South-East Europe 2020 strategy Marius Andersen, Eurostat

Outline South-East Europe (SEE) 2020 strategy– strategy and indicators IPA 2014-2020 Discussion questions

Introduction Eurostat receives requests for data on the enlargement countries to be used as targets and performance indicators in planned assistance programmes The current work on indicators rose from a wish to measure the impact of the assistance as well as the performance of the beneficiaries. South-East Europe (SEE) 2020 strategy– strategy and indicators IPA 2014-2020

SEE2020 strategy - growth pillars Integrated growth Smart growth Sustainable growth Inclusive growth Governance for growth

SEE2020 strategy – Headline targets SEE 2020 Pillar Integrated Growth Targets Increase intra-regional trade in goods by more than 230% Increase overall FDI inflows to the region by at least 120% Smart Growth Increase GDP per person employed by 33%; Add 300,000 highly qualified people to the region's workforce Sustainable Growth Target Increase the rate of enterprise creation by 20% Increase exports of goods & services per capita from the region by 130% Increase efficient use of energy by achieving a minimum 9% energy saving of the final inland energy consumption Renewable Energy Sources 2020 targets (national targets) Inclusive Growth Increase the overall employment from 40.2% to 45.2% Governance for Growth Increase government effectiveness by 20% by 2020 [1] Target set forth by the Regional Energy Strategy to be achieved by 2018

Next Generation Competitiveness Initiative (NGCI) The (NGCI), a joint European Commission/OECD project, is planned to support the SEE2020 strategy with two main objectives Identify possible regional sectors for support through analysis of sectors that may be subject to constraints limiting the competitiveness. In a later stage, this component aims to enhance the competitiveness of such identified sectors. Monitor the implementation of the SEE2020 strategy using a number of indicators, to a large degree based on European statistics

IPA 2014-2020 The European Commission is preparing the next round of IPA for the period 2014-2020 DG Enlargement lead the work with identifying indicators to monitor the results of the assistance in all areas of assistance, not just statistics Macro level indicators A Specific set of indicators specific to each sector of assistance

Summary A more result oriented focus of the assistance Positive signal representing an increased interest in statistics for the enlargement countries Involvement of statistical offices in indicator design essential Quality assurance Large number of indicators, over diverse statistical areas Increased data collection for monitoring purposes There is a risk that the monitoring of the strategies could be to extensive.

Discussion questions What are the reactions to the increased focus on measuring effect of assistance programmes? What are fitting indicators for measuring the impact of the assistance programmes and general progress? How do the NSIs assess the added burden of developing and reporting on the indicators? SEE2020 strategy: Could the SEE2020 headline targets be harmonized with the EU2020 indicators, and if so for which pillars? Or is it more suitable to have a different set of headline targets for this strategy?