By Members' Research Service / August 3, 2016

Snapshot of the EU regions with a view to selected Europe 2020 targets

Written by Frederik Scholaert, Giulio Sabbati and Sorina Silvia Ionescu, Updated on 4.10.2019 In 2014-2020, €461 billion from the EU…

Snapshot of the EU regions with a view to selected Europe 2020 targets

GDP in Purchasing Power Standard (PPS) per inhabitant by NUTS 2 region (% of the EU-28 average, 2007 and 2017)

Written by Frederik Scholaert, Giulio Sabbati and Sorina Silvia Ionescu,

Updated on 4.10.2019

In 2014-2020, €461 billion from the EU budget is allocated to EU regions for investments in support of the strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth (Europe 2020). The NUTS 2 classification (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics) divides EU territory into 281 regions with population thresholds between 800 000 and 3 000 000. It is used for the purpose of collection and harmonisation of statistics and for socio-economic analysis. Furthermore, it is used for allocating European structural and investment funds (ESIF) to EU regions.

This paper provides statistics for the NUTS 2 regions with a focus on selected Europe 2020 targets, firstly looking at GDP and unemployment for the years 2007 and 2017/18. It shows the employment situation of the younger generation in 2018. It then considers employment, poverty and education in the light of selected Europe 2020 targets, and internet usage in view of the EU’s digital agenda. Finally, it shows the ESIF allocation for the 2014-2020 period and EU payments up to June 2019.

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GDP in Purchasing Power Standard (PPS) per inhabitant by NUTS 2 region (% of the EU-28 average, 2007 and 2017)

GDP in Purchasing Power Standard (PPS) per inhabitant: highest and lowest NUTS 2 region within each Member State (% of the EU-28 average, 2017)

Unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region (2007 and 2018)

Data source: Eurostat (ComExt, bop_its_det, bop_fdi_main) In 2018, regional unemployment rates ranged between 1.3% in Praha (CZ) and 35.1% in Mayotte (FR) 5%-8% 3.5%-5% < 3.5% > 8% 5%-8% 3.5%-5% < 3.5% > 8% Dispersion of regional unemployment rates by NUTS 2 regions (%) (2007 and 2017) — Dispersion of regional unemployment rates by NUTS 2 regions (%) (2007 and 2017)

Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region (2018)

NEETs: young people not in employment, education or training (2018)

Employment rate by NUTS 2 region (2018)

People at risk of poverty or social exclusion

Population aged 30-34 with tertiary education (ISCED 5-8)

Regular internet users (weekly or daily usage)

European structural and investment funds

Categories: PUBLICATIONS, Structural and Cohesion Policies Tags: briefings, Common Regional Policy, Europe 2020, Frederik Scholaert, Giulio Sabbati, regional development, regional policy, Sorina Silvia Ionescu, statistical spotlights, unemployment, youth unemployment

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