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Demographic Change and Ageing Society within the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme

CENTRAL EUROPE PROGRAMME 2007-2013

1st CE-Ageing International Conference Bratislava, 21-22 March 2012

JTS CENTRAL EUROPE Programme Monika Schönerklee-Grasser Head of Evaluation and Monitoring Unit

TRANSNATIONAL COOPERATION 2007 - 2013

EU supports 13 European Transnational Cooperation Programmes

• Northern Periphery
• Baltic Sea
• North West Europe
• North Sea
• Atlantic Coast
• Alpine Space
• CENTRAL EUROPE

CENTRAL EUROPE

• South West Europe
• Mediterranean
• South East Europe
• Caribbean Area
• Açores-Madeira-Canarias
• Indian Ocean Area

CENTRAL EUROPE PROGRAMME AREA

8 EU countries 1 third country Surface: Around 1,050,000 km² Population: Around 148 million citizens 4 Programme Priorities: 1.Innovation 2.Accessibility 3.Environment 4.Competitiveness and attractiveness of cities and regions

AoI 4.2 Addressing the Territorial Effects of Demographic and Social Change on Urban and Regional Development

DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE AGEING SOCIETY

Europe is facing unprecedented demographic changes

• ageing population
• low birth rates
• changing family structures
• Migration

Population ageing is a generalised process across EU Member States – CENTRAL EUROPE follows the same trend Eurostat’s population projections foresee that the ageing process will continue in future decades

DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE is recognised as a key challenge for CENTRAL EUROPE

DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE AGEING SOCIETY

Percentage of population aged 65 years or older (1990-2010)

Differences between CE Member States

(highest in old MS DE, IT, AT)

CE average slightly below EU 27 average

Source: Demography report 2010, EUROSTAT

DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE AGEING SOCIETY

Increase of proportion of population aged 65 years or older (1990-2010) Some CE Member States exceeding current average EU-27 increase rate (SI, DE, IT) Highest rates of future population ageing (especially as from 2040

• nward) are expected in several

central and east European Member States, according to population projections

Source: Demography report 2010, EUROSTAT

CENTRAL EUROPE PROGRAMME & DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE

Demographic change

Addressed by transnational cooperation projects funded within the

CENTRAL EUROPE Programme

More than 10% of 101 running projects linked to demographic change

• Appr. € 20 Million ERDF allocated to approved projects addressing

problems related to demographic change

Key focus of approved projects on demographic change: Minimising negative effects of demographic change on society by developing innovative tools that improve the inclusion of the elderly and other disadvantaged groups Making shrinking regions more attractive by accommodating needs of the local population and adapting infrastructure accordingly – thus increasing social inclusion and avoiding brain-drain

Project acronym and title Duration Partnership & countries covered Q-AGEING Quality Ageing in an Urban Environment 12.2008 – 01.2012 9 partners, 5 countries, LP*: Hungary YURA Developing transnational transversal youth strategies in regions with migration 03.2010 – 02.2013 10 partners, 6 countries, LP*: Germany CE-AGEING PLATFORM Central European Knowledge Platform for an Ageing Society 11.2011 – 12.2013 13 partners, 8 countries, LP*: Austria

DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE RELATED PROJECTS

LP* = Country of project Lead Partner

Project acronym and title Duration Partnership & countries covered QUALIST Improving quality of life in small towns 07.2009 – 06.2013 11 partners, 3 countries, LP*: Germany EURUFU European Rural Futures - New

• pportunities to secure the

provision of public services in rural cities and municipalities 05.2011 – 04.2014 11 partners, 7 countries, LP*: Germany EPOURBAN Enabling Private Owners of Residential Buildings to Integrate them into Urban Restructuring Processes 09.2011 – 11.2014 9 partners, 7 countries, LP*: Germany

DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE RELATED PROJECTS

LP* = Country of project Lead Partner

Project acronym and title Duration Partnership & countries covered SPES Support Patients through E-services Solutions 04.2011 – 03.2014 11 partners, 5 countries, LP*: Italy HELPS Housing and Home-care for the Elderly and vulnerable people and Local Partnership Strategies in Central Europe 10.2011 – 09.2014 12 partners, 8 countries, LP*: Italy ADAPT2DC New innovative solutions to adapt governance and management of public infrastructure and services to demographic change in shrinking regions and cities of CE 11.2011 – 10.2014 11 partners, 6 countries, LP*: Germany

DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE RELATED PROJECTS

LP* = Country of project Lead Partner

Project acronym and title Duration Partnership & countries covered ET-STRUCT EconomicEducational Territorial – Structure 01.2010 – 12.2012 17 partners, 7 countries, LP*: Austria IDEA Innovative Development of European Areas by Fostering Transnational Knowledge Development 03.2010 – 02.2013 11 partners, 8 countries, LP*: Germany RE-TURN Regions benefitting from returning migrants 05.2011 – 04.2014 12 partners, 7 countries, LP*: Germany

MIGRATION AND BRAIN DRAIN RELATED PROJECTS

LP* = Country of project Lead Partner

CONCLUSIONS

Addressing the territorial effects of demographic and

social change on urban and regional development is one

• f the goals supported by the Central Europe Programme

Transnational cooperation is perceived as a highly relevant

approach for tackling the ageing related issues

Several exciting projects are already being supported that

are actively addressing the issue of demographic change and ageing of the society

Thank you for your attention and wish you a successful conference!