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Investing in waste management with cohesion and structural funds

Investing in waste management with cohesion and structural funds. Mathieu FICHTER European Commission - DG REGIO Team Leader 'Sustainable Growth' Unit G1 – Competence Centre 'Smart & Sustainable Growth'. Jose Jorge Diaz del Castillo European Commission - DG ENV Waste Framework Directive

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Investing in waste management with cohesion and structural funds

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  1. Investing in waste management with cohesion and structural funds Mathieu FICHTER European Commission - DG REGIO Team Leader 'Sustainable Growth' Unit G1 – Competence Centre 'Smart & Sustainable Growth' Jose Jorge Diaz del Castillo European Commission - DG ENV Waste Framework Directive Unit C2 – Waste Management and recycling Photo credit: Kheng Guan Toh

  2. Content • Investmentsintowaste management with the 2007-13 cohesionpolicy • The framework for 2014-2020 • Ex-ante conditionnality

  3. Investments into waste management with the 2007-13 cohesion policy

  4. Cohesion Policy 2007-13 EU funding for waste management ? = €105 Billion / 30% of Cohesion Policy funding Waste management: € 6.2 billion

  5. Investments in waste management in 2007-13 Cohesion Policy • Many MS face difficulties in making quick use of cohesion policy funds for waste: at end of 2011 only 56 % of funding allocated to projects (vs. 75% for overall cohesion policy) • Particular delays in BG, CY, CZ, IT, HU, LV, FR and GR • Governance and capacity issues a particular hurdle in a number of MS

  6. The framework for 2014-2020

  7. Proposal for the 2014-2020 CP regulation Within Thematic Objective 6 on 'Environment & resource efficiency' one specific Investment Priority on: "addressing the significant needs for investment in the waste sector to meet the requirements of the environmental acquis" Both for ERDF & Cohesion Fund In more developed regions, ERDF shall not support investments in basic infrastructure providing basic services to citizens in the areas of environment, transport and ICT Ex-ante conditionnality

  8. Common Strategic Framework • Investments in waste management: key priorities and intervention rationale For non-recyclable materials: recovery Re-use, recyling Waste management hierarchy Producer responsibility Eco-design Innovative approaches Promoting circular economy Cradle-to-cradle

  9. Smart EU co-funding for sustainable waste management • Resource efficiency driver: "more withless" • Prioritize the first steps of the waste hierarchy: "Money attractsmoney" • Thinkoutside the box: avoid "lock-in" situations

  10. Court of Auditors recommends: • Linking EU financial support to the achievement of EU waste policy objectives • MS to implement economic measures to support the co-financed infrastructures • MS to set up reliable waste management databases to monitor progress

  11. Ex-ante conditionnality

  12. Ex-ante conditionality – Criterion 1 Adopted Waste Management Plan(s) in line with WFD Features:updated, analytic, meaningful, and practicable 2012 Guidelines available 2013-2014 COM willscrutinise WMP

  13. Ex-ante conditionality – Criterion 2 Adopted Waste Prevention Programmes in line with WFD • Aim: decouplingwaste generationfrom€ growth • Content: waste prevention objectives (Annex IV to WFD) • 2012 Guidelines available • Deadline for submission to COM = December 2013

  14. Ex-ante conditionality – Criterion 3 • Approximation to the WFD 2020 recycling targets • Assessment: through the 3-year implementation reports. Next due by September 2013 • Not there yet?: Why? How to fix it?

  15. Ex-ante conditionality – Criterion 4 Measures in place to achive the WFD recycling targets Is the price right? What measures e.g. € instruments are supporting sound waste management? Country Specific Recommendations & Roadmaps: helpful means for achivement

  16. Many thanks for your attention !

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