Welcome to Objective 2 programme Urban Areas Netherlands 01/07/2019 DG REGIO/Unit D3/PL

1. Introduction The European Commission has decided to contribute actively to the development of the Netherlands by co-financing the Objective 2 programme for "urban areas in difficulty" over the 2000-2006 period. The programme covers 11 zones in 9 cities. The total cost of the programme amounts to around EUR 588 million, of which the European Regional Development Fund will provide EUR 199.7 million. 01/07/2019 DG REGIO/Unit D3/PL

1.2 The map of the eligible area 01/07/2019 DG REGIO/Unit D3/PL

1.3 Description of the area The eligible areas correspond to some 658 000 inhabitants, characterised by a high population density and a high proportion of ethnic minorities. They were selected on the basis of poverty and long-term unemployment. While per capita income in the Netherlands as a whole is above the EU average, cities score below the national average and this trend is even more pronounced in the eligible areas, with some areas reaching only 71% of the national average. Data on people receiving social security payments confirms that the level of poverty in the eligible areas is considerably above the city average. 01/07/2019 DG REGIO/Unit D3/PL

1.3 Description of the area Alongside this, unemployment levels remain high compared to the national average and are much higher in the four major cities, which vary from 27.7% for Amsterdam to 10.6% for Maastricht- Noord. The target groups for Objective 2 projects cover women, those with low levels of education, those from ethnic communities and the long-term unemployed, as these groups have clearly benefited less from the economic growth of recent years. 01/07/2019 DG REGIO/Unit D3/PL

1.3 Description of the area The eligible areas are the following: Amsterdam (Bijlmer & Amstel, Groot-Oost), Rotterdam (Delfshaven, Feijenoord), Den Haag (Centrum- Zuid), Utrecht (Westflank), Enschede (Stedelijk hart), Arnhem (Kern), Nijmegen (Kanaalgebied), Eindhoven (StEw), Maastricht (Noord). 01/07/2019 DG REGIO/Unit D3/PL

1.4 Main regional indicators in EU and in the Netherlands in 1988-1998-9 Source: Second report on Economic and Social Cohesion, January 2001 Economy Labour market GDP/head Empl. rate%,1999 Unempl. rate% 1988 1998 Agri. Indust. Servi. 1989 1999 EU 15 100,0 100,0 4,5 29,2 66,0 8,4 9,4 Nederland 97,7 111,0 3,0 21,2 70,6 8,4 3,3 Noord Nederland 94,2 104,9 3,9 24,9 65,9 10,8 5,3 Groningen 119,1 130,8 2,4 23,5 67,8 12,4 6,0 Friesland 79,7 93,3 3,8 26,2 65,2 11,0 4,1 Drenthe 82,4 89,4 5,9 24,8 64,6 8,2 5,9 Oost-Nederland 83,9 96,4 3,6 23,6 67,6 8,9 3,0 Overijssel 86,2 96,9 4,0 28,4 62,4 9,0 3,1 Gelderland 83,9 98,6 3,5 21,6 69,5 8,8 3,0 Flevoland 72,7 80,8 3,1 18,9 73,6 8,7 3,1 West-Nederland 107,0 125,3 2,3 16,3 76,3 8,0 3,1 Utrecht 103,4 142,4 1,1 15,7 78,5 7,3 2,3 Noord-Holland 111,7 131,9 2,3 15,0 77,8 8,1 3,3 Zuid-Holland 104,7 117,7 2,6 16,5 75,7 8,4 3,2 Zeeland 107,0 100,6 4,0 26,5 63,9 6,7 3,5 Zuid-Nederland 92,1 107,1 3,7 27,6 63,4 8,1 3,1 Noord-Brabant 93,5 111,9 3,6 27,5 64,1 8,1 2,8 Limburg (NL) 89,5 97,1 3,8 27,7 62,0 8,0 3,7 01/07/2019 DG REGIO/Unit D3/PL

2. Development strategy 2.1 Description of the strategy The formulated strategy has led to the identification of following three operational priorities that are reflected into the separate sub programmes per area: Urban economic environment Stimulating economic activity Enforcement socio-economic potential 01/07/2019 DG REGIO/Unit D3/PL

2. Development strategy 2.2 Expected program impact and specific objectives The plan includes the following socio-economic indicators: Number of companies established in target area Unemployment People employed Long term beneficiaries of social security Liveability Criminality 01/07/2019 DG REGIO/Unit D3/PL

2. Development strategy The plan has also identified a number of indicators on priority level. Per priority three indicators are distinguished, quantified and labelled (result-output). Examples are: number of jobs created (target value 6500 jobs), revitalisation of existing business sites (120 ha), SMEs receiving a financial contribution (500) and number of environment projects (27). 01/07/2019 DG REGIO/Unit D3/PL

