PROSPECTS FOR STRUCTURAL FUNDS 2014-2020 3 July2012 Sue Baxter, BIS.

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PROSPECTS FOR STRUCTURAL FUNDS July2012 Sue Baxter, BIS

SO WHAT’S CHANGED ?  Economic landscape : recession & Eurozone crisis  EU budget & Structural Funds in particular :  MORE focussed on driving the EU forward vs global competitors / EU 2020 (external)  LESS focussed on ‘reblancing’ between regions and social groups within the EU / SEM (internal)  Concentration of EU investment on top drivers of EU growth & delivering UK National Reform Plan  More flexibility to align EU funds to increase impact (regional, social, rural and fisheries)  Streamlining red tape

EU ‘COMMON STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK’ INVESTMENT THEMES 1.Innovation and R&D 2.ICT: Improving access; quality and usage 3.SMEs: Improving competitiveness, incl. in the agricultural and aquaculture sectors 4.Shift to low carbon economy 5.Climate change adaptation and risk management 6.Environmental protection & resource efficiency 7.Sustainable transport and unblocking key networks 8.Employment and labour mobility 9.Social inclusion and fighting poverty 10.Education, skills and lifelong learning 11.Improving institutional capacity for efficient public administration

EUROPEAN COMMISSION’s UK PRIORITIES – STRUCTURAL FUNDS -  Increasing R&D spend & ‘localising’ impact of national investment  Improving access to finance for SMEs  More renewable energy  NEETS / youth unemployment; marginalised groups into employment  Higher level skills  What else?....

OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES  Structural Funds to deliver strategic national targets ( export-led growth; key enabling technologies; more internationally competitive SMEs; higher skilled workforce )  Smarter planning & national match funding to pull through strategic policy (esp ERDF)?  Stretching the EU budget further = more loans / fewer grants  Minimising red tape to encourage flexibility  Cheaper to administer (public sector squeeze)  Stronger performance management & accountability  THIRD SECTOR MUST BE GEARED UP TO BENEFIT... or?....

More integrated programmes / geographic flexibility  Community-led local development (all 4 funds) ‘Local Action Groups’ able to draw on all 4 Strategic Framework funds according to an integrated plan.  Joint Action Plans (ERDF & ESF only) Lump sum payments to a single beneficiary up to €10m or 20% of an Operational Programme (whichever is lower) to manage a group of projects aimed at a specific purpose (but not for major infrastructure)  Integrated Territorial Investments (ERDF & ESF only) Urban development or Territorial strategy drawing on a multiplicity of programme strands and programmes. Management can be delegated to a city or NGO. LOCAL FOCUS : NEW OPPORTUNITIES

‘LESS DEVELOPED’ REGIONS  GDP/head below 75% EU27 average  75%-85% EU co-financing available for wider range of activities  Safety net” of 2/3 of previous allocation for regions moving ‘up’ and out of this category  At least 25% spend must be from European Social Fund  Likely to be West Wales and the Valleys + Cornwall and Scilly Isles

‘TRANSITION’ REGIONS  GDP/head between 75% and 90% of EU27 average  60% EU co-financing  Safety net” of 2/3 of previous allocation for regions moving ‘upwards’ into this category  At least 40% spend must be from European Social Fund, of which 70% of each programme must focus on only 4 priorities, with 20% earmarked for tackling social exclusion at national level  80% ERDF to focus on only 3 priorities  Likely to include : –Devon –Lincolnshire –East Yorkshire & N. Lincolnshire –Shropshire & Staffordshire –South Yorkshire –Merseyside –Lancashire –Tees Valley & Durham –Highlands & Islands –Cumbria –Northern Ireland

‘MORE DEVELOPED’ REGIONS  GDP/head more than 90% EU27 average  50% EU co-financing  At least 52% spend must be from European Social Fund, of which 80% of each programme must focus on only 4 priorities  At least 20% ESF to focus on social exclusion at national level  80% ERDF to focus on only 3 priorities:  Innovation  SME competitiveness  Low carbon and energy efficiency (at least 20%)

TIMELINES & DEPENDENCIES  EU 7 year budget framework: next spring 2013?  To set financial allocations to countries; to special status areas (eg transition) & to priority issues  Then European Parliament (3months + ?), then back to governments (3 months + ?)  Then UK business plan negotiated with Commission, followed by programme proposals (3 months + ?)  Earliest possible start : Spring 2014 but Eurozone turbluence, requirement for unanimous agreement by 27 governments & German elections likely to push back schedule (last time round: budget framework Dec ’05; structural funds agreement July ’06 – without European Parliament!)

KEY QUESTIONS  What will change the local economic game and buck the trend?  How will the difference be measured?  How much & when?  Fuzzy boundaries?: o Different partnerships for different issues? o Different geographies for different issues?  Please contact us: & talk to the roving partnership team….