II Economic Conference of the North-West Mediterranean

II Economic Conference of the North-West Mediterranean

“Territorial Cooperation in the North-West Mediterranean”

Barcelona, June 6-7 2011

A group of civic and academic institutions announce the “II Economic Conference of the North-West Mediterranean”, which will be held in Barcelona on the 6th and 7th of June 2011. In this edition, the main topic of the meeting will be “Territorial Cooperation in the North-West Mediterranean”.

The meeting will convene 25 years after the and Economic Conference of the North-West Mediterranean, which was held in Barcelona in 1985, and which was a first response to the will to contribute, from the regions in the area to the process of European integration.

La II Conference aims to discuss Territorial Cooperation in the North-West Mediterranean in the framework of the development of EU Cohesion Policy, Europe 2020 Strategy (smart, sustainable and inclusive growth), the macroregional strategies, and the European Neighbourhood Policy (Union for the Mediterranean – Barcelona Process, and its territorial dimension, ARLEM).

The objective of the Conference is to discuss the need to strengthen cooperation between the regions and the cities of the North-West Mediterranean, with a three-pronged approach:

a) Internal territorial cooperation: to increase the economic, social and territorial cohesion of the various regions of the North-West Mediterranean, with special attention to the links between territories in different States.

b) Cooperation as regards the European Union: to contribute to integration and the social and territorial cohesion of an enlarged Europe, to have a say in the main policies of the EU, and to help to define overall strategies for linking the peripheries and linking with the economic heart of the continent.

c) Cooperation as regards the South Mediterranean: to develop as specific strategy for Cooperation and development with neighbouring regions and cities on the southern shores of the west Mediterranean, immersed as they are in a deep process of change.

With this object, the II Economic Conference of the North-West Mediterranean hopes to bring together academic experts, representatives of local and regional authorities, territorial cooperation bodies (Euroregions and others), social and economic agents (Chambers of Commerce, Economic and Social Councils...), and EU representatives, as well as key invited guests from the southern shores of the west Mediterranean.

The topics of the Conference are structured in a set of tables round which various issues will be broached insofar as they require Territorial Cooperation (economy, transport, migration, coastal management, insularity, water resources and landscape), as well as others in which territorial cooperation will be looked at at local (cities, intermediate authorities), regional (euroregions) and macroregional (European macroregions and the Euromediterranean setting) levels.

Nowadays there are a host of initiatives in the field of cooperation, through public and private bodies and organizations. Nevertheless, a greater level of coordination between these initiatives is lacking, and this would reinforce their effectiveness and visibility. The Conference aims in the last analysis to prise out formulae that can encourage the permanent coordination of cooperation in this territory.

Conference Programme

June 6

June 7

Organizing bodies

Fundació Congrés de Cultura Catalana

Institut Universitari d’Estudis Europeus, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Co-organizing bodies

Institut Ignasi Villalonga d’Economia i Empresa

Ferrmed / Business EUMED (Euromediterranean Business Association)

Departament de Geografia, UAB / Grup INTERFASE, UAB - Projecte Europeu Pegaso

Institut Catalan de Recherche en Sciences Sociales, Université de Perpignan

Sponsor Institutions

Generalitat de Catalunya, Diputació de Barcelona, Govern de les Illes Balears, Consell Insular de Mallorca, Caixa Penedès.

Organizing Committee

Miquel Strubell, Dir. activitats Fund. Congrés de Cultura Catalana. Responsable de la Conferència per la FCCC. Francesc Morata, prof. Dept. C. Política Univ. Autònoma Barcelona / Inst. Univ. Estudis Europeus. Responsable de la Conferència per l’IUEE. Antoni Durà, prof. Dept. Geografia Univ. Autònoma Barcelona. Coordinador del Comitè Organitzador. Susana Beltrán, prof. Dept. Dret Públic Univ. Autònoma Barcelona. Josep Vicent Boira, prof. Dept. Geografia Univ. València. Pere Casanovas, gerent Fund. Congrés de Cultura Catalana. Claire Colomb, prof. Barlett School of Planning (UK). Rafael Giménez Capdevila, Institut d’Estudis Territorials. Pau Caparrós, Institut Ignasi Villalonga d’Economia i Empresa. Daniel Montolio, prof. Dept. Economia Política i Hisenda Pública Univ. Barcelona. Andrea Noferini, prof. Dept. C. Política UAB / Inst. Univ. Estudis Europeus. Xavier Oliveras, Invest. Dept. Geografia Univ. Autònoma Barcelona.

