Territorial cohesion, its opportunities and challenges Open Days Brussels, 10 October 2007 Peter Schön, BBR Bonn
Feb 05, 2016
Territorial cohesion, its opportunities and
challenges
Open Days Brussels, 10 October 2007Peter Schön, BBR Bonn
Dr. Karl Peter Schön, BBR Bonn Territorial cohesion, its opportunities and challenges, Open Days Brussels, 10 October 2007
Recent discussion on Territorial Cohesion …• Structural Funds Community strategic guidelines
on cohesion and the National Strategic Reference Frameworks
• EU constitution / EU treaty• Territorial Agenda adopted at the Ministerial
Meeting 2007 in Leipzig• based on scientific background documents:
Territorial State and Perspective of the European Union
• Fourth report on economic and social cohesion
• Priorities, themes and results of the ESPON 2006 and ESPON 2013 Programmes
Dr. Karl Peter Schön, BBR Bonn Territorial cohesion, its opportunities and challenges, Open Days Brussels, 10 October 2007
… identify important challenges for territorial cohesion• globalisation, competitiveness, innovation,
entrepreneurship, knowledge society, research and innovation capacities, creating more and better jobs, increasing investment in human capital, growth and jobs agenda – Lisbon strategy
• demographic change, ageing, depopulation, ensuring adequate quality and level of services
• cultural diversity, social integration, exclusion• climate change, sustainability, natural hazards,
energy efficiency, preserving their environmental potential
• improving attractiveness and accessibility of Member States, regions and cities
• economic convergence between states and regions• socio-economic polarisation within member states
Dr. Karl Peter Schön, BBR Bonn Territorial cohesion, its opportunities and challenges, Open Days Brussels, 10 October 2007
… and sometimes conflicting goals• “The Guidelines seek to provide a balance between the
twin objectives of the growth and jobs agenda and territorial cohesion.” (Inforegio website)
Dr. Karl Peter Schön, BBR Bonn Territorial cohesion, its opportunities and challenges, Open Days Brussels, 10 October 2007
2. European economic convergence• economic disparities between member states and
regions in Europe are still strong• economic convergence between EU member states has
taken place in recent years: Economic growth rates in CEE are much higher than in EU-15, some new member states already have reached 75% level of EU-GDP
• but even a simple extrapolation of current growth rates would suggest that equivalent economic living conditions will not exist before 20 to 40 years from now.
• however, the convergence process is accompanied by growing intra-state disparities and polarisation between capital and metropolitan regions and the (national) peripheries
• the high growth rates, esp. in CEE / EU-12 countries, stem from the capital metropolitan regions
• the ‘pentagon’ is enlarging along corridors
Dr. Karl Peter Schön, BBR Bonn Territorial cohesion, its opportunities and challenges, Open Days Brussels, 10 October 2007
Dr. Karl Peter Schön, BBR Bonn Territorial cohesion, its opportunities and challenges, Open Days Brussels, 10 October 2007
Unemployment rate 2003
Dr. Karl Peter Schön, BBR Bonn Territorial cohesion, its opportunities and challenges, Open Days Brussels, 10 October 2007
Dr. Karl Peter Schön, BBR Bonn Territorial cohesion, its opportunities and challenges, Open Days Brussels, 10 October 2007
Dr. Karl Peter Schön, BBR Bonn Territorial cohesion, its opportunities and challenges, Open Days Brussels, 10 October 2007
Dr. Karl Peter Schön, BBR Bonn Territorial cohesion, its opportunities and challenges, Open Days Brussels, 10 October 2007
Growing polarisation between metropolitan regions and periphery
Dr. Karl Peter Schön, BBR Bonn Territorial cohesion, its opportunities and challenges, Open Days Brussels, 10 October 2007
Dr. Karl Peter Schön, BBR Bonn Territorial cohesion, its opportunities and challenges, Open Days Brussels, 10 October 2007
Dr. Karl Peter Schön, BBR Bonn Territorial cohesion, its opportunities and challenges, Open Days Brussels, 10 October 2007
Dr. Karl Peter Schön, BBR Bonn Territorial cohesion, its opportunities and challenges, Open Days Brussels, 10 October 2007
Dr. Karl Peter Schön, BBR Bonn Territorial cohesion, its opportunities and challenges, Open Days Brussels, 10 October 2007
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Dr. Karl Peter Schön, BBR Bonn Territorial cohesion, its opportunities and challenges, Open Days Brussels, 10 October 2007
Dr. Karl Peter Schön, BBR Bonn Territorial cohesion, its opportunities and challenges, Open Days Brussels, 10 October 2007
Dr. Karl Peter Schön, BBR Bonn Territorial cohesion, its opportunities and challenges, Open Days Brussels, 10 October 2007
Dr. Karl Peter Schön, BBR Bonn Territorial cohesion, its opportunities and challenges, Open Days Brussels, 10 October 2007
Source: Growing Regions, growing EuropeFourth report on economic and social cohesion
Dr. Karl Peter Schön, BBR Bonn Territorial cohesion, its opportunities and challenges, Open Days Brussels, 10 October 2007
Dr. Karl Peter Schön, BBR Bonn Territorial cohesion, its opportunities and challenges, Open Days Brussels, 10 October 2007
Dr. Karl Peter Schön, BBR Bonn Territorial cohesion, its opportunities and challenges, Open Days Brussels, 10 October 2007
thank you for your attention !