Europe 2020 - Future Cohesion PolicyOurania Georgoutsakou

Senior Policy CoordinatorAssembly of European Regions (AER)

15-­‐18  maggio  2012

PFN Milano

Assembly of European Regions (AER)

254 regions -33 countriesIndependent and apolitical

Role:AdvocacySupport knowledge transfer

Introduction

Health in:Europe 2020

Future Cohesion Policy

What does this mean for the regions?

What should regions be doing?

Lessons learned and next steps

Outline

1h45’ is long - we will share the speaking time!Ask questions - I promise to try to answer…Think outside the boxBe prepared to think on your toes

… you have been warned

Rules of Engagement

Europe 2020:

Have you heard about it?Do you work with it?

Question

What is it?

Europe’s growth strategy 2010-2020Smart, sustainable and inclusive economyFollows on Lisbon strategy

Europe 2020

1. Employment75% of the 20-64 year-olds to be employed2. R&D3% of the EU's GDP to be invested in R&D3. Climate change / energygreenhouse gas emissions 20% (or even 30%, if the conditions are right)lower than 199020% of energy from renewables20% increase in energy efficiency4. EducationReducing school drop-out rates below 10%at least 40% of 30-34-year-oldscompleting third level education5. Poverty / social exclusionat least 20 million fewer people in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion

Europe 2020 TARGETS

Smart GrowthDigital Agenda for EuropeInnovation UnionYouth on the move

Sustainable GrowthResource efficient EuropeIndustrial policy for the globalisation era

Inclusive GrowthAgenda for new skills and jobsEuropean platform against poverty

Europe 2020 FLAGSHIP INITIATIVES

What does Europe 2020 say about health?Focus R&D on resolving societal challenges, includinghealthUse modern technologies in healthActive and healthy ageing populationHealth and safety at workAccess to health for allOvercome health inequalities

Europe 2020 & Health

Is this what your region is prioritising in health?

Are these priorities in line with your regions’ priorities?

Do you think there is something missing?

What do you think about the position of health in theEurope 2020 strategy?

Questions

What is the impact on the regions?

Setting the political priorities for EuropeSetting the financial priorities for EuropeEuropean semester

Europe 2020 IMPACT

Method for European economic governanceAlign national economic and budgetary policiesEvaluate progress of EU towards achieving Europe 2020and identify challengesHow:MS develop national reform programmes and budgetarystrategiesPeer reviewed - Commission evaluates and Council givescountry-specific recommendations

Europe 2020 & European Semester

Convinced so far?

Does Europe 2020 seem more relevant now?

Thinking you should go home and read more about it?

1. Who’s role do you think it is to inform you in the regions about Europe2020?

2. What do you think your region could/should be doing?

3. What changes do you think your region would have to make to betteraddress Europe 2020?

4. What do you think Europe 2020 should address to better address yourregions’ needs?

Discussion

European Cohesion Policy

Have you heard about it?

Do you work with it?

Question

Economic, social and territorial cohesionReap benefits of single market - create European added

valueRemove disparities between the regionsContribute to the achievement of Europe 2020 Leverage for national/regional investment - EU co-financing

Cohesion Policy INTRODUCTION

Total budget = 347 billion (2007-2013)Health listed as a priority for action5 billion euro directly allocated to health infrastructureFurther (indirect) health investment (training, ICT…)Challenges re sustainable and strategic investments inhealth

Health & Cohesion Policy today

Main trends

Thematic concentration - link to Europe 2020

Economic, social and territorial cohesion

Focus on results, impact & EU added value

Cohesion Policy tomorrow

Future Cohesion Policy BUDGET (tbc)

€ 376 billion€ 347 billionCP budget

36.7%35%% total EU budget

Post-2013Today

Less developed regions - € 162.6 billionTransition regions - € 38.9 billionMore developed regions - € 53.1 billion

Future Cohesion Policy Categorisation

European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)Infrastructure; energy; information society

European Social Fund (ESF)Employment policies - training

European Territorial Cooperation (ETC)Cross-border or transnational - exchange of experience

Cohesion FundEnvironment, trans-European transport networks

Connecting Europe facilityTransport, energy & ICT - Commission-ledOutermost + sparsely populated regions

