Ateliers

On Thursday, 25 January 2018 at 9:45, the REGI Committee will hold a Workshop on the 7th Report on Economic, Social and Territorial Cohesion. The 7th Cohesion Report was published by the Commission beginning of October 2017 and it is a key document in the context of the upcoming reform of the European Union Cohesion Policy for the next programming period. REGI also decided to draw up an initiative report, in order to deliver Parliament's position ahead of this reform (Rapp. Mr Joulaud (EPP)).

On 12 July 2017 the REGI Committee held a Workshop on EU macro-regional strategies.

This workshop scrutinizes how ESI Funds have contributed to tackle climate related challenges and at the same time provides input to ongoing work (initiative report) in REGI that analyses the role of cities and regions in this context. A study on "Cohesion policy and Paris Agreement targets" has been commissioned and will be presented during the workshop. The speakers come from the Un-Habitat, the European Environmental Agency and the Managing Authority of a transnational cooperation programme.

This in-depth analysis, requested by the European Parliament’s REGI Committee, focuses on technical assistance (TA) activities at the initiative of the Commission (EC) (Article 58 of the Common Provision Regulation or CPR ) and aims to shed some light on the historical background of its principles and implementation, as well as on the current relationship with the management of TA activities when a Member State is facing temporary budgetary difficulties (Article 25 of the CPR).

On Tuesday, 24 January 2017, the workshop on “Building blocks of a future EU cohesion policy - first reflections” took place during the REGI committee meeting. It was linked to an ongoing REGI own-initiative report about the post 2020 cohesion policy whose rapporteur is Ms Kerstin Westphal (S&D). The aim of this workshop was to provide input to the Committee on Regional development and to the Rapporteur and to trigger reflections about the next generation of cohesion policy.

On Tuesday, 29 November 2016, the Workshop on Ex-ante conditionalities in Cohesion Policies took place at the REGI Committee meeting. It addressed the Ex-ante conditionalities (EACs) that could be defined as the key prerequisite for efficient drawing of funds from the ESI Funds. EACs were directly linked to ensuring the effective and efficient implementation of the five ESI funds.

On 16 March 2016 a Workshop on Simplification took place at the REGI Committee meeting. Three external experts provided an insight into three key areas of Cohesion Policy with potential for simplification: the simplified cost options, e-cohesion and the area of audit. Two representatives from Managing Authorities provided their views on the opportunities and challenges for simplification, before the Commission would got the opportunity to react to all of these interventions.

On 1 December 2015 a Workshop on Finacial Instruments in Cohesion Policy took place at the REGI Committee meeting. The REGI Workshop featured four experts and provided an insight into the opportunities and challenges of the use of Financial Instruments in Cohesion Policy, including experiences from Member States and investments in the context of urban development.

The Committee on Regional Development (REGI) organised a Workshop entitled "Territorial Governance and Cohesion Policy" during its meeting on 13 July 2015.