germany’s eu council presidency in 2007
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Germany’s EU Council Presidency in 2007. Focal issue: Environment - Innovation – Employment. Focal issue : Environment - Innovation – Employment. Strategic approach for the Federal Environment Ministry (BMU): Environmental policy is also economic policy – ecological industrial policy - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Germany’s EU Council Presidency in 2007
Focal issue: Environment - Innovation – Employment
Focal issue: Environment - Innovation – Employment Strategic approach for the Federal Environment Ministry (BMU):
Environmental policy is also economic policy – ecological industrial policyCompetition and employment are strengthened by the development of resource- and energy-efficient technologies The global challenges of climate protection and resource shortages necessitate “green” innovationsEcological industrial policy comprises a comprehensive package of measures and must become a concrete element of the Lisbon Strategy Operationalisation through concrete EU dossiers and the informal meeting of EU Environment Ministers in Essen
1. Ecological industrial policy 2. Climate policy3. Energy policy4. Environmentally sound mobility5. Biodiversity
6. Cross-cutting issues: Lisbon Strategy7. Restricting hazardous substance emissions in the water sector8. Waste policy9. Chemicals policy10. Soil conservation11. Others
Priorities
I. Focal points of the Presidency
II. Further key issues
ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL20 FEBRUARY 2007
1. Climate ChangeCouncil conclusions
2. Contribution to the Spring European Council (“Key Issues Paper”)Council conclusions
3. Proposal for a Directive for inclusion of aviation in the EU emission trading schemePolicy debate
4. Review of the Community Strategy to reduce CO2 emissions from passenger cars Policy debate
5. Thematic Strategy on the Sustainable Use of PesticidesCouncil conclusions
6. Adaptation to Climate Change / Symposium on Climate Change and the European Water Dimension, Vulnerability - Impacts - Adaptation (12 – 14 February 2007, Berlin)
Presentation of the Green Paper by the CommissionInformation from the Presidency
7. Thematic Strategy for Soil ProtectionProposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a
framework for the protection of soil and amending Directive 2004/35/EC- Policy debate8. Biodiversity: Preparation of the Ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 9) (Bonn, 19 to 30 May 2008)- Information from the Presidency
ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL28 / (poss.) 29 JUNE 2007
1. Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on wastePolitical agreement
2. Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy and amending Directive 2000/60/EC
Political agreement3. Review of the EU emissions trading scheme
Council conclusions4. Biodiversity: Preparation of the Ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on
Biological Diversity (COP 9) (Bonn, 19 to 30 May 2008)Council conclusions
5. Proposal for a Directive for inclusion of aviation in the EU emission trading schemeProgress report / Political agreement
6. Review of the 6th Environment Action PlanCouncil conclusions
7. Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the banning of exports and the safe storage of metallic mercury
Political agreement8. Proposal for a Directive amending Directive 98/70 relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels
Political agreement9. Environment, innovation, employment (from the informal meeting of environment ministers)- Council conclusions10. Review of the Community Strategy to reduce CO2 emissions from passenger cars
- Council conclusions11. Revision of the EU regulation on Implementation of the Rotterdam Convention (PIC-regulation)
- Political agreement12. (poss.) Exhaust gas emission from heavy duty vehicles (EURO VI)- Presentation by the Commission / (poss.) Policy debate 13. (poss.) Green Paper of the Commission on ship dismantling
Presentation by the Commission / (poss.) Policy debate14. Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the council establishing a framework for Community
action to achieve a sustainable use of pesticidesInformation by the Presidency
2nd readings
• Air Quality Directive• Flooding Directive• (?) Marine Environment (?)
