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The “Territorial Agenda” for the European Union – Effects on the Baltic Sea Region

Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007 – 2013 Conference Hamburg, 10 – 11 May 2007

Wilfried Görmar, BBR

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The Territorial Agenda

> Territory matters !

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Facts – an example

Land and soil consumption and degradation

-From soil to land for settlements and transport =

1 m² per second in Switzerland

10 m² per second in Germany

-15 % of ice-free world land surface = degraded

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What matters ?

• Territorial implications of sector policies, such as use of territorial resources

• Territorial conditions for development such as location• Territorial organisation of processes, such as

administrative territorial structure and territorial governance

Consequence: Growing awareness of territorial dimension in EU

policies and programmes

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Context for Territorial Agenda

1999: ESDP Polycentrism, accessibility,

cultural and natural heritage Will remain unchanged. 2000 / 2001: Lisbon- (economic

growth and innovation, employment) and Gothenburg-Strategy (sustainability, ecologic, social)

2004 / 2006: Integration of territorial cohesion into structural policy

New Territorial Challenges

How to mobilise diverse territorial potentials of all

regions for strengthening global

competitiveness, sustainability and

balanced development

Lisbon Performance of the EU TerritoryResponse 2007: Territorial Agenda of the

EU (TA) = Action-oriented application of Lisbon and Gothenburg strategies on EU space/territory

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Challenges> Geographical concentration of market forces activities> Accelerating integration of the EU in the global economic

competition> Effects of demographic change and migration on labour

markets and social sustainability > Impacts of climate change> Rising energy prices> Growing social imbalances> Impacts of the EU enlargement on the economic, social and

territorial cohesion of the EU> Overexploitation of the ecological carrying capacity> ...

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Structure and content of TA

Future tasks: Strengthening Territorial Cohesion

New Challenges: Strengthening regional identities, using territorial diversity

New territorial development priorities for Europe

Implementation actions

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Background and future actions> TA is based on evidence document “The Territorial State and

Perspective of the European Union” (ESPON/Interreg results)

Supplementary Documents of German EU presidency:> Bringing Europe Together – Transnational Cooperation of cities and

regions (results and impacts of transnational Interreg IIIB projects)> Maps on European Territorial Development

TA to be adopted at informal ministerial meeting on urban development and territorial cohesion on 24/25 May 2007 in Leipzig; further actions through next EU Presidency (Portugal)

TA to be further implemented through actions and programmes e.g. transnational cooperation programmes and further developed through ESPON and project examples

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6 Priority fields of TA

1. Strengthening polycentric development and innovation by networking of city regions and cities

2. New forms of partnership and territorial governance between rural and urban areas

3. Promoting regional clusters of competition and innovation

4. Strengthening and extending Trans-European Networks

5. Promoting Trans-European risk management including the impacts of climate change

6. Strengthening ecological structures and cultural resources as new development strategy

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BSR influence on TABSR stakeholder conference on Territorial Agenda

in Warsaw 6-7 Nov. 2006:

More emphasis on:

Social dimension Cooperation with neighbouring countries Role of small- and medium-sized cities Integrated maritime policy

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TA and transnational programmes> Territorial Agenda> Methodology = Integrated approach on territorial development> Thematic scope: 6 priority fields

> Transnational cooperation programmes> Only EU programmes, where integrated territorial development

approach is required, > Thematically more combined into 4 priorities + financially more

focussed but also broader (ENPI and other themes)

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TA Priority 1TA: Strengthening polycentric

development and innovation by networking of city regions and cities

Implementation under BSR priorities 1 and 4 (“Fostering of innovations across the BSR” and “Promoting attractive and competitive cities and regions”)

Key directions: High quality services, networking of BSR metropolises, strengthening networks of medium-sized cities, cooperation, marketing of BSR

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TA Priority 2TA: New forms of partnership and

territorial governance between rural and urban areas

Implementation under BSR priority 4 (Promoting attractive and competitive cities and regions)

Key directions: Adapting solutions to specific BSR territorial structure, new solutions on urban-rural partnership, advanced governance solutions, developing endogenous potential of different rural areas, acting on demographic trends

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TA Priority 3

TA: Promoting regional clusters of competition and innovation

Implementation under BSR priority 1 (Fostering of innovations across the BSR)

Key directions: Using excellent preconditions to develop BSR into knowledge-based economy

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TA Priority 4TA: Strengthening and extending

Trans-European Networks

Implementation under BSR priority 4 (Improving external and internal accessibility of the BSR)

Key directions: Adjusting to BSR situation, improving interoperability, closing gaps, promoting development zones with neighbouring countries

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TA Priority 5TA: Promoting trans-European risk

management including the impacts of climate change

Implementation under BSR priority 3: (Management of the Baltic Sea as a

common resource)

Key directions: Improving water quality of Baltic Sea, using resources in sustainable way, enhancing maritime safety, ensuring integrated management of coastal and sea areas

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TA Priority 6TA: Strengthening ecological structures

and cultural resources as new development strategy

Implementation under BSR priorities 3 and 4 (“Management of the Baltic Sea as a common resource” and „Promoting attractive and competitive cities and regions”)

Key directions: Maintaining and using attractive nature and culture as soft business environment and for good quality of life; culture to foster regional identity, using natural resources as new development alternative

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Conclusion> Territory matters !> „Let us act in implementing Territorial

Agenda also through BSR programme !“

> For more information see:> www.territorial-agenda.eu> www.eu2007.de> www.bmvbs.de> www.bbr.bund.de

www.bsrinterreg.net