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GROWING REGIONS, GROWING REGIONS, GROWING GROWING EUROPEEUROPEFourth Report on Economic and Social Fourth Report on Economic and Social CohesionCohesion
By N. De MichelisBy N. De MichelisEuropean CommissionEuropean Commission
DG REGIODG REGIO
EUROPEAN COMMISSION Regional Policy 2
Situation Situation and and trends: trends: regional regional disparitiesdisparities
In 2004, the top regions (with 10% of the EU population) had a GDP per head that was almost 5 times higher than that in the bottom regions (with 10% of the EU population), while in 2000 it was 6 times higher
EUROPEAN COMMISSION Regional Policy 3
Situation Situation and trends: and trends: regional regional growthgrowth
Over the period 1995-2004, growth of productivity has been high in the regions of the new Member States.
Yet, in 29 regions (notably in France, Italy and Spain) productivity has decreased.
EUROPEAN COMMISSION Regional Policy 4
Situation Situation and trends: and trends: employment employment deficitdeficit
Around 24 million additional jobs need to be created to reach the Lisbon target of employment rate
More than a third of these jobs have to be created in only 30 regions in Poland, Spain, Romania and southern Italy
EUROPEAN COMMISSION Regional Policy 5
Situation Situation and trends: and trends: the the innovation innovation deficitdeficit
Regions in Scandinavia, Germany, the UK, and the Netherlands emerge as the best performers
While in 86 regions home to a third of the EU population, performance is below average
EUROPEAN COMMISSION Regional Policy 6
Situation Situation and trends: and trends: a synthesis?a synthesis?
EUROPEAN COMMISSION Regional Policy 7
Challenge 1: Challenge 1: demographydemography
85 regions (mainly in the new Member States) are already experiencing absolute population decline, and another 76 regions maintain population growth only thanks to migration
EUROPEAN COMMISSION Regional Policy 8
Challenge 1: Challenge 1: demographydemography
In large parts of Spain, Italy, and Greece there are only 2 people in employment for every person above retirement age compared to an average for the Union of around 3 people
EUROPEAN COMMISSION Regional Policy 9
Challenge 2: Challenge 2: industrial industrial patterns and patterns and restructuringrestructuring
39 regions have more than 3% of their total employment concentrated in the clothing, textile and leather industry (twice the average of the Union), reaching 13% in the Norte region of Portugal
EUROPEAN COMMISSION Regional Policy 10
Challenge Challenge 3: 3: climateclimate changechange
7% of the EU population live in areas at high risk of flooding (red and orange colour)
In 45 provinces (NUTS III), over 20% of the population is at risk
EUROPEAN COMMISSION Regional Policy 11
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1001995 2004% of Government capital expenditure
Capital expenditure by regional and local authorities, 1995-2004
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Over the past 10 years, there has been an increase in the share of investment under the control of regional and local authorities
EUROPEAN COMMISSION Regional Policy 12
Cohesion policy supports muchCohesion policy supports much needed investmentneeded investment
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Public investments% of GDP
Public investment and contribution of ERDF and Cohesion Funds (payments) in the Cohesion countries, 2000-2005
Source: Eurostat
Between 2000 and 2005 in the four cohesion countries, public investment has been around 25% higher than without cohesion policy
EUROPEAN COMMISSION Regional Policy 13
Cohesion policy helps shifting the Cohesion policy helps shifting the policy mix of public investmentpolicy mix of public investment
The share of cohesion spending on R&D, innovation and ICTs has more than doubled between 2000-2006 and 2007-2013
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Cohesion policy reduces social exclusion Cohesion policy reduces social exclusion and povertyand poverty
• Cohesion policy co-finances the training of 9 million people annually, more than half of the women;
• Over 450,000 jobs were generated between 2000 and 2005 in six countries, representing 2/3 of Objective 2 funding;
• Estimates suggest that around 1.4 million additional jobs will be created in Convergence regions between 2007 and 2013
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Cohesion policy contributes to the Cohesion policy contributes to the growth of GDPgrowth of GDP
Preliminary estimates for the period 2000-2013 (2004-2013 for the new Member States) suggest an increase in GDP compared to a baseline scenario without cohesion policy by:
• Around 9.0% in the Czech Republic Latvia• Around 8.5% in Lithuania, and Estonia• Around 7.5% in Romania• Around 6.0% in Bulgaria and Slovakia• Around 5.5% in Poland• Around 3.5% in Greece and 3.1% in Portugal
GROWING REGIONS, GROWING REGIONS, GROWING GROWING EUROPEEUROPEFourth Report on Economic and Social Fourth Report on Economic and Social CohesionCohesion
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