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REGIONAL POLICY
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The urban dimension 2007-2013:State of play and perspectives
Władysław Piskorz
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR REGIONAL POLICYDirectorate for Policy Development
Brussels, Cities of tomorrow, 20-21 December 2010
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Promoting sustainable urban development in Europe:
1.The urban dimension of EU Regional policy 2007-2013
2.The urban dimension in the future cohesion policy
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1. The urban dimension of EU Regional policy 2007-2013 (1)
• Operational Programmes 2007-2013
– Mainstreaming of the URBAN Community Initiative (Art. 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006)Spreading the methodological concept to cities and regions
across EuropeAll cities eligible in all three cohesion policy objectives
– But: No automatism for urban actions within OPs or for access to funding
– Need for cooperation between cities and their (regional/national) Managing Authorities
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1. The urban dimension of EU Regional policy 2007-2013 (2)
1. Strengths
1. Urban development as an important topic in many OPs
2. More funding available (€10bn for urban priority axes)
3. Financial engineering (JESSICA)2. Weaknesses
• Strong sectoral focus, without integrated approach(asymmetry between EU-15 and EU-12)
• Only few signs of direct local involvement
• Insufficient use of positive experience from URBAN
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1. The urban dimension of EU Regional policy 2007-2013 (3)
• Insufficient participation in the programming and ownership of actions
• Participation mainly formal & informal consultation of institutional actors in programming phase.
• Majority of municipalities absent in drafting of OPs
• Citizens rarely have ownership of projects
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2. Perspectives for the urban dimension in the future cohesion policy (1)
Main elements (I):
An improved urban mainstreaming
Thematic alignment with Europe 2020 objectives
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2. Perspectives for the urban dimension in the future cohesion policy (2)
contribution to Europe 2020
• developing metropolitan structures and strengthening the links between innovation strategies and urban development (smart growth);
• promoting green, compact and energy-efficient cities (sustainable growth);
• combating multiple deprivation, poverty and the segregation of ethnic groups and rehabilitating disadvantaged urban areas (inclusive growth);
• addressing ageing population issues and demographic change in cities (inclusive growth).
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2. Perspectives for the urban dimension in the future cohesion policy (3)
• A stronger role for cities in implementing cohesion policy (in programming and decision-making)
• A more functional approach to programming
• Targeted actions for areas suffering from multiple deprivation/disadvantaged neighbourhoods
• Integrated approach (legacy of URBAN – Art.8!)
• Supporting the implementation through European networking (better use of URBACT)
• Financial engineering instruments
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2. Perspectives for the urban dimension in the future cohesion policy (4)
Urban regeneration principles
• integrated approach
• local empowerment
• tailor-made solutions
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Thank you very much for your attention!
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