Progress report on Structural and Cohesion funds 20072013: Cohesion and Environment

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Progress report on Structural and Cohesion funds
2007-2013 Cohesion and Environment

• ENEA, 12.09.05
• Jonathan Parker
• DG ENVIRONMENT
• European Commission
• jonathan.parker_at_cec.eu.int

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Regulatory Package Council and EP

• No decision at European Council on overall
  Financial Perspectives in June 2005
• Proposed General Provisions, ERDF, ESF, CF and
  EGCC Regulations being discussed in Council
  Working Group (SAWG). Main environmental
  discussion points Article 10 on partnership,
  proposed Article 14bis on environment/SD as
  cross-cutting theme, Articles 45-47 on evaluation
• EP Plenary 6 July many environmentally-relevant
  amendments including one on environment as
  cross-cutting theme

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Draft Community Strategic Guidelines

• Agreed by College 05.07.05
• Internet consultation until 30.09.05
• Strong messages throughout to invest in
  environment contributing to renewed Lisbon Agenda
  and the Sustainable Development Strategy
• Regions encouraged to develop regional
  sustainable development strategies
• Governance capacity building for public sector
  in the environmental field
• Three Guidelines in particular for Convergence
  and Regional Competitiveness and Employment
  Objectives
• i) making Europe and its regions more attractive
  places to invest and work
• ii) improving knowledge and innovation for
  growth
• iii) more and better jobs

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CSG Making Europe and its regions a more
attractive place to invest and work

• expand and improve transport infrastructure
  -sustainable urban and inter-urban transport
• improving the environmental contribution to
  growth and jobs
• infrastructures for air, water, waste, nature and
  species protection in Convergence regions
• promoting landuse planning to reduce urban
  sprawl, physical rehabilitation including
  natural and cultural assets
• Investment to promote Kyoto commitments in
  addition to those to promote sustainable energy
  and transport
• Risk prevention through improved management of
  natural resources, RTD, ICTs and public
  management policies
• addressing Europes intensive use of traditional
  energy sources renewable energies and energy
  efficiency

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CSG Improving knowledge and innovation for growth

• ensuring full exploitation of eco-innovation,
  together with the improvement of SME practices
  through the introduction of environmental
  management systems (win-win-win opportunities)

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CSG Urban and Co-operation

• strong emphasis on urban issues including on the
  environment redevelop brownfield sites,
  rehabilitate the physical environment, urban
  regeneration
• Co-operation Objective all strands present
  opportunities for environmental investment
  joint management of the environment water
  management and flood control at river basin
  level prevention of natural hazards sustainable
  transport