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Page 1: The Netherlands EU Presidency 2016 Make it Work conference, Edinburgh Anke.willemstein@minienm.nl 11-12-15

The Netherlands EU Presidency 2016

Make it Work conference, [email protected]

11-12-15

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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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hope to see you in Amsterdam in 2016!

[email protected]

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