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MANAGEMENT
Boosting growth and jobs:
is regional policy putting this
into practice?
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Concentration of the effort on competitiveness (21st
century activities)
Member States must ‘earmark’ resources on such strategic
investments (€230 billion now targeted on Lisbon priorities)
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Concentration of resources on least prosperous
Regions with GDP per head below 75% of EU average: over ¼ of
population
Member States with GDP per head below 90% of average: 13 MS with
25% of population
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MANAGEMENT
Who gets what?
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Convergence
81.9% (regions lagging behind the most)
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Competitiveness
15.7%
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Territorial co-operation
2.4%
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Total budget €347bn, which will unlock up to €700bn
A method based on what works:
Programming, Partnership
and
Decentralised Management
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MANAGEMENT
Index EU 25 =
100
Source: Eurostat
Geographical Eligibility
for Structural Funds
Support 2007-2013
Objective 'Regional
Competitiveness and
Employment'
Phasing-in regions,
"naturally" above 75%
Convergence objective
statistically affected regions
Objective 'Regional
Competitiveness and
Employment'
Convergence objective
(Regions < 75% in
EU 25)
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Who can apply for funds?
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Huge range of potential recipients:
Businesses including SMEs
Public bodies
Associations
Voluntary groups
•
All projects considered if meet selection criteria of
managing authority of relevant programme
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Compulsory publication of beneficiary lists
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Is it worth it?
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Evidence suggests positive contribution to growth, national
convergence and reduction of interregional disparities
•
Ex-post evaluations demonstrate positive employment
effects
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Clear benefits in terms of regional governance
Since 2000, investments have created some 600,000 net jobs, 160,000 in new
Member States.
Every euro invested led to an average € 0.9 in additional funding from public
and private sources. In more developed regions, this induced expenditure can
go as high as 3 times the initial investment.