REGIONAL POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION LSE/CASE Weak Market Cities Programme LSE/CASE Weak Market Cities Programme Why do declining cities matter to the EU ? City reformers Group meeting Sylvie Harburger Policy work officer Directorate-General Regional Policy Urban Actions Unit

REGIONAL POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION The urban dimension in EU policies  No Competence  Sustainable urban development concept (since 98)  Regional Policy (ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund)  Others EU policies: environment, energy, transports, employment, research, education and culture, etc.  A guide on the urban dimension in all EU policies (EN, DE, FR)  urban/index_fr.htm urban/index_fr.htm urban/index_fr.htm

REGIONAL POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION Interservice group on Urban Development 14 DGs Employment, Social Affairs & eq. opp. Enterprise and industry Internal market and services Health and Consumer Protection InformationSociety Justice Freedom & Security DevelopmentEuropAid Secretariat- General Transport Environment Research and TechnologicalDevelopment Education and Culture Regional policy

REGIONAL POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION Regional Policy = 3 Funds The European Fund for Regional Development (EFRD), The European Social Fund (ESF) The Cohesion Fund

REGIONAL POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION Regional Policy = 3 objectives The Convergence objective The Regional Competitiveness and Employment objective The European Territorial Co-operation objective

REGIONAL POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION Situation and trends: regional disparities In 2004, the top regions (with 10% of the EU population) had a GDP per head that was almost 5 times higher than that in the bottom regions (with 10% of the EU population)

REGIONAL POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION Convergence, And Regional Competitiveness and employment objectives: Allocation: 347,5 billions EUR

REGIONAL POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION The European Territorial Co-operation objective Strengthen cross-border co-operation through joint local and regional initiatives, EUR 6.44 billion trans-national co-operation aiming at integrated territorial development, EUR 1.83 billion interregional co-operation and exchange of experience, including URBACT (dedicated to urban issues), EUR 445 million EUR 8.7 billion (2.5 % of the total) available for this objective for cross-border, for transnational and for inter-regional co-operation.

REGIONAL POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION Population density

REGIONAL POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION The Urban Audit: state of play Current data collection 300 Cities, 330 indicators, on EU27 + CH, NO, TR cities > inhabitants, 54 indicators

REGIONAL POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION Data availability for core cities per domain

REGIONAL POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION The State of European Cities Report, May 2007 Ecotec research and Consulting Ltd The State of European Cities Report, May 2007 Ecotec research and Consulting Ltd Main chapters Demographic profile of Cities Competitiveness of Cities Living in Cities Power of Cities

REGIONAL POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION Population change

REGIONAL POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION Typology of Urban Competitiveness ?

REGIONAL POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION The typology rests on the following criteria 1.Size 2.Economic structure 3.Economic performance 4.Key drivers of competitiveness : –Innovation –Entreneurship –Talent base –Connectivity

REGIONAL POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION Transformation poles Strong industrial past, but well on their way to manage change and development activities Key characteristics : –GDP per capita at national average –GDP growth at national level –High employment rate –Average share of employment in manufacturing –Low older workers employment rate

REGIONAL POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION Transformation poles, examples Plzen Glasgow Lille Torino Kaunas Birmingham Saint Etienne Leipzig Bremen Belfast

REGIONAL POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION 484 Million Europeans … where of …300 Million live in urban areas of more than 50,000 inhabitants 3 findings: - Cities, engines of growth and employment - Cities, places of disparities - biggest economic and social disparities - Territorial stability inside EU territory

REGIONAL POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION Urban dimension in regional policy (1) From deprived areas to mainstreaming For deprived areas :    Urban Pilot Projects    Initiative URBAN I = 118 programmes, € 953 Mio FEDER    URBAN II =70 programmes, € 750 Mio FEDER

REGIONAL POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION Urban dimension in regional policy (2)    “ Mainstreaming ” the urban dimension   Each Member State presents a proposal, The Commission negotiates and approves after discussions with each Member State and an interservice consultation (with all DGs)

REGIONAL POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION Regional Policy programming period A 7 years pluriannual programming exercice –National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) = 27 –Operational Programmes (OPs) = 335 ERDF OPs, 117 ESF OPs Territorial cooperation programmes (INTERREG IV, URBACT II, Regions for economic change)

REGIONAL POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION URBAN Acquis Urban Planning Physical regeneration Economic development Social inclusion Environmental Issues Urban Mobility Financing urban renewal Exchange of experience Networking Good governance Participation Qualification Education Programme (Management) Integrated urban development plan Integrated urban development, A common framework, Leipzig Charta 2

REGIONAL POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION Integrated approach to sustainable urban development Complex and long term processComplex and long term process Many critical success factors, includingMany critical success factors, including –accessibility and mobility, –access to service facilities, –the natural and physical environment, –culture, –SMEs, and innovation, –employability, –social inclusion and public safety.

REGIONAL POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION Integrated approach to sustainable urban development An integrated approach across different fieldsAn integrated approach across different fields A clear long-term vision, with action planA clear long-term vision, with action plan A critical mass of financing,A critical mass of financing, A wide range of partnersA wide range of partners various levels of government: national, regional and local, private and voluntary sectors. Networking and exchange of experienceNetworking and exchange of experience (URBACT)

REGIONAL POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION URBACT II Programme URBACT II Programme Priority Axis 2 Attractive and Cohesive Cities 1. 1.Integrated Development of Deprived Areas and Areas at Risk 2. 2.Social Integration 3. 3.Environmental Issues 4. 4.Governance and Urban Planning Priority Axis 1 Cities, Engines of Growth and Jobs 1.Promoting Entrepreneurship 2.Improving Innovation and Knowledge Economy 3.Employment and Human Capital

REGIONAL POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION URBACT Thematic networks Main instrument for the exchange between cities Established around the themes listed in the OP Two calls for proposals: 2007 and 2010 In total 46 networks planned Local Support Groups in all networks (involvement of elected local representatives) Thematic Experts (to guide and follow the process)

REGIONAL POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION URBACT Beneficiaries Cities (municipalities, organised agglomerations) + Regional and national authorities + Universities and research centers + Private partners and associations (restricted) No size limit for cities EU-27 plus Norway and Switzerland

REGIONAL POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION URBACT II Next Steps Commission decision to be adopted, by end Sept. 07 Constitutive meeting of the URBACT II Monitoring Committee, on 4 October 2007 –Approval of the Technical Document –Approval of the first round of calls for proposals Launch of the first calls for proposal, in October 2007 Launch Conference in Berlin, on 5/6 November 2007 Start of the first networks end 2007/beginning 2008

REGIONAL POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION Sources of information Regulations (C.R. 1080/2006 and 1083/2006) Community Strategic Guidelines , especially chapter de.htm de.htmCommunication C(2006) 385 „Cohesion Policy and cities. The urban contribution to growth and jobs in the regions“ ( ) de.htm (in all languages) with annexed working paper de.htm

REGIONAL POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSIONhttp://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/atlas2007/fiche_index_en.htm Cohesion Policy Factsheets

REGIONAL POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION For more information  Cohesion Policy : Factsheets   INFOREGIO (DG REGIO website)  URBACT  Urban Audit