Territorial agenda of the EU
The EU's Territorial Agenda was created in May 2007 during the German Presidency of the European Union at an informal ministerial meeting in Leipzig . The adoption of the agenda was the preliminary culmination of a process that was launched at an informal ministerial meeting in Rotterdam in 2004 on territorial cohesion.
background
The recommendations are based on the expert report “Territorial starting position and perspectives of the European Union”. The agenda builds on the European Spatial Development Concept (ESDP) (focus on sustainable economic growth). The guidelines of the European Conference of Spatial Planning Ministers CEMAT serve as a reference document; the enlargement of the European Union creates new territorial challenges. At the same time as the Territorial Agenda, the Leipzig Charter was adopted, which emphasizes the approach of an integrated urban development policy as a task with a European dimension. The agenda and charter should make a complementary contribution to the implementation of the goal of sustainable development.
target
The Territorial Agenda of the EU as a tight political paper aims to mobilize the potential of the regions and cities of Europe for sustainable economic growth and more employment through recommendations for an integrated spatial development policy. As an “action-oriented political framework” advocates a polycentric spatial development and living conditions with equal opportunities based on the respective regional and urban potentials. Europe's competitiveness in the world is to be strengthened through better and innovative use of spatial diversity.
Content
The Territorial Agenda names six current challenges: climate change , energy supply , global competition, eastward expansion of the EU, overuse of natural and cultural resources, demographic change. Territorial cohesion is a prerequisite for meeting these challenges. To this end, the Territorial Agenda names six policy areas:
- Polycentric development by linking cities and urban regions
- New partnerships between town and country ( territorial governance )
- Development of competitive and innovative clusters
- Strengthening and developing trans-European networks
- Trans-European risk management (especially with regard to climate change)
- Use of ecological resources and cultural values as development opportunities
activities
The agenda formulates key measures for the implementation of which the EU's spatial development ministers will play an active role in the coming years. These include:
- Strengthen the territorial dimension in the context of cohesion policy
- Deepen the dialogue between member states and the EU Commission on territorial issues
- Implementation of the agenda in national, regional and local development policies; Support increased involvement of actors
- Expansion of informal cooperation structures between the ministries of the member states
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.bmv.de/cae/servlet/contentblob/34490/publicationFile/2622/grundpapier-zur-territorialen-agenda-der-eu.pdf ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
