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Position of the Commission
Services on the development of
Partnership Agreement
and programmes in
ROMANIAfor the period 2014 2020
Bucharest, 5 November 2012
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Main Economic challenges
Economic slowdown, fuelling budget deficit Low employment rate: 62,8% Shrinking FDI flows Widening regional disparities Structural weaknesses on competitiveness
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Main Challenges
Economic slowdown, fuelling budget deficit Low employment rate: 62,8% Shrinking FDI flows Widening regional disparities Structural weaknesses on competitiveness
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Europe 2020 headline targets Current situation inRomania
National 2020 targetin the NRP
3% of expenditure on research anddevelopment
0,47% 2%
20% greenhouse gas (GHG) emissionsreduction compared to 1990
+9% (2010 emissionscompared to 2005)-7% (2020 emissionscompared to 2005
+19% (national bindingtarget for non ETS sectorscompared to 2005)
20% of energy from renewables 23,4 24%
20% increase in energy efficiency Under revision 10 Mtoe
75% of population aged 20-64 should beemployed
62,8 (2011) 70%
The share of early school leavers should beunder 10%
17,5% (2011) 11,3%
At least 40% of 30-34 years old should havecompleted a tertiary or equivalent education
20,4% (2011) 26,7%
Reducing the number of people at risk of poverty or exclusion by 20 mill. In the EU
-788,000 (2011) -580,000
Main challenges Global Vision
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Cohesion Policy in Romania
Extremely low absorption rate (
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Low labourmarket
participation
Underdevelopedinfrastructure
endowment
Low competitivenessand weak RDI system
Inefficient use of natural resources
Weakadministration
and publicgovernance
MainChallenges:
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Low labourmarket
participation
Labour force potential insufficiently tapped Low employment levels combined with increasing youth
unemployment High share employed in agricultural activities Difficult labour market integration for vulnerable groups,
Roma in particularBottlenecks in education and training
Romania underperforming for early school leaving, tertiary
attainment and basic skills Mismatch between labour market needs and labour skills Low participation in lifelong learning
High share of population at risk of poverty & social exclusion People living in rural areas and vulnerable groups especially
affected, particularly the Roma
Challenges
Total Employment rate (20-64 years) and youthemployment rate (20-29 years)
Total Unemployment rate and youthunemployment rate (15-24 years)
YearYear
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Low labourmarket
participation
Bottlenecks in education and training Romania underperforming for early school leaving, tertiary
attainment and basic skills Mismatch between labour market needs and labour skills Low participation in lifelong learning
High share of population at risk of poverty & social exclusion People living in rural areas and vulnerable groups especially
affected, particularly the Roma
Challenges
Early leavers from education and training, by country (%) - 2011
Data for 2011 for ME, US and JP not available
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Improving human capital through higher employmentand better social inclusion and education policies
Reducing early school leaving targetingparticularly students from rural anddisadvantaged areas
Improving quality, efficiency and labourmarket relevance of education and training
Promotion and diversification of life-longlearning (LLL) targeting mainly low skilled
Upgrading and modernising education andtraining infrastructure
2. Fundingpriority: Improve
access to,participation in and
quality of education and
training
Low labourmarket
participation
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Improving human capital through higher employmentand better social inclusion and education policies
Expanding, diversifying and improving accessto social and healthcare services in particularfor vulnerable groups and isolated localities
Modernisation of the health system, includingthrough the rehabilitation of infrastructures
Fostering community-led local developments in
rural areas, to promote social inclusion Diversification of activities in coastal andmaritime areas affected by the restructuring of the fisheries sectors
3. Fundingpriority:
Promoting socialinclusion, inparticular by
enhancing accessto healthcare andsocial services
Low labourmarket
participation
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Improving human capital through higher employmentand better social inclusion and education policies
Creating new employmentopportunities in agricultural and non-agricultural sectors
Promoting acquisition of new skills forfarmers and non-farmers
Fostering community-led localdevelopment initiatives for increasinggrowth and employment and retainingpopulation
Elements of particular
relevance for rural
areas
Low labourmarket
participation
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Continuous decline of the rail sector: Shrinking demand due to declining reliability Excessive length of the network with respect to the traffic &
