WORK PROGRAMME Cohesion Policy and Territorial Cohesion Urban

WORK PROGRAMME Cohesion Policy and Territorial Cohesion Urban Development Baltic Sea Strategy

Structural Measures Working Party • Negotiations of changes in the Structural Fund Regulation(s) • Reports/communications: – Co. A Waste water treatment – 6 th Progress report, incl. synthesis of the Green Book consultation – Baltic Sea Strategy – Additionality

Structural Actions Working Party Indicative meeting dates: • July: 1, 10, 20 • September: 1, 9, 21 • October: 1, 13, 27 • November: 12 • December: 1, 16 And… Attachétrip / informal WP in december!

Outermost Regions Working Party • Madeira and the Azores, and other possible proposals Indicative meeting dates: • July: 16 • September: 17 • October: 15 • November: 19 • December: 17

Territorial Cohesion and Territorial Agenda • Bringing the debate on Territorial Cohesion forward • A follow up and assessment of the First Action Programme implementing the EU Territorial Agenda – Following up on what has been done – Assessing the organisation and coordination of the work and the added value of the work – Need for changes or reorientation?

Activities • Discussion on the conclusions of the consultation of the Green paper in SAWG • Workshop on the follow up and assessment of the TA AP 1, 15 th of July in Brussels • Report to the NTCCP meeting on the 20 th of October in Stockholm • Seminar/Conference on Territorial potentials 10 -11 of december in Kiruna

A Conference on Cohesion Policy and Territorial Development: Make use of the Territorial Potential Kiruna Arctic circle • High-level conference 10 -11 December • Strategically located in Kiruna • Workshops in the mine 500 meters below surface of the ground at the Icehotel Stockholm Gothenburg Photo: Ben Nilsson / Big Ben Productions

Urban development – focus • Enhanced exchange of knowledge and experience for integrated and sustainable urban development • Implementation of Leipzig Charter on European Sustainable Cities – working towards a European reference framework

Urban development – activities • High Level Conference: European Cities and the Global Climate Challenge Stockholm 14 -15 September • Expert Meeting: Integration of New Arrivals – Incentives and Work in Focus Malmö 14 -16 December • Urban Development Group Stockholm 21 October

Baltic Sea Region Strategy Important dates Ministerial Conference Date: 17 -18 September Place: City Hall, Stockholm General Affairs Council 27 -28 July Presentation General Affairs Council 26 -27 October Adoption of Council Conclusions European Council 29 -30 October Final adoption

Baltic Sea Region Strategy Friends of the Presidency Group Prepare the dossier for adoption in GAERC and EC Indicative meeting dates: • July: 9, 14 • September: 2, 10, 22 • October: 7