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: CoA Waste water treatment 6th 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, 15th of July in Brussels Report to the NTCCP meeting on the 20th 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 and 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