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Territorial diversity in the current and future EU cohesion

policy

Marjorie JOUEN

RURALEST

Crisan 21st April 2013

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1- Main features of the EU cohesion policy

It aims at: Reducing disparities between regions (Treaty of

Rome) With “special attention to least favoured regions

or islands, including rural areas” (Single Act) And “ … areas affected by industrial transition,

and regions which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps such as the northernmost regions with very low population density and islands, cross-border and mountainous regions” + “outermost regions” (Treaty of Lisbon)

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1- Main features of the EU cohesion policy

It is financed through: ERDF ESF Cohesion Fund

Allocated according to territorial criteria: GDP/capita at regional level Unemployment rate, sectoral occupations,

population density … Physical characteristics (borders, islands,

…)

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1- Main features of the EU cohesion policy

It promotes regional/ territorial development based on: SWOT analysis and territorial diagnosis regional / local partnership Integrated regional strategy

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2 – Territorial diversity in the current programming period

Before 2006 2007-2013

Funds ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund, Pillar II of CAP, EFFisheries

ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund

Tools (1) Community Initiatives (EU networking to solve territorial challenges: LEADER (rural), URBAN (urban), PESCA (costal), INTERREG (Territorial coop.), RECHAR, RETEX, RESIDER …

% for urban areas; territorial coop. objective

Tools (2) Innovative actions: e.g. urban, culture,

LEADER (EAFRD) and FARNET (EFF)

Territorial integrated approach

For all types of areas Limited only to ESF + ERDF

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3- Territorial diversity in the future programming period

Common Strategic Framework = ESI Funds (ERDF, ESF, Cohesion fund, EARDF, EFFM) under the same regulation

Territorial cohesion (art. 174 + art. 349)

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3- Territorial diversity in the future programming period

Partnership Agreement (national) should include: A territorial diagnosis (SWOT) A list of areas selected for territorial coop.

(including macro-regional strategies and maritime basins strategies)

A list of tools or methods securing an integrated use of the funds for the territorial development of urban, rural, coastal, fishery areas, as well as areas with specific territorial handicaps

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3- Territorial diversity in the future programming period Provisions for an integrated approach for

geographical areas most affected by poverty or concentrating special groups at risk of discrimination

New tools for a territorial integrated approach: Community Local Led development (LEADER

type tool, for all types of areas) Integrated Territorial Investment (ESF,

ERDF, EAFRD, EMFF)