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EU Cohesion Policy Implementation in Austria: Progress, Challenges, and Recommendations

This report presents key results of Austria's implementation of EU Cohesion Policy (2007-2013), highlighting successes in crisis management, challenges faced, and recommendations for the future programming period. It assesses indicators, strategy alignment with EUROPE 2020, economic resilience, and the need for improved governance, vertical coordination, and regulatory harmonization at national and EU levels. Emphasis is placed on system adaptations, resource adequacy, and strategic focus areas like research and CO2 reduction.

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EU Cohesion Policy Implementation in Austria: Progress, Challenges, and Recommendations

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  1. STRAT.AT Report 2012 Second Strategic Report for Austria on the implementation of EU Cohesion Policy 2007-2013 some selected results Alexandra Deimel Federal Chancellery Division IV/4 – Coordination – Spatial Planning and Regional Policy

  2. AT - Framework • Federal State – 9 Länder – 8.2 Mio. Inhabitants • GDP per inhabitant (2011): 129 % of EU27 (=100) • NSRF and 21 Operational Programs: 1.46 Bill. Euro SF (= 0.4% of EU-Funds) • Focus: Strongly committed to Lisbon-Objectives (91% earmarked) • Specific focus on networks and local partnerships

  3. Socio-economic development and the economic crises • Effectsofthecrisis: • AT provedtobe a „resilient“ economicregionwithexcellent problem-solvingcapacities • Due tocontractionofinvestmentactivities: consequencesfortheprogrammes: • longer and smaller projects • delays in payments because of the prolongation of the projects • a shift in the focus of the projects from detail engineering to less riskier investments in companies

  4. Implementation Progress Ad Indicators:Planning and implementation of the agreed sets of indicators as part of the EU core indicators – in relation to project commitments (ERDF) • Generally good to very good across all programmes - both with respect to financial implementation and attainment of the agreed objective indicators.

  5. Conclusions for the current programming period • STRAT.AT islargelycompatiblewiththe EUROPE 2020 strategy -- > currentstrategiesand OPs continuetoserveas a referenceframework • Due to limited amounts programmesare not suitableas „economicsteeringelements“ • The consequencesofthecrisesareamelioratedby national interventions • Challengesforremainingtermoftheprogrammingperiod 2007-2013: • Implementation ofsystemadaptationstoaccountforthemore stringent requirementsfortheauditsystemintroduced in theperiod 2007-2013, but withouthinderingorslowing down theoverallprocess; • Furthermore, thesituationthatthemanagementofthecurrentprogrammesandthecomplexplanningprocessoperate parallel atseverallevels (national, region) shouldbesolved in thenewprogrammingperiod

  6. Conclusions for the further design of the EU Structural Policy 2014 • Goodgovernanceprinciples must bestrictlyobservedby all sidesavoidanceof an excessivedensityofregulations, timelyandcleardefinitionoftherulesandavoidanceofany ex-post additionsornewinterpretations • Improvetheperformanceofthesystem: et.al. sufficientresources • Verticalcoordination: deepentherelationshiptothe NRP • Harmonisationoftheregulations: bythe EC aswellas in the national financialaidrules – e.g. with EU frameworkprogramme • Proportionality • As regardscontent: emphasis on researchandtherelateddevelopmentoflocationsaswellasmore on „CO2reduction“ • Whatisneeded: frameworkconditionsfromthe EU and MS thatpermitand/orencouragehigherrisktoleranceandenableclear, enforceablestrategies.

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