maintenance capacity Low performance of the railway companies and obsolete
equipmentLow international accessibility and regional connectivity:
Low motorway endowment hampers attractiveness for FDIs andcontributes to congestion and fatalities rate
Untapped potential of inland navigationLow broadband coverage
Low broadband take-up and low rate of internet usage Rural areas more affected
Underdevelopedinfrastructure
endowment
Challenges
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Developing modern infrastructure for growth and jobs
Streamlining the railway system, upgradingthe core networks, including ERTMSinvestments and modernising the railwaycompanies;
Extending and upgrading the road andmotorway network, improving connectivity
of major urban agglomerations Supporting other modes andinterconnecting points, in particular tofoster navigability of the Danube
1. Fundingpriority: Building
accessibility of growth poles to theinternal market by
investing in theTEN-T network
Underdevelopedinfrastructure
endowment
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Developing modern infrastructure for growth and jobs
Extension of broadband infrastructures inmarket failure areas, in particular ruralareas
Promoting the extension of New GenerationAccess in case of market failure
Developing monitoring and mapping tools
Fostering the use and demand for ICT,through development of products andservices and e-commerce and thepromotion of ICT training
2. Fundingpriority:
Enhancing accessto and use andquality of ICT
Underdevelopedinfrastructure
endowment
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Challenges
Fragile economic structure, largely composed of SMEs: Specialised in low added value areas Low productivity
Obstacles to developmentTerritorial imbalances
Uneven development between regions and urban / rural areas Need to tackle the untapped potential of rural and fisheries and
maritime areas
Inefficient RDI system Low public expenditure, poorly demand driven Fragmented R&I system Low private expenditure reflecting unfavourable framework
conditions for business R&I
Low competitivenessand weak RDI system
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Promoting economic competitiveness and localdevelopment
Fostering innovation and transfer of knowledge, including through thedevelopment of clusters and providingtailored access to services;
Supporting the life cycle of enterprises:from the setting-up and during their
lifetime; Improving the business environment andfacilitating access to public funding (one-stop-shop mechanism)
1. Fundingpriority:
Supportinginnovation and
competitiveness of economic operators
and improvingbusiness
environment
Low competitivenessand weak RDI system
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Promoting economic competitiveness and localdevelopment
Promoting entrepreneur skills for potentialand existing managers Facilitating the reconversion and
diversification of agricultural activities, bysupporting the conditions for localdevelopment, including through investmentsin local infrastructures
Promoting supply structures in the fisheriessector to support producer groups
Diversifying the economic base e.g. betterexploit the potential of the blue economy
2. Fundingpriority: Promoting
entrepreneurship,including in rural,
maritime & fisheriesareas and improving
the economicenvironment in rural
& coastal areas,including related
local infrastructure
Low competitivenessand weak RDI system
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Promoting economic competitiveness and localdevelopment
Supporting access to tailoredservices for SMEs, including toaccess international markets;
Promoting access to finance,through financing engineeringinstruments;
Easing access to microfinance, inparticular in agricultural sectorand for young people
3. Fundingpriority: Smoothing
access to financeand advanced
business servicesfor SMEs
Low competitivenessand weak RDI system
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Promoting economic competitiveness and localdevelopment
Supporting public research, focussing onkey sectors stemming from demand drivennational strategy and excellence centres
Promoting private research, tacklingcurrent impediments and facilitating thecommercialisation of research outcomes
Enhancing the capacity of Romanian R&Dinstitutions to integrate EU andinternational networks
4. Fundingpriority: Boosting
demand driven R&Dcapacity and
infrastructures
Low competitivenessand weak RDI system
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High energy intensity and GHG emission levels
Hinder the competitiveness of economic operators
Low profitability of energy efficiency measures due to regulated prices
Low endowment of environmental infrastructures Slow investment pace of water supply & wastewater infrastructures
Highly deficient waste management system Significant source of water pollution and eutrophication
Numerous polluted soils, hindering developmentHigh energy intensity and GHG emission levels
Hinder the competitiveness of economic operators
Low profitability of energy efficiency measures due to regulated prices
Fragile biodiversity Confronted with challenging threats of losses, including in the Black Sea
Vulnerability to risks Exposure to extreme weather conditions, exacerbated by climate change Lack of skills and tools to prepare risk prevention plans and implement risk
