The document summarizes data on economic convergence, resilience, governance, and education outcomes across EU member states from 1995-2017. It shows that while GDP per capita has converged, with many central and eastern European countries catching up to western European levels, resilience to economic shocks and human capital outcomes still vary substantially across the EU. The document also describes European Commission programs that provide support to member states for structural economic reforms.

1. EU Tools for Fostering
Convergence & Resilience
Presentation to OECD Workshop
Paris
Maarten Verwey
Director General
Structural Reform Support Service
5 February 2019

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Convergence I
Source: Commission Services, Autumn 2018 Economic Forecast.
Note: *GDP numbers have to be treated with caution, given the large offshore financial centres.
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LU* IE* NL AT DK DE SE BE FI UK FR IT ES PT EL MT* CZ CY SI EE LT SK PL HU LV RO HR BG
Gross domestic product at current prices per head of population
(PPS; EU-28 = 100)
2017 1995
EU-15 (pre-2004 accession) EU-13 (post-2004 accession)

3. Convergence II
Source: Commission Services, Autumn 2018 Economic Forecast.
Note: EU-15 in blue (pre-2004 accession, excluding LU and IE), and in red EU-13 (post-2004 accession). 3
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AveragePPPGDPgrowth1995-2017
Gross domestic product at current prices per head of population in 1995 (PPS)
Convergence across the EU-28, 1995-2017

4. Resilience
Source: Commission Services, Autumn 2018 Economic Forecast.
Note: EU-15 in blue (pre-2004 accession), and in red EU-13 (post-2004 accession); *GDP numbers have to be treated with
caution, given the large offshore financial centres.
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MT* IE* PL RO SK BG LU* SE CZ LT DE UK HU BE AT NL FR EE DK SI CY ES LV FI PT HR IT EL
GDP at constant prices in 2017
(percentage change to the 2007 levels)

5. Governance
Source: World Bank and Commission Services.
Note: The Worldwide Governance Indicator is the composite rank of average positions in sic broad institutional dimensions,
namely Voice and Accountability, Political Stability and Absence of Violence, Government Effectiveness, Regulatory Quality,
Rule of Law, and Control of Corruption; EU-15 in blue (pre-2004 accession, excluding LU and IE), and in red EU-13 (post-
2004 accession).
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WorldwideGovernanceIndicator
PPP GDP per capita relative to EU-28
GDP per capita and governance in 2017

6. European Commission support
for structural reforms
• July 2015: The Commission establishes the
Structural Reform Support Service (SRSS)
• May 2017: The Council adopts the regulation on
the Structural Reform Support Programme
(SRSP)
• May 2018: For the next long-term EU budget
2021-2027, the Commission proposes to set up a
Reform Support Programme (RSP)
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7. https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/structural-reform-
support-service_en
More Information…..
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8. https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-
tenders/overview-funding-
programmes/structural-reform-support-
programme-srsp_en
More Information…..
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9. THANK YOU
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10. Innovation
Source: Commission Services, 2018 European Innovation Scoreboard. 10

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Source: OECD (PISA Database 2015-2016) and Commission Services (Autumn 2018 Economic Forecast).
Note: EU-15 in blue (pre-2004 accession, excluding LU and IE), and in red EU-13 (post-2004 accession).
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AveragescoreofPISAmathematics,scienceandreading
PPP GDP per capita relative to EU-28
GDP per capita and PISA score in 2015

12. PISA
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EE FI IE SI DE NL DK PL BE UK PT FR SE AT ES CZ LV IT LU HR LT HU MT SK EL BG CY RO
Average Score of PISA Mathematics, Science and Reading in 2015
Source: OECD, PISA Database 2015-2016.
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