Future Cohesion Policy INSTRUMENTS

1. Strengthen research, technological development andinnovation

2. Enhance access and use of quality ICT3. Enhance competitiveness of SMES4. Shift to low-carbon economy5. Promote climate change adaptation6. Protect environment7. Sustainable transport8. Employment and labour mobility9. Social inclusion and combating poverty10.Education, skills and LLL11.Institutional capacity and efficient public administration

Future Cohesion Policy PRIORITIES

ERDF scope: invest in health and social infrastructure

Promote innovation

ICT: deploying broadband; developing ICT products andservices; strengthening ICT applications for e-health

Promote social inclusion and combat poverty: invest inhealth and social infrastructure which contribute tonational, regional and local development, reducinginequalities in terms of health status and transition frominstitutional to community based services

Future Cohesion Policy & Health ERDF

CSF priority activities:

Invest in innovation: innovative solutions; researchinfrastructure and equipment

Create infrastructure to quickly implement new ideas inthe market (new services, new tools)

Take up new technologies (e-health) Business incubators to support entrepreneurship, also in

health and care sectors

Future Cohesion Policy & Health ERDF

Do you have an example of using ERDF funding in yourregion?What did you do?What is the outcome?What is your evaluation of using ERDF funding?Who did you have to work with?(national level, regionallevel?)

Question

ESF mission: adaptation to change; high levels of employment,education and training

Min 20% allocated to promoting social inclusion and combatingpoverty

employment and labour mobility through active and healthyageing

invest in education and life-long learning: upgrade skills andcompetences of the workforce

Social inclusion/combating poverty: access to affordable,sustainable and high-quality services, incl. health care andsocial services of general interest

Enhance institutional capacity: efficient public administration,capacity building for stakeholders

Future Cohesion Policy & Health ESF

CSF priority activities: Anticipate and counsel on shifts in labour market needs,

including health and care sectors Support self-employment and entrepreneurship in health

and care sectors for young people and people inprecarious situations (unemployed, disability, inactive)

Promote healthy lifestyles and tackle health risk factors(phyiscal inactivity, smoking, alcohol-related harm)

Future Cohesion Policy & Health ESF

Do you have an example of using ESF funding in yourregion?What did you do?What is the outcome?What is your evaluation of using ESF funding?Who did you have to work with (national/regional level)?

Questions

ETC scope: cross-border, transnational and interregionalcooperation

all 9 thematic priorities apply

BUT thematic concentration: 4 themes for CB and TNcooperation; all themes for IR cooperation

employment and labour mobility through active andhealthy ageing

Future Cohesion Policy ETC

Do you have cross-border cooperation in the areas ofhealth?What was the impact?What is your evaluation of the experience?

Questions

2012 -2013: debate and adopt MFF + legislative proposals forcohesion policy post-2013 (EP + Council)

2012: Commission Common Strategic Framework + publicconsultation

2013: Commission and MS negotiate National Reform ReferenceFrameworks and Operational Programmes

2014: new cohesion funding programmes enter into force

Future Cohesion Policy TIMELINE

National Reform ProgrammesAnnualImplementing Europe 2020Linked to European Semester

Cohesion Policy MILESTONES

National Strategic Reference FrameworksNegotiated with Commission and adopted prior toprogrammes’ launchNational strategy re cohesion policy - regions’ andstakeholders’ contribution is matter of national procedureSelect thematic priorities and outline proposed actions

Cohesion Policy MILESTONES

Operational ProgrammesNational or regional/ specific per policy area or generathematic approachlist how money will be spent with indicative annual budgetsCan be renegotiated with Commission but complexRegions normally identify own priorities and then negotiatewith national government to have these reflected in final OP

Cohesion Policy MILESTONES

Is your region already working on this? Is your region talking to someone about what you would

like to see cohesion policy funding spent on in your region?What more do you think needs to be done?

Questions

Important lessons from past periods:Be strategicMake sure health is included in the national/regionaloperational programme - drafted this yearThink health everywhere - indirect investment can have adirect impactSTART NOW!

Future Cohesion Policy LESSONS LEARNED

Have you started preparing for cohesion policy post-2013?Does health figure among your region’s priorities?Would you need support? From who, for what?What about working with other regions? (among Italian

regions, in European networks, with your representativesin European institutions?)

Questions

Grazie perl’attenzione

Ourania GeorgoutsakouAER Senior Policy Coordinator

Social Policy& Public HealthTel/fax: +32 2 880 95 65

g.ourania@aer.eu