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Information about the region

Krystian Heffner Professor , University of Economics in Katowice Regional Center for Migration Studies Silesian Institute in Opole Th e demographic challenges of EU and t he European Social Fund An example of Opolskie Voivodship as a region o f ​​strategic intervention.

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Information about the region

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  1. Krystian HeffnerProfessor, University of Economicsin KatowiceRegional Center for MigrationStudiesSilesianInstitutein OpoleThe demographic challenges of EU and the European Social Fund An example of OpolskieVoivodshipas a region of ​​strategic intervention

  2. Information about the region - OpolskieVoivodshipbelongs to the group of small European regions with a population of about one million people (similar regions in EU include Steiermark, Limburg, Franche-Comte, Upper Palatinate, Saarland, Extremadura) - OpolskieVoivodshipis a NUTS-2 level unit located in the south - western part of Poland - Neighboring to the Dolnośląskie, Łódzkie, Wielkopolskie and Śląskie Voivodshipsand in the south to the Czech Republic

  3. Permanent ExternalMigration Region withPopulationdecrease - OpolskieVoivodshipfor at least several decades is aregion of ​​permanentexternalmigration outflow(definitive, temporary, circular)- Emigrationinitially only to Germanybut later also to other European countries (Netherlands, Great Britain and others)- A few dozen years of migration outflow is a permanent phenomenon of Opolskie although currently this is not the only region in Polandwith mass externalmigrationflows

  4. Permanent emigrants during characteristic phases of migration from Opolskie in 1950 - 2012 • Emigrationprocess is mainly conditioned by historical and political factors • Shaped resilient migration networks, covering almost the entire groups of residents of the region • The loss of population caused by external migrationand their permanent nature, directly and indirectly affect the deterioration of the demographic and social structure of Opolskie

  5. Foreign net migration in Poland and Opole Voivodship(1995-2009, 1995=100) Foreign migration balancein Poland and Opole Region(1995-2009, 1995=100)

  6. Long-term population projections level for regions in Poland (2004-2031) Deviationfrom the average for Poland (in %)

  7. Net International Migration for Poland and OpolskieVoivodshipperiod 1975-2035 Forecast

  8. Natural increase, births and deaths per 1000 inhabitantsin the Opolskie in the period 1975-2035(in ‰) births Natural increase deaths

  9. Natural increase in Poland and Opole Voivodship(1995-2009, 1995=100) Natural increase in Poland and Opole Region(1995-2009, 1995=100)

  10. Estimated population decreaserateof Poland and Opolskie Voivodshipin the years 2008-2035 Source: K. Szczygielski 2012

  11. Permanent outflow results in progressive depopulation of the migration region • weakenshuman resources and limits regional demand - significantly affect regionsdevelopment prospects and competitive position • The deepening demographic crisis includingfixed and stabilizedprocesses of externalmigration in Opolskie Voivodship call for concerted efforts at halting and reversing the negative trends in this regard • This applies in particular to facilitating returnmigration(labour and permanent), stabilising the demographic situation as well as immigrationopening Consequences of migration in regional development

  12. There is a clear link between unemployment in local labor markets and temporary (liquid) workmigrationto otherEU countriesfor economic reasons • Drainage of highly qualified staff in deficit professions in local labor markets creates seriousdifficulties in the economy of the entire region Consequences of migration in regional development • Favorable wage relations for abroadworkersbetween Polandand EUcountries • Seasonalmigration assume a mass character(more as 70000 workers per year) • Also, definitivemigrations from Opolskie to the EU throughout the transition period (1989-2012) are very high(70 000 people) • the analysis of net international migration suggests that the current migration potential is gradually depleted, more strongly in rural areas, to a lesser extent in cities Net International Migration

  13. Permanent communication linksrelated to definitive, seasonal and pendularmigrationflows and networks Coach Services Timetable Examples of companies associated with the migratorymovement RegularCoachservices SINDBAD (from Opole)

  14. Social capital - multiculturalism, strengthening of entrepreneurship and economic activity of residents • High quality of life, unpolluted natural environment, sustainable development • Availability of the region, the center of regional and local structures • Attractive investment areas and goodclimate for investment and entrepreneurship • The high mobility of inhabitants Endogenic factors ofthe Region development

