Direcção-Geral do Desenvolvimento Regional PORTUGAL III COMMUNITY SUPPORT FRAMEWORK Some achievements June, 2006

Direcção-Geral do Desenvolvimento Regional ,7 % NUT II 0 50km ,9 % ,8 % ,7 % ,9 % ,1 % ,9 % 1991: inh. 2003: inh : inh + 6,2 % PORTUGAL POPULATION 1991 and 2003

Direcção-Geral do Desenvolvimento Regional 2003: 113,9 inh./km 2 PORTUGAL inhabitants per km 2 Increase from 1990 Decrease from 1990 Population Density ,4 NUT II 174,4 84,0 956,6 24,4 81,2 293,5 0 50km

Direcção-Geral do Desenvolvimento Regional Urban Centres The population is concentrated on the littoral

Direcção-Geral do Desenvolvimento Regional PORTUGAL 050km PORTUGAL Without 1st cycle 2d cycle 3th cycle Secondary Médium superior % of population for education level EDUCATION Level - PORTUGAL

Direcção-Geral do Desenvolvimento Regional NUT II 0 50km GDP per INHABITANT- Regional Distribution PORTUGAL 1995: : GDP in Euros per inhabitant (pps)

Direcção-Geral do Desenvolvimento Regional GVA per SECTORS of ACTIVITY 2001 PORTUGAL % 3,7 27,9 68,4 Primary Secondary Tertiary GVA - % per sectors of activity 3,1 37,1 59,8 5,5 35,0 59,5 0,6 20,2 79,2 15,0 27,557,5 8,6 16,9 74,5 2,9 20,3 76,9 8,1 14,1 77,9 0 50km NUT II

Direcção-Geral do Desenvolvimento Regional EMPlOYMENT per SECTORS of ACTIVITY km 1.793, , ,5 339,2 191,2 102,1 112,3 12,4 41,8 45,7 24,1 31,3 44,6 1,4 24,1 74,6 14,4 25,9 59,6 9,2 21,5 69,3 12,8 28,2 59,0 9,5 26,6 63,8 NUT II PORTUGAL Total Employment (thousand)= 5,118 % Secondary Primary 12,5 32,3 55,2 Tertiary

Direcção-Geral do Desenvolvimento Regional PORTUGAL 2003: 6,3 % % of unemployed population 6,8 3,6 8,1 8,2 6,1 2,9 3,4 0 50km Unemployment rate 2003

Direcção-Geral do Desenvolvimento Regional The European Union Treatry intitutes the economic and social cohesion principle, whish aims to ensure an harmonious development of the European Space by reducing inequalities between different areas and the underdevelopment of the poorer ones. THE EUROPEAN CONTEXT

Direcção-Geral do Desenvolvimento Regional Since its accession to E.C., in January 1986, Portugal has applied, just like the other country members, to this co-financing instrument which, together with national and private investments, has become a decisive support to several development actions that otherwise would never have been possible. Previous Regulations – Community Support Framework I – Community Support Framework II – Community Support Framework III –

Direcção-Geral do Desenvolvimento Regional CSF ICSF IICSF III (Millions of Euros) Structural Funds

Direcção-Geral do Desenvolvimento Regional European Regional Development Fund European Social Fund European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund-Guidance Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance In order to achieve those goals, 4 structural funds have been created: E R D F E S F E A G G P F I F G These are co-financing instruments to which member countries can apply in order to assist, over multi-annual periods, all national efforts towards the development and full achievement of the desired cohesion.

Direcção-Geral do Desenvolvimento Regional 20 years after Portuguese EU adhesion. 50 billion Euros from Cohesion Policy have been used. Remarkable achievements have been implemented. Nevertheless, persistent structural problems affect our economy, our society and our territory. These persistent structural difficulties occur in the central themes of present growth and employment paradigm. That have territorially differentiated natures and intensities. Cohesion Policy in Portugal

Direcção-Geral do Desenvolvimento Regional Remarkable Achievements: PORTUGAL LENGH OF MOTORWAY NETWORK PORTUGAL INFANT MORTALITY PORTUGAL SECONDARY ENROLMENT PORTUGAL LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH

Direcção-Geral do Desenvolvimento Regional GDP pc PPS - EU15= PORTUGAL IRELAND SPAIN GREECE EU PORTUGAL R&D INVESTMENT - %GDP PORTUGAL EU15 0 0,4 0,8 1,2 1,6 2, GDP per HOUR WORKED - Annual Increase Rate LONG -TERM UNEMPLOYMENT EU15 PORTUGAL Persistent Structural Problems:

Direcção-Geral do Desenvolvimento Regional National Cohesion Policy is not the only responsible for successes neither for insufficiencies: > Globalisation developments > Trade agreements > Unfavourable EU policies > National public policy formulation and implementation quality > Governance efficiency and effectiveness > …

Direcção-Geral do Desenvolvimento Regional But, in what regards National Cohesion Policy, explanations include: > Identification of policy priorities > Dispersion of Operational Programs > Insufficient selectivity of investments > Average dimension of interventions > Effectiveness of interventions on human resources and economic activities > Governance efficiency > …