Urban dimension in the Polish Operational Programmes Anna Baucz Department of Structural Policy Coordination March 2009 Prague

2 16 Polish Regions

3 Poland as an experimental field of the reformed Cohesion Policy The biggest allocation for Poland for period: More than 67 bln EUR = 20 % of the Cohesion Policy budget  OP Infrastructure and Environment – the biggest operational programme in the history of Cohesion Policy – 27,9 bln EUR  OP Human Capital – the biggest operational programme from the ESF 9,7 bln EUR from ESF Success of Polish NSRF = success of Cohesion Policy

4 Polish Operational Programmes  20 OPs for ERDF/CF = 16 Regional OP + 4 centrally managed OPs  16 Regional Operational Programmes  OP Development of Eastern Poland  OP Innovative Economy  OP Infrastructure and Environment  OP Technical Assistance  1 OP for ESF - OP Human Capital (ESF)

5 Distribution of the EU resources in the Operational Programmes NSRF = 67.3 billion EUR

6 Strategic Programming System in Poland

7 1. Growth of competitiveness and innovativeness of the economy 2. Improvement of the condition of the technical and social infrastructure 3. Growth of employment and raising its quality 4. Building an integrated social community and its safety 5. Development of rural areas 6. Regional development and raising the territorial cohesion Priorities 2 and 6 will have a direct impact on city development National Development Strategy Goals and Priorities Raising the level and quality of life of Polish inhabitants: individual citizens and families

8 Strategic objective of NSRF: Creation of conditions for the growth of competitiveness of knowledge and entrepreneurship based economy assuring the increase in employment and in the level of social, economic and territorial cohesion Objective 1: Improving the functioning standard of public institutions and development of partnership mechanisms Objective 2: Improving the quality of human capital and enhancing social cohesion Objective 6: Balancing development opporunities and supporting structural changes on rural areas Objective 5: Increase of the competitivene ss of Polish regions and countering their social, economic and territorial marginalisatio n Objective 4: Improving the competitiveness and innovativeness of enterprises, including in particular the manufacturing sector with high added value and development of the services sector Objective 3: Establishment and modernization of technical and social infrastructure crucial for better competitiveness of Poland National Strategic Reference Framework Objectives

9 National Strategic Reference Framework According to the NSRF urban dimension will be realised within 3 areas of activity:  Using the potential of the largest urban centres as a driver of regional development  Strengthening the relationship between metropolis and urbanised areas and surrounding areas  Promoting internal cohesion of urban areas, in order to reduce a high concentration of economic, environmental and social problems within major urban centres

10 Urban issues within OP Urban issues within Polish Operational Programmes:  16 Regional Operational Programmes  OP Infrastructure and Environment  OP Development of Eastern Poland ******************************************************** OP URBACT II

11 Regional Operational Programmes (1)  Urban dimension is implemented mainly through 16 Regional OP  Regions recognize economic renewal and revitalization of cities as an important stimulus for regional development processes. Hence the important role of cities in the programming of EU funds  The policy towards cities is differently placed depending on ROP  A vast majority of regions dedicates relevant priority axes to „urban” projects  Some regions want support cities or some of their functions but consider these activities as elements of ROP complementary priorities e.g. in such areas as economic infrastructure or local development

12 ROP for Silesia Region PriorytetyCele szczegółowe RPO WSL PrioritiesDetailed priorities R+D, innovations and entrepreneurship Information society Tourism Culture Environment Sustainable urban development Improving of the competitiveness of the urban areas of the region Transport Education infrastructure Health Technical Assistance

13 Priority 6 of the ROP for Silesia Region: Improving of the competitiveness of the urban areas of the region Measure/ SubmeasureERDF (in EUR) Priority VI. Sustainable urban development (18% of the allocation) Measure 6.1. Enhancing the regional growth centres Measure 6.2. Rehabilitating deprived areas Submeasure Rehabilitating – cities Submeasure Rehabilitating – towns

