Transcript EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region Launch Event, Capital XX

Learning from the TEN-T Days
2013
Jean-Marc Venineaux, European Commission
28 November 2013, Brussels
Keywords
• The EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, 4 years on…
• Review of the Action Plan
• New programming period
• Looking ahead
Review of the Action Plan
Timeline
• July 2011-June 2012: The EUSBSR on the
Council's agenda
• June 2012: Council Conclusions on objectives,
indicators and targets; and roles and
responsibilities
• Autumn 2012: Update of the Action Plan
• Early 2013: "Strategy 2.0" ready for the June
2013 evaluation of macro-regional strategies
• Lithuanian EU Presidency
Review of the Action Plan
The new Action Plan
• Three objectives: Save the Sea, Connect the
Region, Increase Prosperity
• 22 Priority Areas and Horizontal Actions
• Individual indicators and targets for each Area
• Actions and Flagship Projects are linked
• Integrated chapters on governance, new
flagship projects, roles and responsibilities,
financing…
• Annex on completed projects
Review of the Action Plan
New Priority Areas and Horizontal Actions (Nov 12)
PA AGRI
PA HAZARDS
PA BIO
PA SHIP
PA SAFE
INCREASE
PROSPERITY
SAVE THE SEA
PA NUTRI
PA TOURISM
PA INTERNAL MARKET
PA INNOVATION
PA SMEs
PA EDUCATION
PA CULTURE
PA HEALTH
PA SECURE
HAL SPATIAL
PA ENERGY
PA CRIME
HORIZONTAL
NEEDS
CONNECT THE
REGION
PA TRANSPORT
HAL NEIGHBOURS
HAL INVOLVE
HAL PROMO
HAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT/BIOECONOMY
Priority Area Transport
Need for:
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Well functioning transport system
Concern for spatial development
Environmental consideration
Internal and external links
Sustainable transport system (green corridors and greener
international logistic services)
Priority Area Transport
Actions:
– Coordinate national transport policies and
infrastructure investments (priority to TEN-T core
networks)
– Improve the connection with Russia and neighbouring
countries (by making full use of cooperation with
NDPTL)
– Facilitate efficient and sustainable passengers and
freight transport solutions (green corridors network,
intelligent transport systems)
– Increase the role of the Baltic Sea in the transport
systems of the Region (motorways of the Sea)
Recommendations from inter alia NDPTL works, BTO
2030, Transbaltic, Trangovernance process, etc.
Key role of the coordination group
Financing matters
New Financial Framework:
• Macro-regional strategies (MRS) in the
regulations:
– Common provisions, Art. 14(a)v: Partnership Contracts
to take account, where appropriate, of MRS
– Common provisions, Art. 87(c)vi: Relevant OPs to set
out their planned interventions to support the Strategy
– ETC regulation, Art. 6(b) allowing transnational
programmes to support implementation (TA)
• Importance of integrating macro-regional
perspective/cooperation throughout (also for
country-specific programmes)-partnership
agreements, operational programmes
Looking ahead
• New macro-regional strategies (Adriatic-Ionian,
Alpine Space)to be adopted end 2014-mid 2015
• Commission Communication in 2014 on
governance of macro-regional strategies
• 5th Annual Forum in Turku (3-4 June 2014)
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