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5th Cohesion Report and 5th Cohesion Forum

Brussels 31st January to 1st February Gordon Benson

5th Cohesion Report and 5th Cohesion Forum

Brussels 31st January to 1st February Gordon Benson

5th Cohesion Report Conclusions

Enhancing the European added value of Cohesion Policy

5th Cohesion Report Conclusions

Enhancing the European added value of Cohesion Policy

• Reinforcing strategic programming

Reinforcing strategic programming

• Increasing thematic concentration

Increasing thematic concentration

• Strengthening performance though

Strengthening performance though conditionality and incentives conditionality and incentives

• Improving evaluation, performance and

Improving evaluation, performance and results results

5th Cohesion Report Conclusions

Strengthening Governance

5th Cohesion Report Conclusions

Strengthening Governance

• Introducing a third dimension: territorial

Introducing a third dimension: territorial cohesion cohesion

• Reinforcing partnership

Reinforcing partnership

5th Cohesion Report Conclusions

A streamlined and simpler delivery system

5th Cohesion Report Conclusions

A streamlined and simpler delivery system

• Financial Management

Financial Management

• Reducing the administrative burden

Reducing the administrative burden

• Financial discipline

Financial discipline

• Financial control

Financial control

5th Cohesion Forum

The Debate

5th Cohesion Forum

The Debate

• Cohesion policy to cover all members states

Cohesion policy to cover all members states

• Solidarity key principle to the EU

Solidarity key principle to the EU

• Cohesion policy is not charity but to improve

Cohesion policy is not charity but to improve competition competition

• Conditionality link cohesion policy to

Conditionality link cohesion policy to economic and structural reform economic and structural reform

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The Debate 2

5th Cohesion Forum

The Debate 2 Focus of Cohesion policy Focus of Cohesion policy

• EU cohesion policy must support EU2020

EU cohesion policy must support EU2020

• Employment rate

Employment rate

• Inclusion

Inclusion

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The Debate 3

5th Cohesion Forum

The Debate 3

• Cohesion Funds eligibility and Stability pact

Cohesion Funds eligibility and Stability pact should be linked should be linked

• Current Architecture should be left

Current Architecture should be left

• The various funds, ESF, ERDF and CAP

The various funds, ESF, ERDF and CAP should compliment each other should compliment each other

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The Debate 4

5th Cohesion Forum

The Debate 4

• Urban most people live in cities

Urban most people live in cities

• Rural changing under economic

Rural changing under economic pressure pressure

• City regions the dynamic hub

City regions the dynamic hub

• Peripheral areas require support to stop

Peripheral areas require support to stop depopulation depopulation

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The Debate 5

5th Cohesion Forum

The Debate 5

• Territorial cohesion, cross border working

Territorial cohesion, cross border working must be made to work must be made to work

• Can the World Bank help with co

Can the World Bank help with co-

• financing

financing

• Current architecture should be left alone

Current architecture should be left alone

THE END THE END

Thank you for listening! Thank you for listening! Gordon Benson Gordon Benson European Funding Manager European Funding Manager Preston City council Preston City council