14 Regional Operational Programmes (2) Revitalisation Types of revitalisation projects:  restoring the value of public and economic uses of degraded areas (including post-industrial and post-army areas)  the development of city centres and deprived areas  the development of local infrastructure, creating conditions to enhance investment attractiveness of deprived arreas  housing renewal EUR 1,176 million of the total amount allocated to ROPs, i.e. 7% of the total ERDF (this includes funding for housing)

Region (voivodeship) The amount allocated for revitalization (in EUR) Total amount in ROP (in EUR) Percentage in ROP (%) Dolnośląskie Kujawsko-Pomorskie Lubelskie Lubuskie Łódzkie Małopolskie Mazowieckie Opolskie Podkarpackie Podlaskie Pomorskie Śląskie Świętokrzyskie Warmińsko-Mazurskie Wielkopolskie Zachodniopomorskie Total Detailed expenditure breakdown under intervention category 61 – urban/rural renewal by regions

16 Regional Operational Programmes (3) Housing Housing investments projects are supported at regional level (ROP) Expenditures must not exceed 3% of the total ERDF allocation for given OP Possible investments: Renovation of common parts of multifamily residential buildings Adaptation of existing buildings for social housing for those in need

17 Region (Voivodeship) The amount allocated for housing (in EUR) Total amount in ROP (in EUR)Percentage in ROP (%) Dolnośląskie Kujawsko-Pomorskie Lubelskie Lubuskie Łódzkie Małopolskie Mazowieckie Opolskie Podkarpackie Podlaskie Pomorskie Śląskie Świętokrzyskie Warmińsko-Mazurskie Wielkopolskie Zachodniopomorskie Total Detailed breakdown of expenditure in Intervention Category 78 – Housing infrastructure, by regions

18 OP Infrastructure and Environment Urban dimension will be realized mainly through 3 Priority Axes:  VII: Environment friendly transport, mln EUR (including mln EUR from the CF)  XI: Culture and cultural heritage, 576,4 mln EUR (including 490mln EUR from the ERDF)  XIII: Infrastructure of higher education 588,2 mln EUR (including 500mln EUR from the ERDF)

19 OP Infrastructure and Environment VII Environment-friendly transport increasing a proportion of environmentally friendly public transport in metropolitan areas, clean urban transport system extension of the railway network priority will be given to projects that integrate various transport sub-systems

20 OP Infrastructure and Environment XI Culture and cultural heritage  construction, extension and reconstruction of cultural institutions located in the city centre  The project foreseen here are considered as crucial for their key role played in achieving the goals in the cultural sector  Investments in culture increase location attractiveness for investors and citizens, determine development of tourism and co-determine the metropolitan function of cities

21 OP Infrastructure and Environment XIV Infrastructure of higher education  construction and reconstruction of infrastructural objects Aim: develop modern academic centres in leading universities in Poland

22 Development of Eastern Poland OP Specific objective: Development of selected metropolitan functions of voivodship cities 1) Priority Axis III: Voivodship growth centres - forseen activities: -Collective municipal transport system (support for environment friendly transport projects) -Infrastructure of congres and fair travel (construction and modernization of infrastructure for fairs, congresses and conferences) 2)Additionaly Priority Axis: Modern Economy and Transport Infrasturcture will contirbute to implementing urban policy (here: modernization of infrastructure of universities, supporting innovativeness, industrial parks, innovation centres)

23 URBACT II URBACT Polish cities participate in URBACT projects since May Polish cities have been actively involved in URBACT URBACT II Polish cities show great interest in participation in the URBACT II projects, this indicates a strong demand for the knowledge about the integrated urban development within the Polish cities Currently the Polish partners participate in 19 out of 25 URBACT II projects (which makes the second place regarding the number of partners)

24 Conclusions  Ministry for Regional Development will commission the Ex- ante evaluation of the urban dimension of the Polish OP  Urban dimension within the Polish OP is significant but not quite coordinated  In the new financial perspective one should consider the possibility to support functional areas as the metropolitan areas or cities with their surrounding – the coordination of support for these areas at the Community level may have considerable added value

Thank you for your attention Ministerstwo Rozwoju Regionalnego ul. Wspólna 2/4