1. Belgian Presidency
Regional Policy
COCOF - 29 & 30 June 2010

2. Contents
Economic, Social and Territorial Cohesion Policy The future of Cohesion Policy
Spatial Planning
Urban Policies

3. Economic, Social and Territorial Cohesion
The Future of Cohesion Policy

4. Future of Cohesion Policy
Expected documents during the Belgian Presidency
Communication « Strengthening the Contribution of Cohesion Policy to the Sustainable Development of the European Regions » (September ?)
Communication «  Strengthening the Contribution of Cohesion Policy to the Knowledge and Innovation Economy «  (September) 
5th Report on Economic, Social and Territorial Cohesion (November)
European Strategy for the Danube Region (December)

5. Future of Cohesion Policy
Belgian Presidency The significance of Cohesion Policy must be stressed again
A thematic approach - What is the contribution of Cohesion Policy to the other policies : Europe 2020, sustainable development… ? - Which place for Urban Policy ?
A geographic approach - The territorial cohesion approach must be clarified - How to understand the geographic concentration ? - What about the transitional regimes ? - Should Regional Policy take better account of the regional specificities ?

6. Cohesion Policy Calendar of the Presidency (1)
An Informal Meeting of the Ministers for Cohesion Policy
Liège - 22 & 23 November
High Level Conference on Territorial Cooperation Tournai – 30 September & 1 Ocbober
Seminar : Role of the ESF in the Fight against Poverty and Social Exclusion Brussels – 18 & 19 November

7. Cohesion Policy Calendar of the Presidency (2)
Structural Funds « Open Days » - Wallonia Weekend of 21 & 22 August
Guided Tour of the ERDF projects in Brussels Region - From September
Meeting of the COCOF in Mons (European Capital of Culture 2015)  20 & 21 October - Themes : culture, enterprises, research

8. Cohesion Policy Legislative issue :
International Fund for Ireland : completion of the legislative procedure

9. Cohesion Policy Other events
Open Days : Europe 2020 : competitiveness, co-operation and cohesion for all regions
Brussels - 4 to 7 October
Conference : Cohesion in Europe : Regions Take up The Challenge - Assembly of European Regions  « Towards a Visionary and Innovative Regional Policy for all Europeans »
Brussels - 7 December

10. Spatial Planning

11. Spatial Planning
Territorial agenda : priorities of the Belgian Presidency
Framing the debate on territorial cohesion under the light of the Lisbon Treaty
Supporting the Territorial Agenda process (TA)
Monitoring of the first Action Program (AP1)
Contribution to the elaboration of the report on the Territorial State and Perspectives (TSP)
Reinforcing the link between Territorial Agenda and sectorial policies

12. Spatial Planning
Territorial Agenda : priorities of the Belgian Presidency
Preparing the Review of the Territorial Agenda before the informal meeting of the Spatial Planning Ministers under Hungarian Presidency
Meeting of the NTCCP
Meeting of the Spatial Planning DG
Supporting the ESPON activities
Promoting the exchange of experiences
Monitoring of the territorial performance
Spatial Planning Legislation in Europe

13. Spatial Planning Calendar of the Presidency
First annual Conference on Territorial Agenda Namur – 28 & 29 September
Seminar on global challenges in the polycentric regions Brussels - 8 October
Meeting of the NTCCP Namur – 13 October
ESPON WEEK Liège – 16 to 19 November
Directors General Meeting Namur – 30 November
High level Seminar on Spatial Planning in Europe Liège – 13 & 14 December

14. Urban Policies

15. Urban Policies Priorities of the Belgian Presidency
Implementation of the Leipzig Charter and monitoring of the Toledo Declaration
Strengthening the integrated approach for a sustainable urban development
Analysis of instruments and methodologies for integrated multilevel urban policies
Monitoring of the framework for sustainable European cities
Discussion on JESSICA instrument and on the role of EIB for urban projects

16. Urban Policies Calendar of the Presidency (1)
European Conference « How to use Structural Funds for achieving sustainable cities ? » Brussels – 15 September
Meeting of the Urban Development Group (UDG) Namur – 14 October
European Conference « The urban project : best practices and perspectives »
Brussels – 16 November

17. Urban Policies Calendar of the Presidency (2)
Conference FEPA-EFAP : « Architecture as a social cohesion vector » -Brussels November
Meeting of the Directors General Namur – 29 November (to be confirmed)
URBACT Liège – 30 November et 1December
Forum of the cities : multi-level governance for an integrated urban development Liège – 2 December

18. Urban Policies Other events :
Innovation in the Cities (Eurocities) Brussels - 7 July
More urban, more cohesion. The added value of the urban dimension in the Cohesion Policy (Eurocities) Brussels - 14 September

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