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Contribution of the regional policy to the development of rural areas

Contribution of the regional policy to the development of rural areas. Pierre GODIN EU Commission, DG REGIO, Unit "Thematic development" ------------------------------------------------ AER Committee C "Regional Policy", Exeter, Devon, 19 October 2005. 1. Cohesion: objectives & priorities.

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Contribution of the regional policy to the development of rural areas

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  1. Contribution of the regional policy to the development of rural areas • Pierre GODIN • EU Commission, DG REGIO, • Unit "Thematic development" • ------------------------------------------------ • AER Committee C "Regional Policy", • Exeter, Devon, 19 October 2005

  2. 1. Cohesion: objectives & priorities • The Cohesion Policy in simple words and figures: • * to reduce the gap between the regions ("convergence"), focussing on the less-developed regions, • * to help all the regions to meet the challenges of the globalisation of the economy ("competitiveness"), • * to improve the co-operation between EU regions, • * to contribute to the Lisbon / Göteborg strategies, to promote competitiveness in a sustainable way: • - economy: knowledge/training, RTD-I, ICT, SME, • - social issues: employment, health, ageing, poverty, • - environment: climate, natural resources, transport. • * Cohesion policy = about 1/3 of the EU budget.

  3. Objective strengthen economic and social cohesion and reduce regional disparities Instruments three Objectives and four Community Initiatives; 49.5% of the population in EU25 live in areas covered by Objective 1 or Objective 2 Financial resources about Euro 233 bn representing one third of the EU's total budget or 0.45% of the EU‘s GDP Cohesion Policy between 2000 and 2006

  4. Geographical concentration Regions below or close to 75% threshold Art. 5+6 Gen.Reg. GDP/head average 1999-2000-2001 below 75% in EU25 statististical effect below 75% in EU15 above in EU25 "naturally" above 75% because of growth other regions Index EU 25= 100 Source: Eurostat

  5. 2. Specific references to rural areas (RA) in the draft ERDF Regulation and SGC • Convergence: no specific reference, but covered • Regional competitiveness / Employment Objective: • - ERDF Art.5§2a, Environment: • Infrastructures / biodiversity → economic diversification of RA, • - SGC §3.3: RA around cities (agriculture, services, tourism); • remote RA (poor infrastructures and services, no diversification) • - SGC §4.1.1, Transport: secondary connections covering RA, • Territorial Cooperation Objective: • - ERDF, Art.6, cross-border cooperation: links between cities and RA • - SGC §5.6, Interregional cooperation: links between cities and RA • Particular territorial features (economic diversification of RA): • - ERDF, Art.9: focus on accessibility (transport, ICT), new activities, • links with cities, tourism / amenities, • - SGC §5.2: focus on services of GEI, connectivity, innovation, • sustainable tourism, integrated approaches for development poles in • RA (SM towns, clusters based on local assets, ICT use).

  6. 3. Opportunities for implementing the thematic priorities of ERDF/SGC in rural areas (RA) • → How to retain and attract people in remote RA? • → How to diversify the activities? • Coverage with services of general interest (attractiveness): • - accessibility: secondary connections (roads, railways, waterways), • - ICT: web access (SMEs+public), e-services, e-health… • - water, energy, postal service, health, waste treatment, • Support to SMEs, RTD & innovation in rural areas (competitiveness): • - co-operation between rural SMEs and local antennas of universities on bio-mass / -fuel / -tech / -diversity; environmental risks. • - creation of SMEs+clusters (rural + urban) (food, wood, handicraft, ICT), • Quality rural tourism in a sustainable way (example of diversification): • - satisfaction of the needs of the tourists, workers & local population, • - management of the natural and cultural heritage, • - local economy, local employment, quality of life, eco-education.

  7. 4. Complementarity / consistency between ERDF, EAFRD, EFF in rural / "coastal" areas (RA /CA) • Risk of overlapping: • → Infrastructures related to accessibility / transport • - RA: local roads, • - CA: fishing ports, • → Processing and marketing infrastructures (related products) • - RA: food and forestry sectors, • - CA: fishery and aquaculture, • → Other activities: economic diversification, support to SMEs, tourism. • "No-funds'-land" risk: ERDF→ cities; EAFRD→ farmers; EFF→ fishers • Procedure for ensuring complementarity, consistency, demarcation: • - ERDF (Art.9) / EAFRD / EFF: at the level of the OPs, • - SGC §5.2 (ERDF / EAFRD): main guiding principles in the NSRF, • → in principle: ERDF → large scale // EAFRD, EFF → small scale

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