1. Welcome to Objective 2 programme South Netherlands
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2. 1. Introduction
The European Commission has decided to actively participate in the development of the southern part of the Netherlands by co-financing the Objective 2 Programme for the period
The Structural Fund will contribute 139,870 million Euros to the total budget of 395,891 million Euros.
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3. 1.2 The map of the eligible area
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4. 1.3 Description of the eligible area
The programme covers the rural areas located in the provinces of North Brabant and Limburg, as well as Zeeland. These regions have a total population of inhabitants The southern part of the Netherlands is highly diverse: medium-sized cities, rural areas, and natural parks. In the rural areas, the economic structure has undergone major transformations that have led to a decrease in the standard of living.
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5. 1.3 Description of the eligible area
At the national level, agriculture accounts for 1,5% of economic activity. In this development area, the percentage ranges from 0,2% for South Limburg to 15% for Zeeland.
Small farming operations are disappearing. From 1995 to , the number of farms fell by approximately 9%.
Agricultural employment should fall by 10 to 25% in the next ten years; however, agriculture continues to play an essential role in the economic structure of rural areas.
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6. 1.4 Main regional indicators in EU and in the Netherlands in Source: Second report on Economic and Social Cohesion, January 2001
Economy Labour market
GDP/head Empl. rate%,1999 Unempl. rate%
Agri. Indust. Servi
EU ,0 100,0 4,5 29,2 66,0 8,4 9,4 Nederland 97,7 111,0 3,0 21,2 70,6 8,4 3,3
Noord Nederland 94,2 104,9 3,9 24,9 65,9 10,8 5,3
Groningen 119,1 130,8 2,4 23,5 67,8 12,4 6,0
Friesland 79,7 93,3 3,8 26,2 65,2 11,0 4,1
Drenthe 82,4 89,4 5,9 24,8 64,6 8,2 5,9
Oost-Nederland 83,9 96,4 3,6 23,6 67,6 8,9 3,0
Overijssel 86,2 96,9 4,0 28,4 62,4 9,0 3,1
Gelderland 83,9 98,6 3,5 21,6 69,5 8,8 3,0
Flevoland 72,7 80,8 3,1 18,9 73,6 8,7 3,1
West-Nederland 107,0 125,3 2,3 16,3 76,3 8,0 3,1
Utrecht 103,4 142,4 1,1 15,7 78,5 7,3 2,3
Noord-Holland 111,7 131,9 2,3 15,0 77,8 8,1 3,3
Zuid-Holland 104,7 117,7 2,6 16,5 75,7 8,4 3,2
Zeeland 107,0 100,6 4,0 26,5 63,9 6,7 3,5 Zuid-Nederland 92,1 107,1 3,7 27,6 63,4 8,1 3,1 Noord-Brabant 93,5 111,9 3,6 27,5 64,1 8,1 2,8 Limburg (NL) 89,5 97,1 3,8 27,7 62,0 8,0 3,7
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7. 2. Development strategy 2.1 Description of the strategy
The programmes’ development strategy is based upon the following tracks:
Qualitative spatial development
Sustainable economic development (employment, wealth, economic growth)
Qualitative social- and living environment
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8. 2. Development strategy
This global strategy is translated into the following, more specific objectives:
Improvement of the economic and social conditions for settlement of enterprises and citizens,
Enforcement of competitive position of the business sector and development of new economic activities,
Stimulation of reconversion of agricultural sector to other sustainable agricultural activities and/or other economic activities,
Increasing the attractivity of the area and improvement of nature and environmental situation,
Creation of sustainable employment and remove qualitative friction that appears on the labour market.
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9. 2. Development strategy
2.2 Expected program impact and specific objectives
The plan identifies 8 impact indicators:
Increase of companies established
Increase of Gross Regional Product
Decrease of number of farms
Decrease of people employed in agricultural sector
Decrease of acid deposition
Number of jobs created
Evolution of unemployment
Gross labour participation of men and women
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10. 3. Priorities and measures
3.1 Description of priorities
Obj.2 PhasingTotal out in M€ in M€ in %
1. Spatial development 51,5 22,5 53% 2. Economic stimulation 16,6 29,1 33% 3. Social cohesion 9,0 6,5 11% 4. Technical Assistance 2,8 1,9 3% Total 79,9 60,0 100%
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11. 3. Priorities and measures
Priority 1: Spatial Development:
Measure 1.1: ‘Redeployment functions of the rural area’;
Measure 1.2: ‘Nature-, water, and environmental development’ ;
Measure 1.3: ‘Development and revitalisation of business sites and enforcement of the physical knowledge-infrastructure’:
Measure 1.4: ‘Improvement physical conditions of the knowledge infrastructure’
Measure 1.5: ‘Enforcement of tourist infrastructure’
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12. 3. Priorities and measures
Priority 2: Economic Stimulation:
Measure 2.1 ‘Enforcement competitive position of business sector (SMEs)’ ;
Measure 2.2: ‘Enforcement of the competitive position of the tourist sector’.
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13. 3. Priorities and measures
Priority 3: Social Cohesion:
Measure 3.1: ‘Human resources’ ;
Measure 3.2: ‘Enforcement social cohesion and cultural identity’
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14. 3. Priorities and measures
Priority 4: Technical assistance
Measure 4.1 : project management- and financial management expenditure.
Measure 4.2: promotion, publicity and evaluation expenses, as well as the purchase of a computerised monitoring
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15. 4. Management and contact information
The province of North Brabant is the Management Authority for the Objective 2 Programme. It will co- ordinate the activities of all parties involved in the implementation of the programme and will organise meetings of the Monitoring Committee The programme will be conducted in close collaboration with representatives from the provinces in question, the Ministries of Economic Affairs and Agriculture, municipal governments and social partners.
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16. 4. Management and contact information
Provincie Noord-Brabant Afdeling Economische en Bestuurlijke Zaken Postbus NL-5200 MC 's-Hertogenbosch Tel.: / Fax.: : Web: Noord-Brabant Economie
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17. 4. Management and contact information
European Commission:
Mr. Willebrord. Sluyters
DG Regio D3 (Benelux, Austria)
CSM1, 6/97
B-1049 Brussels
Tel.:
Fax:
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18. 5. Financial and technical information
Title : Objective 2 Programme for South Netherlands Intervention type : Single Programming Document CCI No. : 2000NL162DO003 No. of decision : C(2001) Final approval date : 06-AUG-01
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19. 6. Financial breakdown
Breakdown of Finances by priority area (in millions of Euros)
Priority area Total EU Public aid cost cont. (EC+oth.)
1 Land-use management
2 Economic stimulation
3 Social cohesion
4 Technical assistance
Total
Financial Breakdown by Funds (in millions of Euros)
EU Contribution ERDF Total :
100.00% %
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