the netherlands eu presidency 2016 make it work conference, edinburgh [email protected]...
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The Dutch EU Presidency
• 12th time
• chair the Council of Ministers (Post-Lisbon: except European Council or
Foreign Affairs Council)
• Formal Councils for legislative negotiations in Brussels or Luxemburg
• Informal Councils for more open discussions in Amsterdam
• Main task: “Honest broker”: build compromises between 28 member states
• Represent the Council in trilogues with Parliament and Commission
• After the Netherlands Slovakia and Malta; shared ‘trio-programme’ to
guarantee continuity
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Sober but hospitable ..
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The Dutch Ambitions
• ‘Honest broker’ – The Netherlands as effective ‘polderaar’
• Hospitable
• Efficient
• Innovative
Three guiding principles:
1. An EU that focuses on the main issues
2. An EU that creates innovative growth & jobs
3. A Union that connects with its citizens
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Most Important Dossiers
1. Migration and International Security
2. Europe as Innovator and Job Creator
3. Stable and Robust Currency Union
4. Future-oriented Climate and Energy Policy
But also: “known unknowns” and “unknown unknowns” –
presidency will require flexibility: concrete solutions for
actual problems.
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Environmental Priorities
• Climate ChangeFollow- up Paris & ETS/non-ets
• Circular EconomyCE Package policy debates
• Make it work
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Make it work
4th and 5th April: back to back with Circular economy - high level meeting Amsterdam
Link with CE: delivering better results through smarter legislation and additional instruments – beyond legislation (a.o. green deals)
Discuss: MiW deliveries; Commission initiatives (EIR, reporting); agenda & MiW governance for the next years
20th June Council debate on delivering better results
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Prov. Council agenda 4th March
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(Poss) Follow up COP 21
Circulaire economiepakket & waste -
EU 2020 rev. / sdg’s ?
minamata (mercury);
NEC - agreement?
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Prov. council agenda 20th June Climate EU: ETS (if possible together with ESD/non-ETS)
Circular economy & waste
Delivering better results (poss linked with CE)
action plan wildlife crime
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Informal council 14th/15th April
Informal Transport council, Env Council and combined council
Theme: ‘smart and green solutions for mobility’; Environment: sustainable mobility
Innovative: mobility innovation, policy innovation and innovative meeting (Scenarios4summits)
Use of innovative videos to stimulate discussion
Also focus on climate (follow up Paris, if needed)
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Innovation expo (Eye across IJ)
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Other interesting meetings
Circular economy stakeholdersmeeting ‘unwrapping the package’) 25th/26th january
Adaptation Futures conference 10th – 13th May
Space solutions Conference 30 May to 3rd June
Director’s meeting Water/Maritime 9th-10th June
Future proof Nature policy meeting 27th – 29th June
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