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Facilitating cooperation for sustainable urban development and enhancing territorial cohesion through strategic measures and actions. Discussing policy changes and evaluating progress in the Baltic Sea region. Includes key dates and activities.
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WORK PROGRAMME Cohesion Policy and Territorial CohesionUrban DevelopmentBaltic Sea Strategy
Structural Measures Working Party • Negotiations of changes in the Structural Fund Regulation(s) • Reports/communications: • CoA Waste water treatment • 6th Progress report, incl. synthesis of the Green Book consultation • Baltic Sea Strategy • Additionality
Structural Actions Working Party Indicative meeting dates: • July: 1, 10, 20 • September: 1, 9, 21 • October: 1, 13, 27 • November: 12 • December: 1, 16 And… Attachétrip / informal WP in december!
Outermost Regions Working Party • Madeira and the Azores, and other possible proposals Indicative meeting dates: • July: 16 • September:17 • October: 15 • November: 19 • December: 17
Territorial Cohesion and Territorial Agenda • Bringing the debate on Territorial Cohesion forward • A follow up and assessment of the First Action Programme implementing the EU Territorial Agenda • Following up on what has been done • Assessing the organisation and coordination of the work and the added value of the work • Need for changes or reorientation?
Activities • Discussion on the conclusions of the consultation of the Green paper in SAWG • Workshop on the follow up and assessment of the TA AP 1, 15th of July in Brussels • Report to the NTCCP meeting on the 20th of October in Stockholm • Seminar/Conference on Territorial potentials 10-11 of december in Kiruna
A Conference on Cohesion Policy and Territorial Development: Make useof the Territorial Potential Kiruna Arctic circle • High-level conference 10-11 December • Strategically located in Kiruna • Workshops in the mine 500 meters below surface of the ground and at the Icehotel Stockholm Gothenburg Photo: Ben Nilsson / Big Ben Productions
Urban development – focus • Enhanced exchange of knowledge and experience for integrated and sustainable urban development • Implementation of Leipzig Charter on European Sustainable Cities – working towards a European reference framework
Urban development – activities • High Level Conference: European Cities and the Global Climate Challenge Stockholm 14-15 September • Expert Meeting: Integration of New Arrivals – Incentives and Work in Focus Malmö 14-16 December • Urban Development Group Stockholm 21 October
Baltic Sea Region StrategyImportant dates Ministerial Conference Date: 17-18 September Place: City Hall, Stockholm General Affairs Council 27-28 July Presentation General Affairs Council 26-27 October Adoption of Council Conclusions European Council 29-30 October Final adoption
Baltic Sea Region StrategyFriends of the Presidency Group Prepare the dossier for adoption in GAERC and EC Indicative meeting dates: • July: 9, 14 • September: 2, 10, 22 • October: 7