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The EU perspective on poverty maps and their use. A case for poverty maps. Small deprived areas have difficulty receiving funds Better defining the target areas Indirectly approaching the most vulnerable, e.g. Roma without the ethnic criteria
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The EU perspective on poverty maps and their use
A case for poverty maps • Small deprived areas have difficulty receiving funds • Better defining the target areas • Indirectly approaching the most vulnerable, e.g. Roma without the ethnic criteria • Example: Hungary, 33 poorest micro-regions host 1/3 of the Roma but only 10% of the national population
Commission's contribution • 1.2 m EUR for this cooperation with the World Bank • Pilot study in Bulgaria and Denmark • National Statistical Offices's involvement in further development of the maps and their use after are crucial
Poverty maps in service of the national Roma integration strategies National strategies: • set goals for education, employment, healthcare and housing of the Roma • define the geographical scope of the excluded communities • foster a dialogue with Roma communities and leaders
The spread of poverty • Poverty – a characteristic of • persons • households • neighbourhoods • areas • regions
From the policy perspective... • If poverty characterises an area, individuals are trapped in a system of problems. • Policy attempts to empower the local community by...
... training people and giving them new skills • providing public transport, make commuting easier • better business environment (IT, transport) • services of general interest: schools, hospitals • reducing environmental pollution
Cohesion Policy 2014-20 Member States are invited to • develop strategies to address the needs of the poorest and the excluded groups of society • Choice between: • geographical approach: areas affected (poverty mapping is necessary) • target group approach: low income, migrants, Roma, disabled etc. (poverty maps are not necessary).
Reinforced social dimension of new European Social Fund • 25% of the Cohesion envelope for the ESF (84bn) • 20% of the ESF for promoting social inclusion and fighting poverty • ESF investment priority on the integration of marginalized communities, such as Roma • simplified financial management procedures and focus on results • earmarking for capacity building of NGOs • better coordination of various fund to allow for integrated approaches strands of funding
Sustainable urban development • 5 % of the Regional Development Fund will support sustainable urban development • and this may be combined with the European Social Fund • Poverty maps to help define deprived urban areas
Poverty maps to help improve the targeting Structural Funds • More effective targeting of Structural Funds to promote economic, social and territorial cohesion • The territorial approaches are not visible enough in the current European Social Fund, the poverty maps could help correct this
Thank you for your attention Szilvia.Kalman@ec.europa.eu Bartek.Lessaer@ec.europa.eu DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion