Fifth Progress Report on Economic Fifth Progress Report on Economic and Social Cohesionand Social Cohesion

Danuta Hübner

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CONTENT OF THIS REPORTCONTENT OF THIS REPORT

• Main conclusions of the public consultation• Update of data on cohesion• Analysis of how EU growth and regional

convergence are driven by the sectors of the future

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THE MAIN MESSAGE OF THE THE MAIN MESSAGE OF THE PUBLIC CONSULTATIONPUBLIC CONSULTATION

• Strong support for an ambitious European cohesion policy

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PARTICIPANTS IN THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE PUBLIC CONSULTATIONPUBLIC CONSULTATION

• More than one hundred contributions were received:– 17 Member States (more than 80% of the EU

population)– 37 from regional and local authorities; many of

them are joint statements– All the others: economic and social partners,

territorial organisations, civil society, academia and citizens.

Website: http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/conferences/4thcohesionforum

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EU COHESION POLICY EU COHESION POLICY AFTER 2013AFTER 2013

• Re-nationalisation of this policy is rejected

• Support for a European cohesion policy for all the EU regions

• Priority to lagging behind regions

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CONVERGENCE AND CONVERGENCE AND COMPETITIVENESSCOMPETITIVENESS

• No convergence without competitiveness

• Priority to investments in innovation, skills and education, sustainable development and European wide infrastructures

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NEW CHALLENGES NEW CHALLENGES

• Integrated approaches – EU cohesion policy cannot be the only policy instrument

• Stronger coordination with other Community policies

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COOPERATION BETWEEN COOPERATION BETWEEN EUROPEAN REGIONSEUROPEAN REGIONS

• Clear demand for its strengthening in the future

• One of the best examples of the added value of European cohesion policy

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GOVERNANCE OF THE GOVERNANCE OF THE COHESION POLICYCOHESION POLICY

• Demand to continue simplifying European cohesion policy

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UPDATE ON COHESION: UPDATE ON COHESION: ECONOMIC CONVERGENCEECONOMIC CONVERGENCE

GDP per head (PPS), 2000-2005

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Convergence Transition RCE

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UPDATE ON COHESION: UPDATE ON COHESION: SOCIAL CONVERGENCESOCIAL CONVERGENCE

Unemployment rate, 2000-2006

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WHAT DRIVES CONVERGENCE:WHAT DRIVES CONVERGENCE: HIGHEST EMPLOYMENT SHIFTS IN CONVERGENCE AND HIGHEST EMPLOYMENT SHIFTS IN CONVERGENCE AND TRANSITION REGIONSTRANSITION REGIONS

Employment Changes, 2000-2005

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WHAT DRIVES CONVERGENCE:WHAT DRIVES CONVERGENCE:HIGH AND MEDIUM-HIGH TECH MANUFACTURINGHIGH AND MEDIUM-HIGH TECH MANUFACTURING

High and medium-high tech manufacturing employment, 2000-2006

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