Transcript Policy Demands towards the ESPON 2013 Programme

Info Day on New Calls and Partner Café
Brussels 18 May 2010
Expectations towards the ESPON Programme from the
Spanish Presidency perspective
Spanish Presidency
• Unit Responsible for Territorial Development:
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMET, RURAL AND MARINE AFFAIRS
(MARM)
DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR SUSTAINABLE RURAL
DEVELOPMENT
• Spanish ESPON Main Contact Point and Monitoring Committee
Member
• Territorial Agenda of the European Union:
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NTCCP (Network of Territorial Cohesion Contact Points)
TCUM (Territorial Cohesion and Urban Matters)
Spanish Presidency
• The Spanish Presidency has focused on the Territorial Agenda (AT)
and its Action Programme (AP):
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NTCCP meeting (Madrid, 22nd March)
DG meeting (Sevilla, 10th May)
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Current phase of the TA
Territorial Cohesion: transition phase and expectations
TSP (Hungary)
TIA
Urban-rural relations
Territorial Agenda
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Current phase:
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Based on the conclusions made by the former Presidency (Sweden):
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Improve implementation:
• Contribution to the TA to the EU2020 Strategy: Joint
contribution by the DG of ministerial departments responsible
for territorial development policy in the European Union →
Reinforce regional and local assets for this strategy.
• EXPECTATION: evidence on the implications of the EU2020
strategy on territorial issues.
• Coordination with sectoral policies: two way coordination
TA↔sectoral policies.
• EXPECTATION: evidence on the impact TA ↔ sectoral
policies.
Territorial Agenda
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Current phase:
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Improve coordination
Improve communication:
• Annual event: specific experiences, thematic studies, divulgation of
ESPON projects and research centers…
• Events addressed to a big extent towards sectors not involved in the TA.
• EXPECTATION: participation of ESPON 2013 beneficiaries in
these events.
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To be assessed and reviewed in 2011.
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TA review and TSP (Territorial State and Perspectives in the European
Union): HU Delegation
EXPECTATION: evidence on new opportunities to implement the TA and
cope with the challenges related to territorial cohesion:
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Economic and financial crisis
Demographic and social issues
Climate change
Food and energy prices
Territorial Cohesion
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Transition phase and expectations
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Lisbon Treaty and EU2020 Strategy
Commission’s Green Paper on Territorial Cohesion
Definition and articulation of the future territorial cohesion
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Relation with other EU strategies:
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Rural Development
Sustainable Development Strategy
Urban Agenda
Climate Change Strategy
EXPECTATION: evidence on the implications of the Lisbon Treaty on
the territorial cohesion, evidence on the impact of territorial cohesion on
the above mentioned strategies
TIA
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Territorial Impact Assessment:
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Joint contribution to the TA: The ESPON 2010 Programme has
elaborated relevant tools for TIA that show clear potential for
policymakers. Progress now should be made to:
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Better understand the variation in regional sensitivities to European
directives
Test the different tools together with national, regional and local practitioners
in a a practical policymaking environment
• New ESPON projects are expected to address these issues in the
forthcoming months (EITA: ESPON and TIA)
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No additional formal procedures
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Inform and provide decision making on an efficient and pragmatic
basis.
MARM. DG Sustainable Rural Development
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Spanish presentation of the Urban - Rural relation topic:
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The Spanish Presidency has developed a report about the state of
knowledge of the urban-rural relations and different aspects covered by
this definition: “Urban-rural narratives and spatial trends in Europe”
(MCRIT)
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Contribution to action 1.1.a (Urban-rural relations) of the AP1
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10 main conclusions from this work: EXPECTATIONS: more projects
showing the impact of these relations on rural population/areas.
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ESPON Projects like:
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ESPON 1.1.2. Urban-rural analysis, typologies and policies
ESPON 3.2. Urban-rural implications of territorial scenarios 2030
EDORA. Opportunities and challenges facing rural areas
show great interest for the Spanish Presidency
MARM. DG Sustainable Rural Development
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Being the DG for Sustainable Rural Development the unit responsible
for this work, main subjects of interest:
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Gender equality in rural areas: European Forum on “The Role of
Women in Sustainable Development of the Rural Environment”.
Cáceres, 27-29 April 2010.
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CAP after 2013.Territorial impacts.
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Rural Development, Less favoured areas…
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Other policies: Water Framework Directive, Climate Action, Energy
Policy…
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CFP: Fisheries Dependent Regions
Conclusions
• The ESPON 2013 Programme is a key tool endorsed by the TA. It is
expected to:
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analyze the effects of the EU policies in territorial cohesion
reveal cause and effect relationships
operational indicators and maps
Main subjects:
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Implications of the EU2020 on territorial issues
Impact TA↔sectoral policies
TSP: new opportunities for new challenges
Territorial cohesion: Lisbon Treaty and european strategies
TIA
Urban-rural issue
Themes related to CAP, rural developmet, environmental policies, and others.
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Participation of ESPON 2013 beneficiaries/stakeholders on events related to the TA
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
Rocío Wojski Pérez
Ministry of Environment, Rural and Marine Affairs
DG Sustainable Rural Development
[email protected]