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8 th Progress Report: The urban and regional dimension of the crisis

ESPON 2013 Programme Internal Seminar Territorial Evidence for Cohesion Policy 2014-2020 and Territorial Agenda 2020 4 December 2013 Vilnius. 8 th Progress Report: The urban and regional dimension of the crisis. Eric von Breska, Head of Economic Analysis Unit,

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8 th Progress Report: The urban and regional dimension of the crisis

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  1. ESPON 2013 Programme Internal Seminar Territorial Evidence for Cohesion Policy 2014-2020 and Territorial Agenda 2020 4 December 2013 Vilnius 8th Progress Report: The urban and regional dimension of the crisis Eric von Breska, Head of Economic Analysis Unit, DG Regional and Urban Policy

  2. Impact of the recession 2007-2011

  3. Change in employment and GVA

  4. Unemployment increases

  5. Reversing convergence

  6. More young people without a job or in training or education

  7. Growing poverty and exclusion

  8. Public deficit (as % of EU GDP) at national level, EU-27, 2000-2012 Source: Eurostat

  9. Public investment at sub-national levels, EU-27, 1997-2012 (% of EU GDP) Around 60% of total public investment in the EU-27 is carried out by sub-national authorities Source: Eurostat

  10. In short…. • Impact of the crisis is uneven and unfinished • Trade and FDI are recovering, but unemployment remains high • Risk of poverty and exclusion is growing • Government finances including of sub-national authorities have deteriorated

  11. Implications for cohesion policy • Important role of cohesion policy in supporting growth enhancing investments in Member States (3rd pillar of EU's economic policy triangle) • Focus cohesion investments on key sectors for growth, employment and competitiveness • Need to increase value for money through a stronger focus on performance and results

  12. Implications for ESPON • Focus • Research on fields linked to the thematic objectives of cohesion policy which cover key aspects of Europe 2020 strategy. • Projects should identify how they will contribute to improve policy actions aiming at enhancing sustainable growth, employment and competitiveness in the EU.

  13. Implications for ESPON • Support policy design, monitoring and evaluation of results • Help stakeholders to improve the design, implementation and/or evaluation of their actions. • Provide swift response to requests from policy makers at the European, national and regional level. • Produce short papers facilitating the use of research results in policy making.

  14. Implications for ESPON • Enhance and reinforce ESPON • Alignment of research with policy agenda: • Improve interactions between scientists and policy makers • Enhance steering of research projects • Strengthen in-house expertise • Faster and more efficient procedures

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