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ESPON OPEN SEMINAROpportunities and threats for territorial cohesion:
Blue Growth and Urban Poverty
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EU Maritime PolicyEU Maritime Policy
• A more coherent approach to maritime issues
• Increased coordination between different policy areas
• Blue Growth: Seas and oceans, drivers for the European economy with great potential for innovation and growth
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The Current ContextThe Current Context
• Crisis-hit Europe• The EU's reaction to the crisis• The way forward
• Growth and jobs for recovery and social cohesion• Prevent jobless recovery• Fiscal stability• Structural reforms• Unleash the the untapped potential of the
economy
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The blue economy todayThe blue economy today
(€ bn)
BLUE ECONOMY now:
5.4 million jobs € 500 million GVA
In 2020:
7 million jobs € 600 million
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Blue Growth
The blue economy of tomorrowThe blue economy of tomorrow
•90% of EU’s external trade and 40% of trade within the EU is seaborne
•Sustainable long-term growth by reducing our carbon footprint
•We must use the sea as land and freshwater become more scarce and expensive
•Potential for high-value jobs and exports
•Revitalizing traditional sectors and letting new ones emerge
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Blue Growth => 5 focus sectors
• Ocean Energy
• Maritime and Coastal Tourism
• Aquaculture
• Seabed Mining
• Blue Biotechnology
Blue Growth
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Ocean Energy
•Communication adopted on 20 January
•Offshore wind can cover 4% of EU electricity demand and reach 170,000 jobs by 2020.
•Wave and Tidal energy will follow in future, having a high potential particularly in the Atlantic and North Sea
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Blue Growth
Ocean EnergyOcean EnergyKey dataKey data
•Offshore wind energy = 20% share of RES by 2020
•10% of installed capacity in 2011, 58 000 EU jobs and €2.4 billion annual investments
•Offshore wind 4% of EU electricity demand by 2020 and 14% by 2030
•By 2030 offshore capacity will exceed that of onshore
•€3.3 billion EIB loans for offshore wind projects 2005-2011
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Coastal & Maritime Tourism
2.6 million employed = 1.1% of total EU employment
Cruise industry: 10% annual growth for last 10 years
Cruise tourism: annual turnover of € 14.5 billion; nearly 150,000 jobs.
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Blue Growth
• EU receives 52% of all international tourist arrivals worldwide
• 534 million arrivals in 2012, 18 million more than in 2011
• 3.4 million enterprises, 15.2 million jobs
• 51% of bed capacity across EU in coastal areas
• Coasts chosen by more than 60% of EU holiday makers
• Cruise direct turnover € 14.5 billion and 150,000 jobs
• Most popular cruise destinations in Europe - Italy, Spain and Greece (2-2.5 million persons/year each)
• Employment in coastal tourism: EU avg.= 1.1%. Cyprus (8.6%), Malta (7.2%), Greece (3.7%), Spain (3.3%)
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EU Maritime Tourism - Key data
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Aquaculture• 90,000 jobs in Europe• Production stagnant• COM is helping MS to exchange know-
how and to boost competitiveness of the sector
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Blue Growth
AquacultureAquacultureKey dataKey data
•EU aquaculture = 20% of fish production, 65 000 direct jobs + 15,000 indirect
•90% of aquaculture businesses are SMEs
•Greek aquaculture: 123 000 tons, €500 million turnover, 10 500 jobs
•80% of Greek production is exported
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Blue Biotechnology
• Sector is expected to grow due to increasing Sector is expected to grow due to increasing demand for biotech products:demand for biotech products:
• Pharmaceuticals and cosmeticsPharmaceuticals and cosmetics
• Food, feed and chemicals Food, feed and chemicals
• BiofuelsBiofuels
• Environmental protectionEnvironmental protection
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Marine Mineral ResourcesSeabed Mapping & Mining
• Non-energy raw materials: annual price increase of about 15% between 2000 and 2010.
• Global annual turnover of marine mineral mining expected to grow to €5 billion in the next 10 years, up to €10 billion by 2030.
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Communication on Innovation in the Blue Economy: realising the potential of our seas and
oceans for jobs and growth
• Communication published in May• Follows up on the 2011 Communication on Blue Growth• Innovation across all blue economy sectors is crucial
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• Newly adopted EMFF funds BG…
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Blue Growth
What is needed?What is needed?•Maritime Spatial Planning
•Research for innovation
•Better skills
•Marine knowledge
•Maritime Security Strategy
•Maritime Zones
•Blue Innovation (Communication in spring 2014)
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