Conciliation
• Life +
Action Plan Energy Policy for Europe Further development of internal electricity / gas market
“Clean coal”
Energy efficiency
Renewable energies
International energy relations
Focal points of the Presidency in the field of.…
ENVIRONMENT WORK PROGRAMMEJanuary 2007
Monday, 8 January : WP on the EnvironmentPresentation of programm (a.m.)WP on International Environmental Issues /Internat. Chemicals
Tuesday, 9 January : WP on the EnvironmentWasteWP on International Environmental Issues /Internat. Chemicals
Wednesday, 10 January : WP on International Environmental Issues/Global
Thursday, 11 January : WP on International Environmental Issues/Climate Change
Friday, 12 January : WP on the EnvironmentPesticides (a.m)/Soil –Directive & Strategy (p.m)
Monday, 15 January : WP on the EnvironmentETS & Aviation
Thursday, 18 January :
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WP on the EnvironmentWaste
Friday, 19 January :
WP on the EnvironmentLisbon-Strategy/ Contribution to the Spring Council
Monday, 22 January : WP on International Environmental Issues/evtl. Expertengruppe Chemikalien
Tuesday, 23 January : WP on International Environmental Issues/Global
Wednesday, 24 January : WP on the EnvironmentPriority substances
Thursday, 25 January : WP on the EnvironmentPesticides (a.m.)/(poss) CO2-emissions for cars
Friday, 26 January : WP on the EnvironmentLisbon-Strategy/ Contribution to the Spring Council
Monday, 29 January : WP on the EnvironmentFlooding-Directive (p.m.)
Tuesday, 30 January : WP on the Environment Soil-Directive & Strategy
Working Party on International Environmental Issues (WPIEI)during German Presidency of the EUJanuary - June 2007
Schedule of WPIEI Meetings:
Climate Change 11.01., 01.02., 22.02., 29.03., 27.04., 07.06.
Global (UNEP/CSD) 10.01., 23.01., 14.03., 28.03., 18.04.
Biodiversity 07.02., 21.03., 25.04., 23.05., 06.06.
CITES 15.03., 16.04., 24.04., 25.05.
Chemicals (SAICM, POPs) 08.01, 09.01., (experts: 22.1.), 13.03., 30.3., 20.04.,
Basel, PIC, POPs (Synergy) 28.02., 22.5.
Montreal Protocol 10.05., 30.05.
Horizontal Issues 27.3.
Gothenborg Protocol 13.04.
Aarhus 23.04. (a.m.), 30.04. (a.m.)
Espoo, SEA Protocol 23.03. (a.m), 23.04. (a.m.), 30.04. (a.m.)
Environment and Health 01.06. (a.m)
Biosafety 6.2., 31.5. (a.m.)
Desertification 17.01., 02.05., 20.06.
Chemicals (SAICM, POPs):Alexander [email protected] [email protected]
+ 49 1888 305 2705+49 1888 305 2740
Basel, PIC, POP (Synergy):Reiner [email protected] JARONAndreas. [email protected]
+49 1888 305 2740+49 1888 305 2570
Montreal Protocol:Christian [email protected] [email protected]
+49 1888 305 2730+49 1888 305 2751
Horizontal Issues:Julia [email protected] + 32 2 787 1143
Gothenborg-Protocol:Reinhold [email protected] [email protected]
+ 49 1888 305 2430+ 49 1888 305 2431
Aarhus:Ariane [email protected]
+49 1888 305 2259
Espoo, SEA ProtocolMatthias [email protected]
+49 1888 305 2253
Environment and HealthJörg [email protected]
+49 1888 305 2720
Biosafety:Wolfgang [email protected]
+49 1888 529 3356
Desertification:Ralf [email protected]
+49 1888 535 3736
Contacts WPIEI:
Chair
Climate Change: Nicole [email protected]
+49 1888 305 2311
Global (UNEP/CSD): Stephan [email protected]
+ 49 1888 305 2340
Biodiversity: Nicola BREIER [email protected]
+49 1888 305 2619
CITES:Jochen [email protected] MUNZERTelisabeth. [email protected]
+49 1888 305 2600+49 1888 305 2633
Main International Environmental Meetings during Germany’s EU presidency
January - June 2007
24th session of the United Nations’ Environment Programme (UNEP)Governing Council and the Ministerial Forum February 5-9, Nairobi3rd ASEM Environment Ministers’ MeetingMarch 13-15, Copenhagen3rd Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (COP-3)April 30-May 4, Dakar15th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD)April 30-Mai 11, New York 14th Conference of the Parties on the CITES ConventionJune 3-15, Den Haag
Important meetings and conferences during Germany’s EU presidency
January - June 2007
