How to strengthen the territorial dimension of ‘Europe

How to strengthen the territorial dimension of ‘Europe
2020’ and EU Cohesion Policy
REPORT
based on the Territorial Agenda 2020
prepared at the request of the Polish Presidency of the Council of
the European Union
by
Kai Böhme
Philippe Doucet
Tomasz Komornicki
Jacek Zaucha
Dariusz Świątek
Joint Meeting of the Urban Development Group and the National Territorial Cohesion Contact
Points – Agenda
Warsaw July 12th 2011,
SETTING THE SCENE
Two „cores”
ESDP
Territorial
Agenda 2007
Territorial
Agenda 2020
Resolutions
of DGs
?
Lisbon
Strategy
Europe 2020
Strategy
SETTING THE SCENE
Conclusions
1. Language matters (lets speak the language
that can be clear for non-believers)
2. Let’s meet on policy ground (translate the TA
2020 provisions relevant for Europe 2020 into
provisions/regulations of the Cohesion Policy)
3. Discussing TA related issues make no sense
any longer unless EU authorities make formal
policy decisions.
4. Demonstrate added value of the territorial
approach for effectiveness of the policies
STARTING POINT (structure of thinking)
Europe 2020
As a given, no
comments!!!
Focus on the
headline
targets
TSP 2020
TA 2020
Cohesion
Policy
Only actions
relevant for
Europe 2020
Based on the 5th
Cohesion Report
and lessons from
the past
STARTING POINT
Territorial Keys
Accessibility
Services of general economic interest
Territorial capacities / endowments / assets
City networking
Functional regions
They bridge Europe 2020 & TA2020, and
show that territory matters for ‘Europe 2020’.
Policy ground
Territorial cohesion (TC) must impact EU policy-making
•content-wise
•process-wise
Proposal
•Official EU reference policy document
•Formal Council decisions on TC
•Keep TA2020 as interface
between EU, national and regional policies
Policy ground
Cohesion Policy as an example of territorialisation of policies
Regulations
EU Community Strategic Framework (CSF)
National Development and Investment Partnership Contract (DIPC)
Operational Programmes (OP)
Discuss with / consult your colleagues on the detailed proposals!
Policy ground
General and other Regulations:
1. Mainstream Territorial Cohesion (TC)
2. TC as ex-ante conditionality
3. Territorial keys applied when it comes to
(a) content of the future NSRF (DIPC)
(b) the reporting by Member States and EU,
(c) the SWOT analysis of the OPs and justification of the priorities,
(d) the partnership and
(e) evaluations and monitoring (incl. indicators).
4. Issue-based concentration
Same logic must be applied to all moments of Cohesion Policy !
Added value for policy effectiveness
Territorial keys for policy making – example for National Development and
Investment Partnership Contract (DIPC)
STEP 1
Territorial keys
SWOT for a given territorial key
STEP 2
Choice of relevant linking isuses
STEP 3
STEP 4
Territorial typologies
Relevant policy mix
Each country comes up with own
proposals
Territorial key: accessibility
Example: Poland
Conclusions
Key points for action:
1. Integration of policies/ policy effectiveness
⇒ Content (issue-based concentration)
⇒ Process (vertical, horizontal & territorial integration)
⇒ Formal Council decision on EU reference document
2. Conditionality
⇒ EU regulations & CSF
⇒ National DIPC
⇒ Programme preparation & implementation
3. Cohesion Policy is only one example
⇒ Do the same of other EU and national policies
The report has been produced with the assistance of the
European Union. The content of this publication is the sole
responsibility of the authors and can in no way be taken to reflect
the views of the European Union.
Thank you for your attention
Policy ground
Territorial Cohesion ex-ante conditionality:
Stage 1: Preparation of the programming documents
•Territorial dimension in programme targets and objectives, and partnership;
•SWOT analysis at programme level;
•Ex-ante evaluation including a territorial impact assessment.
Stage 2: Submission of the programming documents
•Actions needed for a territorially differentiated implementation of the ‘Europe 2020’
•Territorial approach to project generation, selection criteria, indicators, etc.
Stage 3: Negotiation and agreement of commitments
Stage 4: Follow up
•Reporting on progress in annual implementation reports,
•Particular territorial cohesion indicators (e.g. those elaborated by ESPON),
•Annual territorial impact reviews,
•Progress made with regard to the territorial keys.