Bavarian State Ministry of the Environment and Public Health Experiences from the EU Strategy for the Danube Region ALPINE CONVENTION WORKING GROUP MACROREGIONAL.

Bavarian State Ministry of the Environment and Public Health

Experiences from the EU Strategy for the Danube Region

ALPINE CONVENTION WORKING GROUP “MACROREGIONAL STRATEGY FOR THE ALPS”

Zürich, July 7th, 2011

Dr. Peter Eggensberger

Bayerisches Staatsministerium fürUmwelt und Gesundheit

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The political view ...

Bayerisches Staatsministerium fürUmwelt und Gesundheit

Folie: 3

The content view ...

Pillar 2: Protecting the Environment

in the Danube RegionPAC 4-6

Pillar 1: Connecting the Danube Region

PAC 1-3

Pillar 4: Strengthening the Danube Region

PAC 10-11

Pillar 3: Building Prosperity in the Danube Region

PAC 7-9

Pillar 2: Protecting the Environment

in the Danube Region

Pillar 1: Connecting the Danube Region

Pillar 4: Strengthening the Danube Region

Pillar 3: Building Prosperity in the Danube Region

PAC 4-5

PAC 1-3

PAC 10-11

PAC 7-9

Bayerisches Staatsministerium fürUmwelt und Gesundheit

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The financial view ...

Structural FundObj. 2

Structural FundObj. 1

Structural FundObj. 3

7th Research Framework EAFPD, EFF

TEN, EIB, ...

EU

Instrument B

Instrument A

Instrument C

Instrument D, ...

National

Instrument III

Instrument I

Instrument II

Instrument IV

Regional

Instrument. V, ...How to label?

Bayerisches Staatsministerium fürUmwelt und Gesundheit

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CouncilHigh Level Group

National Contact PointsEuropean Commission

2 PAC+ 14 members of Steering Group

+ EC

PAC

Working Groups

Thematic Seminars

Annual ForumAll relevant Stakeholders

Interact Lab Group

FundingProgramme

FundingProgramme

FundingProgramme

FundingProgramme

Project Project

ProjectProject

Project

Implementation

The institutional view ...

Bayerisches Staatsministerium fürUmwelt und Gesundheit

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PRIORITY AREA 6 Preserving biodiversity, landscapes and the quality of air and soils

TASKS OF THE PACs (cont.) Ensure policy discussions and policy

development Identify Project Leaders and assist them in

order to facilitate the implementation of projects

Seek for available funding opportunities and make full use of already existing sources of information

Ensure communication and visibility of results, promote public awareness

Identify new project ideas Monitor and report to the Commission on

the progress

The operative view ...

Bayerisches Staatsministerium fürUmwelt und Gesundheit

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Conclusions ...

1. To develop macro-regional strategies is complex and challenging and needs the involvement of stakeholders on different levels

2. Macro-regional strategies are about to become important multi level governance approaches throughout Europe

3. Macro-regional strategies and funding instruments (esp. transnational strand of European Territorial Co-operation) should better fit together

4. Successful macro-regional strategies require a spirit of co-operation (each actor should bring in it’s competencies and know how)