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Learning from the TEN-T Days 2013. Jean-Marc Venineaux, European Commission 28 November 2013, Brussels. The EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, 4 years on… Review of the Action Plan New programming period Looking ahead. Keywords. July 2011-June 2012: The EUSBSR on the Council's agenda
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Learning from the TEN-T Days 2013 • Jean-Marc Venineaux, European Commission • 28 November 2013, Brussels
The EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, 4 years on… Review of the Action Plan New programming period Looking ahead Keywords
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 Timeline
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 The new Action Plan
Review of the Action Plan New Priority Areas and Horizontal Actions (Nov 12)
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 Need for:
Coordinate national transport policies and infrastructureinvestments (priority to TEN-T corenetworks) Improve the connection with Russia and neighbouringcountries (by makingfulluse of cooperation with NDPTL) Facilitateefficient and sustainablepassengers and freight transport solutions (green corridorsnetwork, intelligent transport systems) Increase the role of the Baltic Sea in the transport systems of the Region (motorways of the Sea) Recommendations from inter aliaNDPTL works, BTO 2030, Transbaltic, Trangovernanceprocess, etc. Keyrole of the coordinationgroup Priority Area Transport Actions:
New Financial Framework: Macro-regional strategies (MRS) in the regulations: Common provisions, Art. 14(a)v: PartnershipContracts to takeaccount, whereappropriate, of MRS Common provisions, Art. 87(c)vi: Relevant OPs to set out theirplanned interventions to support the Strategy ETC regulation, Art. 6(b) allowing transnational programmes to support implementation (TA) Importance of integrating macro-regional perspective/cooperationthroughout (also for country-specific programmes)-partnership agreements, operational programmes Financing matters
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) Looking ahead
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