  15. Proposedsolution Special DemographicZoneInitiative • Alluding to special economic zones is to be an antidote to the very bad demographic indicators • Main purpose is to „prevent further depopulation of the Opolskie and to implement a systematic reconstruction of the human potential by creating new sustainablejobs and improving the quality of life” • Special agreement concerning Opolskie Family and Seniors Card • An initiative for the partnership and support of large families, foster families and seniors in the Opolskie Voivodeship. This is an example of solutionsolving the problem of demographics based on local and regionalpotential • Opolskie Marshal's Officeand Opole Technical University signed an agreement on cooperation in the implementation of the Special Demographic Zone. The university wants to open studycourses whose graduates are sought after in the regionallabour market Preventing and counteracting of depopulation processes

  16. Achived/estimatedgoals OPOLSKIEVOIVODSHIPSTRATEGIC AREAS OF INTERVENTION Preventing and counteracting of depopulation processes • COMPETITIVE AND STABLE LABOUR MARKET • AN ACTIVE REGIONAL SOCIETY ACTIVE SOCIETY PREPARED TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LABOUR MARKET COMPETITIVE ECONOMY BASED ON INNOVATIVENESS AND COOPERATION WITH SCIENCE ATTRACTIVE AREAS FOR RESIDENCE, INVESTING AND LEISURE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL CENTER (Opole Functional Urban Area) AS WELL AS TOWNS AND RURAL AREAS IN THE REGION • INNOVATIVE AND COMPETITIVE REGIONAL ECONOMY • DYNAMIC ENTERPRISES AND FIRMS • GOOD ACCESS TO SERVICES AND ATTRACTIVE TOURIST ANDCULTURAL OFFER • GOOD ACCESSIBILITYTO LABOUR MARKETS, GOODS AND SERVIVES • HIGH QUALITY OF ENVIRONMENT • COMPETITIVE OPOLE AGGLOMERATION • URBAN CENTRES AS GROWTH POLES

  17. Achived/estimatedgoals • Opolskie Voivodshipstrategicgoal of regionaldevelopment: • To enhance competitiveness and ensure social, economic and spatial cohesion to strengthen the attractiveness of the OpolskieVoivodship as a place for investing, working and living • Lessons for EU migration regions: • Transitionfromemigration to immigrationinregionalscale • Sustainableworkplaces and attractive life conditionsgradually solve the demographic problems of the region • Goodtransport accessibility and competitive regional Center reduces the migratory pressures and demographic challenges Is it the destiny of modern European regions?

  18. KrystianHeffner, BrygidaSolga, Foreign migration of Poles in scientific research on the turn of century, “Bulletin of Geography” socio-economic series, no. 10/2008, Toruń2008, p. 49-62. • Krystian Heffner, Regional identity and citizenship in Silesia (w:) Reinventing Poland. Economic and political transformation and evolving national identity. Ed. by Martin Myant and Terry Cox, Routledge, London and New York 2008, p. 165-178. • Krystian Heffner, W kierunku strategii migracyjnej regionu w nowej Europie, (in:) Colloquium Opole 2008: Otwarta Europa – otwarte regiony – nowy wymiar migracji, Krystian Heffner, Aleksandra Trzcielińska-Polus (Eds), PIN – Instytut Śląski w Opolu, Osteuropa-Institut, Regensburg, Opole 2009, p. 46-60. [Towardsthe migration strategy of the region in the new Europe] • Krystian Heffner, Migracje Ślązaków po 1945 roku, „Śląsk”, Miesięcznik społeczno-kulturalny, Katowice 2012, no. 5, p. 12-14. [Migration of Silesiansoftertheyear 1945] • Krystian Heffner, Robert Rauziński, Region migracyjny, jego cechy i ewolucja w Polsce na przykładzie Śląska Opolskiego, (in:) Krajobrazy migracyjne Polski. Paweł Kaczmarczyk and Magdalena Lesińska (Eds), Ośrodek Badań nad Migracjami Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa 2012, p. 61-84. [Migration region, itsfeatures and evolutionin Poland on example of Opole Silesia] • KrystianHeffner, BrygidaSolga, Features of a migration region – an analysis using the example of the OpolskieVoivodship. (In:) Szymańska, D. and Chodkowska-Miszczuk, J. editors, “Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series”, No. 20, Nicolaus Copernicus University Press, Toruń2013, s. 43–58. Literature

  19. Thankyou for yourattention(heffner@ue.katowice.pl)

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