Transcript Proposed Regulations, Community Strategic Guidelines, Communication on Greening the

Proposed Regulations, Community Strategic
Guidelines, Communication on Greening the
Cohesion Policy and the application of the
SEA Directive
GRDP Seminar, Debrecen, Hungary, 29.09.05
DG ENVIRONMENT
European Commission
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Presentation
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Brief re-cap on proposed Regulations
(slides 3-6)
 II Community Strategic Guidelines (slides 7
-10)
 III Strategic Environmental Assessment and
the future Cohesion Policy (slides 11-14)
 IV Future timetable (slide 15)
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I 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 environmentallyrelevant amendments including one on
environment as cross-cutting theme
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I The legislative proposals
 The legislative proposals are put in place through 5 regulations:
• A general provisions regulation (Council - Assent), which fixes the
main objectives and eligibility rules, for interventions, for
programming and for the management of the funds [& Commission
Regulation on detailed rules]
• 3 regulations, ERDF (Council and EP – Co-Decision), ESF (Council
& EP – Co-Decision) and the Cohesion Fund (Council Consultation), which stipulate the arrangements specific to each fund
• A regulation on groupings for European transborder cooperation
(Council & EP – Co-Decision), which creates a new cooperation tool
available to regional and local organisations
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I Future cohesion policy – how much is at
stake?
Total proposed budget - € 336.1 billion
Environment can be co-financed under all Objectives
Employment
€28.95 billion
Co-operation
€13.2 billion
Regional
Competitiveness
€28.95 billion
Convergence
€264 billion
+ €1 billion for
Technical Assistance
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I Regulations, Guidelines,
Frameworks and OPs
Commission
Regulations
Adopted
by
Council/EP
Community
Strategic
Guidelines
Adopted by
Council,
presented to
EP
Member
State
Member
State/Regions
National
Strategic
Reference
Frameworks
National &
Regional
Operational
Programmes
Negotiated
with
Commission
Adopted by
Commission
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II Community Strategic Guidelines 2007-13:
“Cohesion Policy in Support of Growth and Jobs”
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Adopted by College 05.07.05 as a “draft” – COM(2005)0299
Will be formally presented to Council and EP once Regulations
adopted, for Council Decision (Assent, Art. 161)
Internet consultation until 30.09.05
Structure reflects renewed Lisbon Strategy – main focus on growth and
jobs
Mention of Sustainable Development and Gothenburg
Covers three Objectives of Cohesion Policy: Convergence, Regional
Competitiveness and Employment and Co-operation
Plus special mention on role of cities and economic diversification of
rural areas
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II 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
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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 Europe’s intensive use of traditional energy
sources – renewable energies and energy efficiency
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II CSG: Improving knowledge and
innovation for growth
increase and improve investment in RTD
facilitate innovation and promote entrepreneurship
- eco-innovation
improving access to finance
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II CSG: More and Better Jobs
attract and retain more people in employment and
modernise social protection systems
improve adaptability of works and enterprises and
the flexibility of the labour market
increase investment in human capital through
better education and skills
administrative capacity - environmental capacity
building
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III The SEA Directive (2001/42/EC) and the
future Cohesion Policy
Report due to Council and EP on relationship
between SEA Directive and Community cofinancing, December 2005 (Art. 12(4))
 Commission Methodological Working Paper on
Ex-Ante Evaluation - discussed with MSs on 1819.07.05. Contains annex on SEA
 GRDP SEA Handbook – discussed 18.07.05 and
at ENEA Plenary 12.09.05
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III SEA and the new Regulations –
does SEA apply in principle?
Current exclusion for Structural Funds and EAGGF (Art.
3(9)) not extended to the next programming period
 Plans and programmes co-financed by the European
Community are included in the scope of the SEA
Directive (Art. 2)
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SEA will be applicable to plans / programmes drawn up
under the new Regulations as to any other plan or
programme
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III SEA and the new Regulations –
to what will SEA apply?
 Plans
and programmes co-financed under new
Regulations will have to be checked against the
Directive’s « tests » (Art. 2, definition of plan/
programme and Art. 3, scope)
 If
they meet the criteria, they will have to be subject
to SEA
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III SEA - an important message
 The
SEA Directive permits duplication of assessment
to be avoided, e.g. for plans which form part a
hierarchy
When deciding on the « scope » of the assessment,
consider at what stage and level of the decisionmaking process the assessment should be best
carried out
Information obtained at other levels in the
decision-making process / through other EC
legislation may be used
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V Future timetables
Cohesion Policy
Environmental Policy
Spring 2005 – bi-lateral meetings with Member States
05.07.05 – draft CSG adopted by College
? End 2005 – Decision by EP and Council on Future SF
Regulations
? 2005 - CSG (sent to EP and Council (for adoption)) with
annual dialogue on it thereafter with MSs
? 2005 – National Strategic Reference Frameworks
2005: Thematic Strategies delivered for urban; air; recycling;
resources; marine; soil
Dec. 2005: Communication on Greening the Cohesion Policy
2006: SFs programme preparation/negotiation with MSs
2005/6: Thematic Strategies implementation
1 Jan. 2007-13: new SFs programmes in operation
2012: 6th EAP implemented?
2020: SDS implemented?
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