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CPRM Eleni Marianou, Secretary General - cpmr.org | @CPMR_Europe
CPRM
Eleni Marianou, Secretary General

                                cpmr.org | @CPMR_Europe
CPRM Eleni Marianou, Secretary General - cpmr.org | @CPMR_Europe
•Keys to successful lobbying
           •Types of impact
 I. CPMR
Lobbying   •Key successes

             •Lobbying for CEF 2021-2027
             •Current work on TEN-T
II. Focus on
 Transport •Future Plans
I. CPMR LOBBYING
Keys to successful lobbying
CPMR at the negotiating          CPMR at the right place            CPMR unique position
table                            and at the right time

      CPMR…                            CPMR…                             CPMR…
      • Meets high level EU            • Is the first association        • Is the only
        decision makers (e.g             to analyse EC                     association of regions
        President Juncker Dec            proposals of regional             constructed on the
        2017)                            relevance                         basis of sea-basins
      • Is invited to speak at         • Prepared the post-                (Geographical
        European Parliament              2020 period as early              Commissions)
        and Council meetings             as 2016 (in house               • Only association
        (e.g informal                    studies and                       focusing on EU / non-
        Cohesion Council                 questionnaires with               EU countries regional
        meetings)                        Members)                          cooperation
      • Coordinates the                • Takes part in EC                • Produces unique
        SEARICA Integroup in             Expert Groups (e.g:               technical analysis
        the European                     Coordinator for
        parliament                       Motorways of the
                                         Sea)
Types of impact

• Early impact on EU policies (e.g: the Brexit Adjustment Reserve)
• Legislative impact (amendments on key EP reports)
• Influencing EU ‘influencers’ (the CPMR is regularly quoted in the
  European Parliament Research Service, other think thanks, leading
  universities…)
• Resonance in EU, national and regional media (e.g: Op-ed articles
  written by CPMR Members)
• Long-term impact: changing the picture at European level regarding
  the role and place of Regions in Europe
Some key successes

    Safeguarding maritime cross-border cooperation programmes

       Recognition of Regions within EU climate policies

        CEF: Core Network Corridors better cover Europe’s peripheries

       A Brexit Adjustment Reserve to compensate affected territories

    A Cohesion Policy tailored to the needs of European Regions
II. FOCUS ON
TRANSPORT
Lobbying for CEF 2021-2027: Timeline
                          TEN-T core network corridors: amendments
                          proposed under the review of the CEF
                          6/8/2017

                                                              Nommination of the ITRE/TRAN
                                                              co-rapporteurs
                                                              6/18/2018

                                                                Publication of the ITRE/TRAN draft report                   FoP CEF revised mandate approved
                                                                7/11/2018                                                   9/23/2020

                                                                        Presentation of the ITRE/TRAN draft report             Informal Trilogue
                                                                        8/29/2018                                              10/26/2020
                                                 Transport and
                                                 accessibility:          Deadline for amendments                                   Informal Trilogue
                                                 Prospects for           9/13/2018                                                 12/11/2020
                                                 CPMR future                        Council General Approach                            Informal Trilogue
                                                 action                             12/5/2018                                           1/22/2021
                                                 2/22/2018
                                                                                    Plenary Vote                                            Revised mandate COREPER
                                                             Publication of         12/12/2018                                              3/10/2021
              Review of the CEF post-2020: Principles        DG MOVE's
              advocated by the CPMR                          Proposal                       Partial Agreement on CFE 2.0                    Provisional Agreement on CEF 2.0
              2/22/2017                                      6/6/2018                       3/7/2019                                        3/11/2021

2017   2017                              2018                                       2019                             2020         2021                                2021
                                                                                                                                    Aujourd'hui
Lobbying for CEF 2021-2027

2016-2018 - Influencing      2018 - Influencing EP      2019-2021 - Influencing
the EC Proposal              Report                     Final Deal

