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Territorial Agenda of the European Union 2020

This presentation discusses the Territorial Agenda of the European Union for 2020, focusing on the importance of integrating territorial aspects into national, regional, and local development policies. It identifies the main challenges with territorial impact and provides strategies for handling them. The role of ESPON in strengthening evidence-based implementation and supporting territorial cohesion is emphasized.

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Territorial Agenda of the European Union 2020

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  1. Territorial Agenda of the European Union 2020 Zsuzsanna Drahos Hungarian Ministry of National Development ESPON seminar 21 June 2011, Gödöllő

  2. Objectives of HU PRESin the field of territorial development General goal at EU level: - to achieve economic, social and territorial COHESION - Europe 2020 Strategy Goals of Hungarian Presidency: • to increase the visibility and to contribute to the debate on the future of cohesion policy: reaching a common interpretation and identify potential consensus areas; • to contribute to the objective of territorial cohesion with revising the Territorial Agenda 2007

  3. HU PRES events (CP, TC)

  4. Territorial Cohesion in progress

  5. Context of the revision of Territorial Agenda 2007 ESPON SynthesisReport EU2020 BarcaReport Treaty of Lisbon Regions 2020 5thCohesionReport Greenpaper TA2020 TA evaluation Evaluation of AP1 TSP update

  6. Challenges and priorities of the TA2020 Priorities Challenges and potentials • Globalization, economic and financial crisis • EU integration and growing interdependence of regions • Social challenges – demographic change, migration, segregation • Climate change – territorially diverse impacts • Energy challenges come to the front • Loss of biodiversity, vulnarable natural, landspace and cultural heritage • Polycentric and balanced development • Integrated development of cities, rural and specific regions • Territorial integration of CBC and transnational functional regions • Global competitiveness based on local economies • Territorial connectivity • Connecting ecological, landscape and cultural values

  7. Result:Territorial Agenda 2020 … why is it important? • It identifies the main challenges with territorial impact and the possibilities to handle them; • it shows the way how to integrate territorial aspects into national, regional and local development policies. … for who is it important? • Local, regional, national, sectoral policy makers, European institutions; • Enterprises, NGO-s, citizens. …. when is it important? • Policy making; • elaboration of programmes and action plans; • elaboration of calls for proposals; • project implementation; • monitoring process of program and project implementation.

  8. Integration of territorial aspects Multi-level governance Place-based approach Subsidiarity Partnership Local demands Territorial specificities Local potential Synergic effects Integrated approach Territorial impacts Development priorities (Policy making, programme planning, implementation)

  9. The role of ESPON • Strengthening the evidence based implementation • Stronger focus on territorial cohesion • Need for further knowledge and methodological support

  10. Thank you for your attention! Zsuzsanna Drahos zsuzsanna.drahos@nfm.gov.hu

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