place based policies, spatial development
policiespolicies
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Word Cloud EU 2020
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Word Cloud TA 2020
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Discussion of EU2020
Implementation depends on national ambitionssum of all national targets is not enough
No reference to regional levelHow are regions affected? How can they contribute?
What effects for balanced development and cohesion?Can lagging regions profit from the EU2020 Strategy?
How can Cohesion Policy and Structural Funds (esp. ERDF, ESF) support the implementation of the EU2020 Strategy?
What role for other EU policies (e.g. Horizon 2020)
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Target values:
EU2020 Targets: EU wide ambitions
National ambitions: above & below this EU average
How do they add up to EU targets?
Can all regions contribute to the same degree?
How can national targets be decomposed into regional targets?
Example: which ambitions for German regions?BBSR project implemented by Spatial Foresight, Luxembourg
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The 5 targets for the EU in 2020
1. Employment
75% of the 20-64 year-olds to be employed
2. R&D
3% of the EU's GDP to be invested in R&D
3. Climate change / energy
greenhouse gas emissions 20% (or even 30%, if the conditions are right) lower than 1990
20% of energy from renewables
20% increase in energy efficiency
4. Education
Reducing school drop-out rates below 10%
at least 40% of 30-34–year-olds completing third level education
5. Poverty / social exclusion
at least 20 million fewer people in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion
< 74%
~ 2,7%
o.k.
o.k.
< 20%
~10,4%
~ 38%
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R&D expenditure
EU 2009: 2,0%
Target 2020: 3,0%
Expected 2020: 2,7%
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R&D expenditure
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R&D expenditure
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125 metropolitan regions
account for 10% of the total area
concentrate 50% of Europe‘s population (=350 mio inh.)
and 65% of Europe‘s GDP (=8.500 bn €)
and 80% of all metropolitan functions
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Complementarity between R&D and SF?
Research & Development expenditures, if oriented at excellency and innovation, will probably favour strong metropolitan or some smaller specialised “science regions” and thus will not contribute to a more balanced spatial development. (“Horizon 2020”)
This is probably true also for SF measures with a strong focus on innovation
But can SF (ERDF, ESF) also contribute to better conditions in “non-science” regions to enable them to better compete and perform in future?
What kind of institutional setting is needed to fully exploit such complementarities?
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Employment
EU 2009: 69,0%
Target 2020: 75,0%
Expected 2020: 70-74%
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Employment
total
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Employment
male
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Employment
female
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Employment
DifferenceMale-Female
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Strategies for employment
Employment / unemployment situations differ largely between regions, and also within regions (e.g., concentration of unemployment in deprived urban neighbourhoods).
Youth unemployment, i.e. the integration of the next generation into our societies, is one of the most challenging tasks ahead.
Shrinking population = workforce could lead to strained labour markets in some regions of Europe
Integrated and targeted measures are needed to tackle problems in specific regional/local settings.
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Cohesion Policy 2014 – 2020 will have two elements:• Investments for growth and jobs• European territorial cooperation
Based on EU2020 Strategy
Structural Funds Regulations• Concentration on 4 thematic objectives
EU Programming 2014-2020
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Structural Funds 2014 – 2020 Concentration on (4) thematic objectives (out of 11)
Strengthening research, technological development and innovation
Enhancing access to, and use and quality of information and communication technologies
Enhancing competitiveness of SMEs, the agricultural sector (for EAFRD) and the fisheries and agriculture sector (for the EMFF)
Support the shift to a low- carbon economy in all sectors
Promote climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management
Protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency
Promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures
Promoting employment and supporting labour mobility
Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty
Investing in education, skills and lifelong learning
Enhancing institutional capacity and an efficient public administration
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Thematic concentration vs. Integrated strategies
Concentration on 4 thematic objectives represents a sectoral approach
But there are elements of integrated strategies, esp. In „European Territorial Cooperation“
Art. 2 ETC regulation defines „integrated territorial development“ as a central objective of Transnational Cooperation (INTERREG B)
Is concentration on 4 thematic objectives helpful?
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Integrated strategies
Supporting the international cooperation capacities of EU regions
INTERREG B (and Macroregions) strengthening transnational cooperation in large areas
Supporting a better dialogue with coordination of sector policies
ESPON: Analysis of territorial impacts of sectoral policiesfurther develop the knowledge base on territorial development
Urban orientation:
Urban and metropolitan regions, Urban Innovative Actions,ITI: Integrated Territorial Instruments
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Thank you for your attention!
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