1. Meetings of the Council of the European UnionFebruary 20, 2007 Environment Council, BrusselsJune 1-3, 2007 Environment (informal), EssenJune 28-29, 2007 Environment Council, Luxembourg
2. Presidency ConferencesJanuary 11-12, 2007 Workshop on Practical Experiences with the Functioning of Compliance
Mechanisms under Multilateral Environmental Agreements, PotsdamJanuary 17-19, 2007 The German EU Presidency Informal Workshop on Climate Change, PotsdamJanuary 29 – 31, 2007 European Renewable Energy Policy Conference, BrusselsFebruary 12-14, 2007 Symposium “Time to Adapt Climate Change and the European Water
Dimension, Vulnerability - Impacts – Adaption”, BerlinFebruary 22-23, 2007 EU Policy Workshop on Offshore Wind Power Deployment, BerlinMarch 19, 2007 Network of EU Environmental Lawyers, BonnMarch 29-30, 2007 Workshop on Promoting Environment and Resource Conservation in the
European Security Strategy, BerlinApril 23-24, 2007 Conference on Nature Conservation, Agriculture and rural Development, BonnMay 14-15, 2007 EU Nature Directors’ Meeting, PotsdamMay 30 - June 1, 2007 IMPEL-Plenary Meeting, BerlinMay 30-31, 2007 European-Ecolabel-German Presidency Meeting, BerlinMay 30-June 1, 2007 Integrated Product Policy-German Presidency Meeting, Berlin June 3-5, 2007 European Sustainability Berlin 2007 – ESB07: Linking Policies and
Implementation, BerlinJune 17-19, 2007 EU Water Directors’ Meeting, Dresden
List of International Environmental Meetings (Part.1)International environmental meetings during Germany’s EU presidency
(January-June 2007)January 17-19, 2007 1st Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol on
Water and Health, GenevaJanuary 29-February 1, 2007 International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),
Plenary Session, Working Group, ParisFebruary 14-16, 2007 Workshop on UN ECE Pollutant Release and
Transfer Registers (PRTR), GenevaJanuary, 23-25, 2007 International Symposium on Safety Cases for
Deep Disposal of Radioactive Waste – Where do We Stand? Paris
February 26-March 1, 2007 CSD-15 Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting, New York
February 28-March 1, 2007 G 8 – Nuclear Safety and Security Group Meeting (NSSG), Bonn
March 6, 2007 HELCOM Stakeholder Conference, HelsinkiMarch 15-17, 2007 G8 Environmental Ministerial, PotsdamMarch, 19-21, 2007 International Commission on Radiation
Protection, Main Session, EssenMarch 28-29, 2007 Western European Nuclear Regulators
Association (WENRA), Prague
List of International Environmental Meetings (Part.2)
April 2-5, 2007 International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Plenary Session, Working Group, Brussels
April 19-20, 2007 3rd CBSS Ministers of Environment meeting held jointly with CBSS Ministers of Agriculture, Stockholm
April 22-27, 2007 International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology, Nice
April 23-24, 2007 International Conference on Environmental Radioactivity, ViennaApril 25-26, 2007 G 8 – Nuclear Safety and Security Group Meeting (NSSG), BonnApril 25-27, 2007 2nd Meeting of the Open-ended ad hoc Working Group on Non-
Compliance, DakarApril 30-May 4, 2007 International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Plenary Session, Working
Group, BangkokMay 2-4, 2007 7th meeting of the Working Group of the Parties to the Aarhus
Convention, GenevaMay 7-18, 2007 26th Sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies of the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change, BonnMay 21-23, 2007 10th Meeting of the Working Group of the Parties to the Espoo
Convention, GenevaMay 23-25, 2007 International Nuclear Regulators Association (INRA), MadridMay 24-25, 2007 (poss.) 3rd Meeting of the Signatories to the Protocol on SEA, GenevaMay 28-June 1, 2007 The International Whaling Commission's 59th annual meeting, AnchorageJune 4-8, 2007 27th Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the
Montreal Protocol, NairobiJune 25-29, 2007 OSPAR Commission, Ostend
Informal meeting of Environment Ministers: “Environment - Innovation – Employment" - Perspective 2020: what does the EU have to do to support the lead markets of the future?
