Session - Mediterranean policy instruments: debate between institutions

Presentation by

Davide Strangis,

Executive Secretary Intermediterranean Commission (IMC), Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR)

Developmental trajectories for the Mediterranean: scenarios and developments for basin cooperation

6 Geographical Commissions

▪ Baltic Sea

▪ North Sea

▪ Atlantic Arc

▪ Mediterranean Sea

▪ Balkans & Black Sea

▪ Islands

Internal structure

▪ General Assembly

▪ Political Bureau

▪ General Secretariat

▪ Inter-commissionsWorking Groups

www.crpm.org@CPMR_Europe

200 + M

inhab.

150 + Regions

28 EU Countries & South/East

Neighborhood

Developmental trajectories for the Mediterranean: scenarios and developments for basin cooperation

The CPMR is a platform for technical & political cooperationbetween regional authorities on priority issues and policies forperipheral maritime regions:

Developmental trajectories for the Mediterranean: scenarios and developments for basin cooperation

Territorial cohesion

Maritime affairs

Transport & Accessibility

+ Climate, Energy, Macro-regional and Sea-basin strategies,Migration, Neighborhood, External cooperation & development,Sustainable Tourism, Future of Europe, among others.

What we do at practical level: Advocacy initiatives, jointprojects, think tank activity, conferences & seminars, capacitybuilding actions... and much more more !

The CPMR is preparing its new “strategic action plan” for 2019 -2023

Developmental trajectories for the Mediterranean: scenarios and developments for basin cooperation

Ongoing contacts with Moroccan, Tunisian, Croatian, Turikish potential new members

Several initiatives promoted by the

regions (e.g. BolognaCharter)

Territorial Cooperation

& Macro-Regional

Strategies

Transport & Integrated Maritime

Policy

Water & Energy

Economic & Social

Cohesion

4 Working Groups

Promoting macro-regional and sea basin strategies in the Med

Increasing the participation of the regions in decision making onmigration and supporting their actions

Promoting a MED of Projects & mobilise the Mediterranean southernpartners

Encouraging dialogue between civil society to promote a Mediterraneancitizenship

17 running projects, 11 concluded, 6 under

evaluation, new beingconceived, many

capitalizing

44 Med Regions(10 countries)

Internal Organization

▪ General Assembly

▪ Political Bureau

▪ Secretariat

▪ Working Groups (and TFs)

➢ Biannual Action Plan

www.cpmr-intermed.org@IMC_CPMR

CPMR Intermediterranean Commission

Relations withterritorial

stakeholders of all the bassin

IMC Political Bureau in Barcelona (1-02-2017) Organized “back to back” with West Med event (2-02-2017)

More info and Political declaration available on the

CPMR IMC News and Web site

Developmental trajectories for the Mediterranean: scenarios and developments for basin cooperation

Developmental trajectories for the Mediterranean: scenarios and developments for basin cooperation

IMC General Assembly 2017 in Naples(6 & 7-02-2017)

More info and Final Declaration available on the news

CRPM IMC and Website

Developmental trajectories for the Mediterranean: scenarios and developments for basin cooperation

IMC Political Bureau & Working Groups in Cartagena(14 & 15-02-2018)

More info and Political available on the news CRPM IMC

and Website

Developmental trajectories for the Mediterranean: scenarios and developments for basin cooperation

Recent CPMR Positions & Analysis on the EU Budget, Cohesion Policy and the ETC

- CPMR vision for a post-2020 EU Budget- CPMR background paper – Mapping out a EU budget for post-2020- Open letter to the EC on the ETC and its added values- CPMR briefing note: Making sense of the EU Budget proposal for

2021-2027 focus on Cohesion policy- Summary of the Draft regulations on post-2020 Cohesion Policy- Analysis: How does the post-2020 EU budget support CPMR priorities

Forthcoming….

- CPMR and IMC positions on the future of the ETC at global &Mediterrranean level

Developmental trajectories for the Mediterranean: scenarios and developments for basin cooperation

CPMR Analysis: how does the post-2020 EU Budget support CPMR priorities

Developmental trajectories for the Mediterranean: scenarios and developments for basin cooperation

OPEN letter to the EC - Cooperation across borders: theembodiment of EU added value

3 Key messages:

1. Not abandon maritime cooperation programmes

2. ETC Programs require a strong and wellresourced Budget for the post-2020

3. Regions must remain at the core of cooperation programmes, macro-regional and sea basin strategies

Developmental trajectories for the Mediterranean: scenarios and developments for basin cooperation

Key elements for CP/ETC & the role of the regions in severalpolicy areas to survive the MFF negotiations for the post 2020

1. Alliance between the CoR, the subnational authorities, the networks & otherstakeholders/civil society (e.g. Cohesion Alliance, specific synergies amongnetworks etc.).

2. Cooperation between the regions and the Member States: very important for theMed! Need to be “on the same page” on many policy areas where the multilevelgovernance can make the difference, e.g. Cohesion Policy & ETC, migrationmanagement, NDICI/external action, etc.

3. Search for complicity with the EU Institutions: e.g. the EP (e.g through the SEARICAITG) and the EC (some DGs in particular, managing policies where the regions have akey role)

4. Keep capitalizing results, promoting synergies with emerging strategies/initiatives,a real multilevel dialogue and implementing the ETC Projects, communicating wellresults on the ground.

Developmental trajectories for the Mediterranean: scenarios and developments for basin cooperation

Which possible scenarios for the ETC in the Mediterranean ? Some food for thoughts…let’s be provocative!

1. Business as usual with some fine tuning (similar architecture/programmes)? (current/quite “conservative” scenario)

2. Several sea (sub) basin programmes unifing transnational & maritime crossborder CBC, more linked to emerging strategies ? (possible “change” scenario)

3. Unification of the main programmes for the territorial cooperation in theMediterranenan (e.g. current ENI CBC MED and Interreg MED and someCBCs?)? (Innovative scenario/ “radical change”)

Lots of burning questions: Which pro & cons for each scenario ? which adjustements ?Which margin of flexibility for chosing the priorities ? How to develop solid links with existingemerging strategies & initiatives ? Which role for the regions? Which mechanisms ofcoordination and complementarity among programs ? Which regulatory framwork? whichBudget and eligible territories ? Which co-funding? How to deal with co-ownership with non-EUcountries? Etc.

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Thanks for your attention!

Davide STRANGIS

Executive Secretary CPMR IMC

davide.strangis@crpm.org | +34 935 545 049

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Developmental trajectories for the Mediterranean: scenarios and developments for basin cooperation