CENTRAL EUROPE PROGRAMME 2007-2013 1 st CE-Ageing International Conference Bratislava, 21-22 March 2012 Demographic Change and Ageing Society within the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme 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 onward) 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
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE RELATED PROJECTS Partnership & Project acronym and title Duration countries covered Q-AGEING Quality Ageing in an Urban 12.2008 9 partners, Environment – 5 countries, 01.2012 LP*: Hungary YURA Developing transnational 03.2010 10 partners, transversal youth strategies in – 6 countries, regions with migration 02.2013 LP*: Germany CE-AGEING Central European Knowledge 11.2011 13 partners, PLATFORM Platform for an Ageing Society – 8 countries, 12.2013 LP*: Austria LP* = Country of project Lead Partner
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE RELATED PROJECTS Partnership & Project acronym and title Duration countries covered QUALIST Improving quality of life in small 07.2009 11 partners, towns – 3 countries, 06.2013 LP*: Germany EURUFU European Rural Futures - New 05.2011 11 partners, opportunities to secure the – 7 countries, provision of public services in rural 04.2014 LP*: Germany cities and municipalities EPOURBAN Enabling Private Owners of 09.2011 9 partners, Residential Buildings to Integrate – 7 countries, them into Urban Restructuring 11.2014 LP*: Germany Processes LP* = Country of project Lead Partner
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE RELATED PROJECTS Partnership & Project acronym and title Duration countries covered SPES Support Patients through E-services 04.2011 11 partners, Solutions – 5 countries, 03.2014 LP*: Italy HELPS Housing and Home-care for the 10.2011 12 partners, Elderly and vulnerable people and – 8 countries, Local Partnership Strategies in 09.2014 LP*: Italy Central Europe ADAPT2DC New innovative solutions to adapt 11.2011 11 partners, governance and management of – 6 countries, public infrastructure and services 10.2014 LP*: Germany to demographic change in shrinking regions and cities of CE LP* = Country of project Lead Partner
MIGRATION AND BRAIN DRAIN RELATED PROJECTS Partnership & Project acronym and title Duration countries covered ET-STRUCT EconomicEducational Territorial – 01.2010 17 partners, Structure – 7 countries, 12.2012 LP*: Austria IDEA Innovative Development of 03.2010 11 partners, European Areas by Fostering – 8 countries, Transnational Knowledge 02.2013 LP*: Germany Development RE-TURN Regions benefitting from returning 05.2011 12 partners, migrants – 7 countries, 04.2014 LP*: Germany LP* = Country of project Lead Partner
CONCLUSIONS � Addressing the territorial effects of demographic and social change on urban and regional development is one of 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
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