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Cities and regions role in European policy making

Learn how cities and regions can have a say in EU legislation and ensure their opinions and specificities are considered. Explore feedback opportunities, public consultations, and territorial impact assessments.

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Cities and regions role in European policy making

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  1. Cities and regions role in European policy making Eleftherios Stavropoulos, DG REGIO EU Commission

  2. Territorial Cohesion will not only be achieved by investing more funds to tackle territorial inequalities but also by more territorial aware policies • How can a city or a region have a saying on EU legislation in order to make sure that their opinion and specificities are taken in consideration? • Improved stakeholder participation through (i) feedback opportunities over the entire policy lifecycle, including on draft delegated and implementing acts; (ii) a commitment to consult for a period of 12 weeks on all new proposals and evaluations; and (iii) a new web-based common portal where all stakeholders can obtain information about new initiatives and express their views;

  3. Roadmaps & inception impact assessments RoadMap Open New ideas for policies and legislation are outlined in documents called roadmaps and inception impact assessments. This is also the case for evaluations and 'fitness checks' of existing laws. You can give your feedback during a period of 4 weeks.

  4. Public consultations https://ec.europa.eu/info/consultations_en Subscribe to receive automatic notifications

  5. Providing input before the law becomes final Once the Commission has finalized a legislative proposal and submitted it to the European Parliament and the Council, you have another opportunity to give feedback. The feedback period for Commission proposals is 8 weeks, after which the contributions will be passed on to the Parliament and the Council. Via your representatives to the Committee of the Regions that drafts opinions Via your representatives the European Parliament that are co-legislating Via your permanent representation to the EU – Council Via your representatives in the national parliament that are consulted

  6. Territorial Impact Assessments • The Better Regulation guidelines, approved 19 May 2015, provide the basis for performing a territorial impact assessment. The guidelines include a methodology developed by DG REGIO, Tool #33 of the “Toolbox”, about when and how to assess territorial impacts. • The Council Conclusions on the Urban Agenda for the EU calls on the Commission "to continue to explore improved assessments of urban impacts, where relevant, as part of the impact assessments, using available tools and including stronger stakeholder involvement." • The Joint letter of Commissioners Bulc and Creţu to Vice-Presidents Šefčovič and Katainen dated 18 June 2015 following the SWD on the results of the public consultation on an EU Urban Agenda that advanced TIA as one of the four priority actions for the Commission.

  7. Territorial Impact Assessments: cross border, outermost and rural proffing • Communication "Boosting Growth and Cohesion in EU Border Regions". COM(2017) 534 final 20.9.2017 • A stronger and renewed strategic partnership with the EU's outermost regions COM(2017) 623 final 24.10.2017 • A Better Life in Rural Areas (Cork Declaration Sept 2016)

  8. Territorial impact assessments as part of mainstream commission Impact Assessments 1. Directive on port reception facilities for ship generated waste and cargo residues (DG MOVE) 2. Minimum quality requirements for reused water in the EU (DG ENV) 3. Directive on clean and energy efficient road transport vehicles (DG MOVE) With the participation of experts from cities and regions The case of ESPON Quick Scan Methodology 4. analysis of the territorial impacts of post-2020 Cohesion Policy scenarios using RHOMOLO, QUEST and LUISA models.

  9. The principles of subsidiarity and proportionality: Strengthening their role in the EU's policymakingCOM(2018) 703 • Involving local and regional authorities better in policymaking and implementation. • Impact assessments and evaluations to consider systematically territorial impacts. • Local and regional authorities should help identify when territorial impacts significant.

  10. Territorial impact assessments – DG REGIO support • a) work with the SG to update the IA guidelines – TIA necessity check • b) help other DGs to assess territorial impacts of their policy proposals, including through active involvement in a few impact assessments • c) encourage the involvement of regions and cities in impact assessment consultations • d) continue cooperation with CoR/ ESPON/ JRC andimprove available data and methodologies for carrying out TIAs • e) providing training on TIAs • f)Raise awareness about opportunities for national and LRAs to contribute to EU policymaking • g) disseminate the concept of TIA (National level as well)

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