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Evolution of EU Regional Policies in Italy. The Italian experience in dealing with Structural Funds. MILAN. ROME. NAPLES. Challenges in cohesion. Population Total 58.750.000 (12% of EU) North 39.300.000 (appr. 2/3rd) South 19.450.000 (appr. 1/3rd) Welfare GDP Total 107% of EU av.
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Evolution of EU Regional Policies in Italy The Italian experiencein dealing with Structural Funds
MILAN ROME NAPLES Challenges in cohesion Population • Total 58.750.000 (12% of EU) • North 39.300.000 (appr. 2/3rd) • South 19.450.000 (appr. 1/3rd) Welfare • GDP Total 107% of EU av. • GDP North 120% of EU av. • GDP South 72% of EU av. Languages and dialects • 34 different dialects • 12 different languages Urbanisation • Urban population approx. 20% of the total • Rome (2.800.000) - 7.400.000 • Milan (1.300.000) – 3.700.000 • Naples (1.000.000) – 3.100.000
MILANO TORINO BOLOGNA ROMA BARI NAPOLI PALERMO South Italy: the “Mezzogiorno” Poverty rate: North: 31,6% Mezzogiorno : 68,4% Unemployment rate: Italy: 8,7% Mezzogiorno : 17,7%
Problems of “Mezzogiorno” ASSISTANCE POLICY SUBSIDIES AND NOT INCENTIVES GEOGRAPHICAL UNBALANCES DIFFERENT STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT SCARCE PROGRAMMING THE CATHEDRALS IN THE DESERT
National Policy for MezzogiornoThe Fund for Under-utilised Areas Institutional Agreements NEGOTIATED PROGRAMMING Need for moreconvergence with theEU SFsin terms ofrules and criteria … Framework Programme Agreements
Key elements of Italian Reg. Pol. • NEGOTIATED PROGRAMMING • INTERACTION AMONG ADMINISTRATIVE LEVELS • COMPROMISE BETWEEN DIFFERENT INTERESTS • TRANSPARENCY IN PROCEDURES • MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES • DECENTRALISATION • INTEGRATED APPROACH • PERFOMANCE BONUSES • PARTNERSHIP SCHEMES • PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP • INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIP • SOCIAL PARTNERSHIP
MILANO TORINO BOLOGNA ROMA BARI NAPOLI PALERMO OBJECTIVE 1 REGIONS The “Mezzogiorno” in the SFs Structural Funds 2000-2006 50.000.000.000€ Approx. 50% co-funded by the EC Approx. 70% managed by Regional Governments Objective 1 regions 108.000 km2 19.300.000 pop.
The Italian Community SupportFramework - its structure 94% Absorbed
Operational Programmesin the Italian CSF • National Operative Programmes (NOP)14.123.667.000 € • Research, innovation and Academy • Education • Crime prevention and control • Enterprise support schemes • Interregional transports • Fishery • Technical Assistance • Regional Operative Programmes (ROP)31.953.048.000 € • Basilicata Region • Calabria Region • Campania Region • Apulia Region • Sardinia Region • Sicily Region
MILANO TORINO BOLOGNA ROMA BARI NAPOLI PALERMO CONVERGENCE REGIONS COMPETITIVENESS REGIONS The new SFs programming period Structural Funds 2007-2013 46.000.000.000€ Approx. -8% compared to the previous period15 Regional Programmes for Competitiveness5 Regional Programmes for Convergence5 National Programmes for Convergence1 National Programme for Competitiveness2 Interregional Programmes for Convergence
The Italian choice for 2007/13 To make National Policy for “Mezzogiorno” completely coherent with the European development and cohesion Policy and share its objectives of economic, social and territorial cohesion and national competitiveness Thus Italy (Central Government and all the Regional Governments)decided to have a single strategic document designed through a single programming scheme.This entails that the NSF (QSN) includes both the EC and National Policies
In practical terms... EUROPEAN SIDE The budget law proposal being discussed in the Parliament has allocated about 63 billion € for the Fund for Under-utilised Areas The allocation among regions is being discussed on the basis of the SF allocation The allocation between Centre-North and Southern Regions is 15% and 85% respectively The proportion of resources allocated between Centre and Regions is respectively30% and 70% NATIONAL SIDE
Synergies between EU and National resources in the Italian NSF