3. Priorities and measures Priority 1: Urban economic environment Measure 1.1: Improvement physical environment: Upgrade of existing and creation of new business locations and business accommodation centres. Development of tourist-locations Measure 1.2: Improvement sustainable economic quality and attainability Rearrangement of public space in the close surrounding of business areas; development green areas and optimisation outer space. Physical and digital disclosure of business locations. Improvement tourist infrastructure in view of conserving the cultural-historical heritage. 01/07/2019 DG REGIO/Unit D3/PL

3. Priorities and measures Priority 2: Stimulation of economic activity Measure 2.1: Enforcement competitive position of industry and stimulating entrepreneurship: Improving condition as well as direct support of companies in the form of follow-up and advice; Action to improve the competitive position of present companies, including ‘starters’ Actions in order to attract existing companies from outside the eligible area. Improvement business climate (regulations, safety, facilities, etc.) Improving internal co-operation within business society and co-operation with knowledge institutes, exploring possibilities offered by ICT 01/07/2019 DG REGIO/Unit D3/PL

3. Priorities and measures Measure 2.2: Urban radiation and information and knowledge networks Exchange of knowledge and good practices with other cities, for instance by setting up networks. Studies and research towards the application of new technologies. Actions in favour of the (external) promotion and marketing of the eligible areas, including the organisation of events 01/07/2019 DG REGIO/Unit D3/PL

3. Priorities and measures Measure 2.3: Improvement operation labour market: Fight against unemployment; Research and pilot actions of labour market policy Facilitating co-operation between industry and professional education Improvement of non-regular schooling infrastructure Creation of conditions to stimulate the demand, including equal opportunity actions 01/07/2019 DG REGIO/Unit D3/PL

3. Priorities and measures Priority 3: Enforcement social economic potential Measure 3.1: Local involvement, environment and security : Actions aimed at securing business locations and general measures of prevention and enforced control. Projects to improve the environmental quality fight against pollution. Managing and controlling the outer space, green areas, etc. Local management of waste disposal, for instance by setting up recycling processes. Enforcement of social networks 01/07/2019 DG REGIO/Unit D3/PL

3. Priorities and measures Measure 3.2: Social-economic activation: Creation of multi-functional facilities in order to fulfil a social need. Providing facilities for public space and access to the information society Activities to promote equal opportunities and infrastructure which contributes to facilitate the combination of career and family live. Actions aimed at increasing tolerance and activation of interactions between different inhabitant-groups Strengthening communication and co-operation between authorities, inhabitants and social organisations 01/07/2019 DG REGIO/Unit D3/PL

3. Priorities and measures Priority 4: Technical Assistance 4.1 TA – managing costs Managing and monitoring expenses 4.2 TA – other expenditure Promotion, publicity and research 01/07/2019 DG REGIO/Unit D3/PL

4. Management and contact information The Ministry of Internal Affairs will act as the Managing Authority for the programme. A Monitoring Committee will be chaired by the Dutch Minister for Urban Policy and will include representatives from the respective city councils, a representative of the section within the Ministry of Internal Affairs for integration and minorities, and representatives from the Ministry of Economic Affairs, SME-Netherlands and the EU. 01/07/2019 DG REGIO/Unit D3/PL

4. Management and contact information Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties Grote Steden- en Integratiebeleid Schedeldoekshaven 200 - Postbus 20011 NL-2500 EA Den Haag Tel.: +31.70.4266426 Fax.: +31.70.3639153 E-mail.: info@minbzk.nl Web: Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties "Urban areas Netherlands" Obj. 2 Programme 01/07/2019 DG REGIO/Unit D3/PL

4. Management and contact information European Commission: Mr. Willebrord. Sluyters DG Regio D3 (Benelux, Austria) CSM1, 6/97 B-1049 Brussels Tel.: +32-2- 295 46 67 Fax: +32-2- 296 64 71 e-mail: willebrordus.sluyters@cec.eu.int 01/07/2019 DG REGIO/Unit D3/PL

5. Financial and technical information Title : Objective 2 Programme "Urban Areas Netherlands" Intervention type : Single Programming Document CCI No. : 2000NL162DO002 No. of decision : C(2001)650 Final approval date : 23-MAR-01 01/07/2019 DG REGIO/Unit D3/PL

6. Financial breakdown Breakdown of Finances by priority area (in millions of Euros) Priority area Total EU Public aid cost cont. EC+oth.) 1 Urban economic environment 333.517 100.25 313.503 2 Stimulating economic activity 162.253 58.018 142.154 3 Enforcement of social economic potential 77.513 34.467 76.923 4 Technical Assistance 14.673 6.935 14.673 Total 587.956 199.670 547.253 Financial Breakdown by Funds (in millions of Euros) EU Contribution ERDF Total : 199.67 199.67 100.00% 100.00% 01/07/2019 DG REGIO/Unit D3/PL