Goals: • Impetus for progress in developing modern environmental technologies and increasing energy and resource efficiency as a future issue for environmental, economic and employment policies• Highlighting potential for innovations, concrete examples of eco-innovations, e.g. in the energy and transport sectors• EU initiative for an ecological industrial policy, R & D, market launch, regulatory framework, new foreign trade promotion, institutional measures
Venue: Essen, Zeche ZollvereinFramework programme: exhibition,
visits to model innovative projects in the Ruhr regionClimate-neutral event (certificates for participants)
Essen
Key dates
European Renewable Energy Policy Conference (BXL) 29-31 Jan 07 International Conference on Energy Efficiency 1 Feb
07 Symposium “Climate-Water" (Berlin) 12-14 Feb 07 EU Council of Energy Ministers (preparations
for European Council) 15 Feb 07
EU Council of Environment Ministers (preparations for European Council) 20 Feb 07
EU Policy Workshop (offshore wind energy use) 22/23 Feb 2007
Spring European Council (topic: energy policy in Europe) 8/9 March 07
Informal meeting of Environment Ministers (Essen) 1-3 June 07
EU Council of Energy Ministers (with dossiers on renewables) 8 June 07
EU Council of Environment Ministers 28 June 07
Key dates
Sharing of tasks in the Environment Team during the German Presidency of the EUJanuary – June 2007
WhoTel.FaxMobileE-mail
Rainer Steffens+32 2 787 11 40+32 2 787 21 40+32 475 65 21 [email protected]
Christine Wistuba+32 2 787 11 41+32 2 787 21 41+32 476 55 50 [email protected]
Uli Hildebrandt+32 2 787 1142+32 2 787 2142+32 479 900 [email protected]
Julia Werner+32 2 787 11 43+32 2 787 2143+32 476 76 08 [email protected]
Subjects -Coordination-Market Based Instruments in Environmental Policy-Emissiontrading-Ressource-Policy-Soil and Plant Protection
- Chemical Policy- Water Policy- Lisbon- Strategy- Sustainable Development
-Air quality- Sustainable transport- Waste- Emissions from vehicles- Fuels
- Nature Conservation- Environmental Information- Horizontal Legal Issues- International Issues
Chairs/Dossiers
ETS-ReviewETS & AviationPesticidesSoil6.EAP
- Contribution to the Spring Council- Priority Substances- Mercury Export Ban- Floods (2nd read)- Environment- Innovation- Employment-
- Waste directive- Fuel quality directive- CO2 passenger cars- Air quality directive (2nd
reading)
- Life+- Marine Environment- PIC Amendment- WPIEI Horizontal
Assistant of the Environment Team:Marie-Anne Volcke Tel +32 2 787 11 12Fax +32 2 787 21 12
E-mail [email protected]
***************************************Contact persons for GMO:
Ulrike Kassner Christiane HenningTel + 32 2 787 13 45 Tel + 32 2 787 13 44Fax + 32 2 78723 45 Fax + 32 2 787 23 44
E-mail [email protected] E-mail [email protected]
„You can find something better than death everywhere…….”
“Meeting of the Environment Working Party” in Bremen (& Cuxhaven) in May 2006 (14-16.05.07)
“On the route of the Bremen Town Musicians” (Tidelands near Cuxhaven)
See you in 2007 (……hopefully not more often as you would like to see us)