management structures
Challenges
Inefficient use of natural resources
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Optimising the use and protection of natural resourcesand assets
Increasing energy efficiency Supporting sustainable urban
transport strategies andinfrastructures
Promoting carbonsequestration through agro-forestry systems
1. Fundingpriority:
Promoting energyefficiency and low-
carbon economyand strategies
Inefficient use of natural resources
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Optimising the use and protection of natural resourcesand assets
Supporting the nationaladaptation strategy
Promoting risk preventioncapacity
Supporting risk managementskills and structures
2. Fundingpriority: Reducing
vulnerability torisks, supporting
adaptation toclimate change anddeveloping disaster
managementsystems
Inefficient use of natural resources
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Optimising the use and protection of natural resourcesand assets
Continuing water and wastewaterinvestments
Treatment of polluted soils Promotion of agricultural practices
improving buffer and filter function
of soils Preserving and enhancing
biodiversity
3. Fundingpriority:Protecting
environment andbiodiversity by
valorising natural
sites andimplementingacquis relatedinvestments
Inefficient use of natural resources
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Ineffectiveness of the public administration Lack of policy making capacity Overregulated environment prejudicing business environment
and public investment capacityRooted in structural governance deficiencies
Political interferences and blame and shame management => Fuels in turn aversion to decision and risks, together with
bureaucracy and lack of ownershipInefficiency and poor performance of the judiciaryScattered e-government initiatives
Ineffective as not mainstreamed in holistic modernisationschemes
=> Minimum endogenous conditions to efficiently makeuse of external assistance, wasted in vain, are not met
Challenges
Weak administrationand public
governance
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Modernisation and reinforcement of the nationaladministration and of the judiciary
Increasing efficiency and effectiveness of theadministration, through streamlined and simplified
procedures Reinforcing coordination and policy making capacitiesand empowerment, including by improved recourseto partnership mechanisms
Enhancing the professionalism, independence andattractiveness of the administration
Tackling through structural endogenous reformsgovernance deficiencies
Supporting the recommendations issued from theCooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM)
1. Fundingpriority:Enhancing
institutionalcapacity and anefficient publicadministration
Supporting the development of e-governmentinstruments and measures, as part of underlyingcomprehensive ministerial modernisation schemes
2. Fundingpriority:
StrengtheningICT applications
for e-government
Weak administrationand public
governance
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European Territorial Cooperation
Most relevant priorities:
RDI fostering integration in international networks Climate change adaptation and risk prevention and
management Initiatives in favour of marginalised communities Improvement of transport connections under the TEN-T
policy
Coordination and alignment between operational programmesand the EU strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) required
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Ex-ante conditionalitiesAim at ensuring effective and efficient use of EU Funds1. Strategy for reinforcing administrative capacity2. Comprehensive and multimodal transport master plan
3. Adoption of national R&I strategy for smart specialisation4. National strategy for poverty reduction5. Effective public procurement system6. National / regional strategy(ies) for health7. Strategy for reducing early school leaving
8. Modernisation and strengthening of labour market institutions9. Improved data collection for fisheries management10. Reliable recording system for monitoring State aid expenditure11. Agricultural strategy and functional cadastre system12. Advisory capacity in agriculture and forestry sectors
13. Strategic plan for aquaculture
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Effective programme design & deliveryDrawing lessons from the current period
Programmes supporting sectoral strategies, anchored inoverarching mid-term development strategic policy
Preparation of pipeline of mature projects, support toreinforce the beneficiary capacity and streamlineprocedures
Enhanced coordination (ACIS), possibly extended to otherFunds (EAFRD, EFF, ECT, Connecting Europe Facility)
Overcome weaknesses in the management and controlsystems
Any management model cannot substitute reformsrequired to overcome current shortcomings
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Next steps: the way forwardNegotiation process for Partnership Agreement (PA) inRomania
Positionpaper sentto Romania
Launchevent
Informaldialogue
withRomania(workinggroups)
Romaniasends PA
through SFC
observationssent to
Romania
2012 2013
CPRadopted
October November December
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