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LSE/CASE Weak Market Cities Programme Why do declining cities matter to the EU ?

LSE/CASE Weak Market Cities Programme Why do declining cities matter to the EU ? City reformers Group meeting 20-09-2007. Sylvie Harburger Policy work officer Directorate-General Regional Policy Urban Actions Unit. The urban dimension in EU policies. No Competence

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LSE/CASE Weak Market Cities Programme Why do declining cities matter to the EU ?

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  1. LSE/CASE Weak Market Cities Programme Why do declining cities matter to the EU ? City reformers Group meeting 20-09-2007 Sylvie Harburger Policy work officer Directorate-General Regional Policy Urban Actions Unit

  2. The urban dimension in EU policies • No Competence • Sustainable urban development concept (since 98) • Regional Policy (ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund) • Others EU policies: environment, energy, transports, employment, research, education and culture, etc. • A guide on the urban dimension in all EU policies 2007-2013 (EN, DE, FR) • http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docgener/guides/urban/index_fr.htm

  3. Regional Policy = 3 Funds • The European Fund for Regional Development (EFRD), • The European Social Fund (ESF) • The Cohesion Fund

  4. Regional Policy = 3 objectives • The Convergence objective • The Regional Competitiveness and Employment objective • The European Territorial Co-operation objective

  5. Situation and trends: regional disparities 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)

  6. Convergence, And Regional Competitiveness and employment objectives: Allocation: 347,5billions EUR

  7. The European Territorial Co-operation objective Strengthen • cross-border co-operation through joint local and regional initiatives, EUR 6.44 billion • trans-national co-operation aiming at integrated territorial development, EUR 1.83 billion • interregional co-operation and exchange of experience, including URBACT (dedicated to urban issues), EUR 445 million • EUR 8.7 billion (2.5 % of the total) available for this objective for cross-border, for transnational and for inter-regional co-operation.

  8. Population density

  9. The Urban Audit: state of play • Current data collection 300 Cities, 330 indicators, on EU27 + CH, NO, TR + 222 cities > 100 000 inhabitants, 54 indicators

  10. Data availability for core cities per domain

  11. The State of European Cities Report, May 2007Ecotec research and Consulting Ltd Main chapters • Demographic profile of Cities • Competitiveness of Cities • Living in Cities • Power of Cities

  12. Population change

  13. Typology of Urban Competitiveness ?

  14. The typology rests on the following criteria • Size • Economic structure • Economic performance • Key drivers of competitiveness : • Innovation • Entreneurship • Talent base • Connectivity

  15. Transformation poles • Strong industrial past, but well on their way to manage change and development activities • Key characteristics : • GDP per capita at national average • GDP growth at national level • High employment rate • Average share of employment in manufacturing • Low older workers employment rate

  16. Transformation poles, examples • Plzen • Glasgow • Lille • Torino • Kaunas • Birmingham • Saint Etienne • Leipzig • Bremen • Belfast

  17. 484 Million Europeans … where of …300 Million live in urban areas of more than 50,000 inhabitants 3 findings: - Cities, engines of growth and employment- Cities, places of disparities - biggest economic and social disparities - Territorial stability inside EU territory

  18. Urban dimension in regional policy (1) From deprived areas to mainstreaming • For deprived areas : • 1989 - 1994  Urban Pilot Projects • 1994 - 1999  Initiative URBAN I = 118 programmes, € 953 Mio FEDER • 2000 - 2006  URBAN II =70 programmes, € 750 Mio FEDER

  19. Urban dimension in regional policy (2) • 2007- 2013  “Mainstreaming” the urban dimension • Each Member State presents a proposal, The Commission negotiates and approves after discussions with each Member State and an interservice consultation (with all DGs)

  20. Regional Policy programming period 2007-2013 • A 7 years pluriannual programming exercice • National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) = 27 • Operational Programmes (OPs) = 335 ERDF OPs, 117 ESF OPs • Territorial cooperation programmes (INTERREG IV, URBACT II, Regions for economic change)

  21. 2 Integrated urbandevelopment,A common framework,Leipzig Charta Programme (Management)Integrated urban development plan

  22. Integrated approach to sustainable urban development • Complex and long term process • Many critical success factors, including • accessibility and mobility, • access to service facilities, • the natural and physical environment, • culture, • SMEs, and innovation, • employability, • social inclusion and public safety.

  23. Integrated approach to sustainable urban development • An integrated approach across different fields • A clear long-term vision, with action plan • A critical mass of financing, • A wide range of partners • various levels of government: national, regional and local, • private and voluntary sectors. • Networking and exchange of experience (URBACT)

  24. Priority Axis 1Cities, Engines of Growth and Jobs Promoting Entrepreneurship Improving Innovation and Knowledge Economy Employment and Human Capital Priority Axis 2Attractive and Cohesive Cities • Integrated Development of Deprived Areas and Areas at Risk • Social Integration • Environmental Issues • Governance and Urban Planning URBACT II Programmewww.urbact.eu

  25. URBACT Thematic networks • Main instrument for the exchange between cities • Established around the themes listed in the OP • Two calls for proposals: 2007 and 2010 • In total 46 networks planned • Local Support Groups in all networks (involvement of elected local representatives) • Thematic Experts (to guide and follow the process)

  26. URBACT Beneficiaries • Cities (municipalities, organised agglomerations) + Regional and national authorities + Universities and research centers + Private partners and associations (restricted) • No size limit for cities • EU-27 plus Norway and Switzerland

  27. URBACT II Next Steps • Commission decision to be adopted, by end Sept. 07 • Constitutive meeting of the URBACT II Monitoring Committee, on 4 October 2007 • Approval of the Technical Document • Approval of the first round of calls for proposals • Launch of the first calls for proposal, in October 2007 • Launch Conference in Berlin, on 5/6 November 2007 • Start of the first networks end 2007/beginning 2008

  28. Sources of information • Regulations 2007-13 (C.R. 1080/2006 and 1083/2006) • Community Strategic Guidelines 2007-13, especially chapter 2.1 • Communication C(2006) 385 „Cohesion Policy and cities. The urban contribution to growth and jobs in the regions“ (13.7.2006)http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/consultation/urban/index_de.htm (in all languages) with annexed working paper

  29. http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/atlas2007/fiche_index_en.htmhttp://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/atlas2007/fiche_index_en.htm Cohesion Policy 2007-2013 Factsheets

  30. For more information • Cohesion Policy 2007-2013 : Factsheets • http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/atlas2007/fiche_index_en.htm • INFOREGIO (DG REGIO website)http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/index_fr.htm • URBACT http://www.urbact.eu • Urban Auditwww.urbanaudit.org

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