      • Analysing the              • Analysis and             • Key role of our
      shortcomings of the            reaction to EC             member Regions
      2014 – 2020 CEF                proposal                 • Exchanges with EP
      • Building the ideal         • Drafting                   rapporteurs: Jean-
        CEF 2.0                      amendments                 Marian Marinescu
      • Regular meetings           • Meeting with key           (EPP, Romania),
        with DG MOVE at              MEPs from TRAN             Henna Virkkunen
        technical level              Committee                  (EPP, Finland) and
                                     (Rapporteurs,              Pavel Telička (ALDE,
      • Letters to
                                     Coordinators for           Czech Republic)
        Commissioner Bulc
        and Valean                   instance)                • Contact with
                                                                Permanent
                                                                Representations
Lobbying for CEF 2021-2027: DG MOVE Proposal
Some improvements           Some question marks          Some wins for the
to make                                                  CPMR

    • Still no mention of        • Military mobility:         • Larger share of the
      territorial                  the proposal                 budget for the
      accessibility                remains rather               comprehensive
    • A better                     vague and does               Network
      governance                   not guarantee              • Emphasis on
    • Maritime                     much visibility for          sustainable
      transport has to             Regions                      transport
      be further                 • Budget: hard to            • Several
      supported                    predict how it will          amendments in
                                   evolve in co-                the annex creating
                                   decision                     new sections to
                                                                the Corridors in
                                                                line with CPMR
                                                                proposals
Lobbying for CEF 2021-2027: Our Work in the EP

  2017 CPMR
position on CEF
     widely
   circulated
                                                              12 Key
                       16
                  amendments
                   on the CEF
                                  69              22
                                                 MEPs
                                                            modifications
                                                           13 Additions to
                                Amendments
                                                             the Annex
 Answer to
Brexit Public
Consultation

                                   ITRE/TRAN Report     EP Report 12 December
                CPMR
                                                                2018
Lobbying for CEF 2021-2027: key successes

       An additional objective & award criteria on
       accessibility and connectivity

         Core Network Corridors better cover the
         peripheries

       Higher share of the Transport envelope for the
       Comprehensive Network
Lobbying for TEN-T: Timeline
                                                                                                      CPMR Transport WG with a focus on TEN-T
                                                                                                      Maps
                                                                                                      5/29/2020

                                                                                                                     Presentation of the TRAN INI draft report
                                                                                                                     9/3/2020

                                                                                                                      CPMR Transport WG with a focus on EP INI
                                                                                                                      Report on TEN-T
                                                                                                                      9/7/2020
                        CPMR Transport WG on TEN-T with DG
                        MOVE                                                                                                          CPMR Transport WG on MoS with the
                        4/10/2019                                                                                                     coordinator
                                                                                                                                      12/9/2020
                                            CPMR contribution to Public Consultation
                                            7/10/2019                                                                                   CPMR contribution to Roadmap
                                                                                                                                        12/17/2020
                                                        AAC workshop on TEN-T Bilbao
                                                        9/10/2019                                                                                           CPMR Transport WG on TEN-T with EU
                                                                                                                                                            institutions
                                                             BSC workshop on TEN-T Helsinki                            Deadline for amendments              3/30/2021
                                                             10/9/2019                                                 9/15/2020
                                                                                                                                                                                           Legislative
                  CPMR Transport WG with a focus on Port             NSC workshop on TEN-T Brussels                                           Adoption in Plenary                          Proposal (tbc)
                  3/4/2019                                           11/22/2019                                                               1/20/2021                                    10/15/2021

   2019       mars                  juil.                     nov.                 mars                 juil.                nov.                    mars                  juil.             2021
                                                                                                                                                     Aujourd'hui

Public Consultation                    4/15/2019 - 7/15/2019

Public Consultation                                                                                                                                              2/8/2021 - 5/5/2021
Lobbying for TEN-T: Key Messages

     An Ambitious TEN-T that contributes to the Green Deal

        A Punctual TEN-T that meets its deadlines

         A Cohesive TEN-T that enhances territorial accessibility

        A Maritime TEN-T that embraces the potential of waterborne transport

     A Modern TEN-T that looks at the future
Lobbying for
TEN-T: Amending
the maps

• Work initiated in 2019
• Carried out by the
  transport working group of
  our 6 Geographical
  Commissions
Future Plans

  Financing opportunities

  • Ex-post analysis of CEF 2014-2020
    with a focus on comprehensive ports
  • 2021-2027 opportunities
  • Transport in RRP

  Cohesion

  • Extension of accessibility maps to
    Norway (depending on EC data)
  • Working on accessibility criteria
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