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CYPRUS PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EU July – December 2012

CYPRUS PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EU July – December 2012 Cohesion Policy Programme and Objectives under the Cyprus Presidency Anthoula Charalambous Savvides Senior Coordination Officer, Planning Bureau Budapest, 4 October 2012. Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU.

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CYPRUS PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EU July – December 2012

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  1. CYPRUS PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EU July – December 2012 Cohesion Policy Programme and Objectives under the Cyprus Presidency Anthoula Charalambous Savvides Senior Coordination Officer, Planning Bureau Budapest, 4 October 2012

  2. Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU A unique and challenging occasion • First time in country’s history • Crucial time in MFF and CP negotiations • In the middle of a deep economic crisis Larnaca Salt Lake Nicosia within the Venetian walls 1

  3. Cohesion Policy under CY Presidency Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU MFF – Top priority of the CY Presidency CP - Dossier of High Priority for CY Presidency • One of the main development instruments of EU • Supporting economic, social and territorial cohesion • Pivotal role in achieving the goals of the EU2020 Strategy • Transform territorial diversity into an asset for EU • Reinforce urban dimension CY Presidency goal: Achieve the best possible progress in the negotiations for the regulatory framework of CP 2014-2020 2

  4. State of Play in negotiations: Thematic Blocks already agreed (DK PRES) - Partial General Approach Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU • Monitoring and Evaluation • Ex Ante Conditionalities • Major Projects • Management and Control* • Eligibility • Programming* • Net revenue generating and Public Private Partnerships • Financial Engineering • Performance Framework* and • Thematic Concentration * some elements remain “open” 2

  5. State of Play in negotiations: SAWP Work Plan under CY Presidency Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU Discuss remaining open blocks (July – Oct) • TerritorialDevelopment • Indicators, InformationandCommunication, Technical Assistance • FinancialIssuesnotin the MFF • EuropeanTerritorialCooperation – outstanding articles Important Issues: • Financial Management and Management & Control –Transposition of Financial Regulation provisions • Common Strategic Framework (CSF) Cohesion Policy legislative package on the agenda of the General Affairs Council of October and December 2

  6. Discussions with the European Parliament Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU • Meetings between CY Ministries and EP Committees • More intensive contacts after indicative voting in REGI and EMPL committees in July • Identify issues of convergence • Informal trilogues from September • Priority to have certainty on programming the soonest possible, thus, MSs and Regions to be able to make necessary preparations 2

  7. Synopsis of CY Presidency Meetings on Territorial and Urban Development and other Cohesion Policy Events • NTCCP and UDG meetings: 3 & 4 September 2012, respectively • CoR Political Bureau meeting: 7 September 2012 • URBACT MC meeting: 8 October 2012 • DGs meetings: 9 (UD) & 10 (TC&CP) October 2012 • CPMR Islands Commission Annual Conference: 5 November 2012 • Informal Meeting of Ministers on Cohesion Policy: 6 November 2012 • SAWP meeting: 7 & 8 November 2012 • ESPON week: 3 till 7 December 2012 Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 4

  8. Directors General Meetings Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU • DGs meeting on Urban Development, 9 October 2012 (TPHD) • DGs meeting on Territorial Cohesion and Cohesion Policy, 10 October 2012 • Venue: Filoxenia Conference Centre, Nicosia • Agenda: follow up of the Roadmap on TA2020, new elements of CP 2014-2020, preparation of the IMM on CP • [Informal Meeting of Directors General for Fisheries , 12 Sept. 2012, Paphos, Discussion on European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Delivery System] 6

  9. Informal Meeting of Ministers on Cohesion Policy Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU • 6 November 2012 • Venue: FiloxeniaConference Centre, Nicosia • IMM agenda (preliminary): Effectiveness and Governance of Cohesion Policy 2014-2020 9

  10. Other Cohesion Policy Events Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU • SAWP Meeting (Attaché Trip) • 7 & 8 November 2012 • Venue: Aphrodite Hills Resort, Paphos • CPMR Islands Commission Annual Conference • 5 November 2012 • Venue: Filoxenia Conference Centre, Nicosia Paphos: somewhere in the Akamas peninsula 10

  11. Looking Forward to Welcoming you in Cyprus Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 11

  12. Thank you for your attention! Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU For more information on the negotiations for CP 2014-2020 you can contact: Mr Adonis Constantinides (Chair of the SAWP - Permanent Representation of the Rep. of Cyprus to the EU) aconstantinides@cy2012eu.gov.cy Ms Angela Droussiotou (Permanent Representation of the Rep. of Cyprus to the EU) adroussiotou@planning.gov.cy For more information on Cyprus Presidency’s events for CP you can contact: Ms Irene Piki (Secretariat of Cyprus EU Presidency, Planning Bureau) ipiki@cy2012eu.gov.cy Ms Agathie Charalambidou (Planning Bureau) acharalambidou@planning.gov.cy 12

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