1. Cohesion Policy Data needs
Presented by Lewis Dijkstra, PhD
Deputy Head of the Analysis Unit

2. Structure Activities last 12 months Priorities for the coming years
Urban and regional impact of the crisis (8PR)
Assessing impact with a territorial dimension
GDP and beyond: Actions
Priorities for the coming years
Cohesion Policy: Proposals and negotiations

3. Urban and regional dimension of the crisis (June 2013)
8th Progress report (may be the last)
Difficult due to changes in NUTS and NACE and crisis is still ongoing
Data lags at the regional level and response rates
Relies on metro regions and degree of urbanisation for the urban dimension

4. Change in employment and GVA

5. Change in GDP,

6. Change in employment,

9. Main messages The impact of the crisis is uneven and unfinished
The risk of poverty and exclusion is growing
Government finances have deteriorated with a delayed impact on sub-national authorities
Trade and FDI are recovering, but unemployment remains high
Metro regions show mixed performances with capitals performing better and smaller metro less well.

10. Assessing impact with a territorial dimension: Operational Guidance
Published in January 2013
Emphasises need to consider territorial impacts
Easier due to:
Better sub-national data (official and other)
Better territorial typologies (EC + OECD)
Better tools (models, quick scan …)

11. GDP and beyond: Actions
Published August 2013
Clearly features regional and other sub-national dimensions
Underlines need to also consider this dimension for well-being indicators

12. Regional Competitiveness index 2013
Draft report published in August 2013
Final report in October 2013
Based on 73 indicators (regional and some national)
11 Pillars, 3 pillar groups, 1 index

13. To be used for benchmarking and strategy development
Significant changes since 2010
Five groups of regions instead of 3
Many new indicators
Several indicators dropped
More functional regions
Not to be compared with 2010 version

14. Perception survey on QoL in European Cities
Conducted in November 2012
To be released on 8 October 2013
Covers cities (and greater cities)

15. New Data collections Regional business demography (ongoing)
Crime (to be continued?)
Local population
Road network
Rail network speeds
Urban Atlas 2011

16. 6th Cohesion Report: Hints and issues
Long time perspective
Cohesion Policy
Road infrastructure
Demography
Urban land use patterns
Access to public transport
Modelling: RHOMOLO, LUMP and TRANSTOOLS
Eco-system services
Territorial impact of other EU policies

17. To composite indicator or not?
Regional Competitiveness index, 2013
Quality of government index, 2013
Human development index
Human poverty index 2
Europe 2020 index
Entrepreneurship index

18. Priorities for the future
Survey on Income and Living Conditions: NUTS 2
Include territorial typologies in regulation
Dissemination and promotion of territorial typologies including city definition and degree of urbanisation
Promoting bottom-up grids and improving disaggregation grids
The bottom half of the urban hierarchy
Population projections

19. http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy Lewis.Dijkstra@ec.europa.eu
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