Advisory Committee

Joan Amorós, Associació Ferrmed. Jordi Bacaria, Economia Aplicada Univ. Autònoma Barcelona. Nicola Bellini, Scuola Santa Anna Pisa. Martina Camiade, Institut Francocatalà Transfronterer. Margarida Castañer, Dept. Geografia Univ. Girona. Françoise Breton, Dept. Geografia Univ. Autònoma Barcelona. Miquel Grimalt, Dept. Ciències de la Terra Univ. Illes Balears. Maria Marco, Dept. Economia Aplicada Univ. València. Carme Miralles, Dept. Geografia Univ. Autònoma Barcelona. Ferran Navinés, Consell Econòmic i Social de les Illes Balears. Jorge Olcina, Dept. Geografia Univ. Alacant. Martí Parellada, Institut d’Economia de Barcelona. Pilar Riera, Dept. Geografia Univ. Autònoma Barcelona. Joan Romero, Institut Interuniversitari de Desenvolupament Local. David Saurí, Dept. Geografia Univ. Autònoma Barcelona. Daniel Serra, Institut d’Estudis Territorials. Vicent Soler, Associació Espanyola de Ciència Regional. Jordi Suriñach, Associació Catalana de Ciència Regional, i UB-IREA. José Vera, Dept. Geografia Univ. Alacant. Blanca Vilà, Institut Universitari d’Estudis Europeus. Francesc Roca, Dept. Política Econòmica Univ. Barcelona.

Support Entities

Associació Arc Llatí; Associació Catalana de Ciència Regional; Asociación Española de Ciencia Regional; Associació Valenciana de Ciència Regional; Business Eumed Association; Cambra de Comerç de Barcelona; European Network of Local and Regional Authorities for the Implementation of the European Lanscape convention; Fundació Catalunya-Europa; Institut de Recerca en Economia Aplicada Regional i Pública; Institut Europeu de la Mediterrània; Institut Francocatalà Transfronterer; Observatori del Paisatge de Catalunya; Pimec-Sefes; Societat Catalana de Geografia; Societat Catalana d’Ordenació del Territori.

PROGRAMME AND SPEAKERS

(Some speakers are not confirmed yet)

INAUGURATION AND CLOSING CEREMONY

Inauguration

Mrs. Mercedes Bresso, President of the Committee of Regions

Sr. Senén Florensa, Secretari general d'Afers Exteriors de la Generalitat de Catalunya

Diputació de Barcelona

Govern Balear

Consell Insular de Mallorca

Sr. Francesc Vallverdú, President de la Fundació Congrés de Cultura Catalana

Sra. Blanca Vilà, Directora de l’Institut Universitari d'Estudis Europeus

Closing ceremony

Depending on the Inauguration session

THEMATIC ROUNDTABLES

Migration and labour mobility to and into the European Union

Sra. Mariona Illamola, Centre Documentació Europea, Universitat de Girona

Sr. Eduardo Rojo, Departament de Dret Públic i de Ciències Historicojurídiques, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Sr. Aron Cohen, Departamento de Geografía, Universidad de Granada

Ms. Sarah Wolff, Institute of International Relations ‘Clingendael’ (Netherlands)

Moderator: Sra. Blanca Vilà, Institut Universitari d’Estudis Europeus and Departament de Dret Privat, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Economy (1): Regional development and innovation

Sr. Francisco Pérez, Institut Valencià d’Investigacions Econòmiques

Sr. Joaquín Aurioles, Departament d’Economia, Universitat de Màlaga

Sr. Gioacchino Garofoli, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria

Sr. Claude Courlet, Université Pierre Mendès-France

Moderator: Sr. Jordi Surinyach, Associació Catalana de Ciència Regional

Economy (2): N-S decentralized cooperation and local development

Sr. Nicola Bellini, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa

Sr. Nicollò Bellanca, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Università degli Studi di Firenze

Sr. Giovanni Camilleri, United Nations Development Programme

Sra. Malika Ahmed Zaid-Chertouk, Faculté Sciences Economiques, Université Mouloud Mammeri

Moderator: Representant Cooperació Diputació Barcelona.

Transport Systems

Sra. Joana M. Seguí, Universitat de les Illes Balears

Sr. Santiago García-Milà, European Seaports Organization

Sr. Enric Ticó, Dir. Ferrocarrils Generalitat de Catalunya

Chamber of Commerce of Marseille

Sr. Ianfranco Senn, Centro di Ricerca in Econ. Regionale, Transporti e Turismo (Univ. Boconi, Milano)

Moderator: Sr. Joan Amorós, Ferrmed and Eumed

Management of coastal areas: the Integrated Coastal Zone Management

Sra. Zeljka Skaricic, Priority Actions Programme Regional Activity Centre (PAP/RAC)

Sra. Maria Snoussi, Université Mohamed V-Agdal

Sr. Jean-François Cadiou, Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)

Sra. Amy Diedrich, Sistema d'Observació i Predicció Costaner de les Illes Balears

Modera: Sra. Françoise Breton, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Projecte Pegaso

Challenges of insularity

Sr. Carlo Sechi, Deputy to the Sardegna Parliament and Obra Cultural de l’Alguer

Sr. Jean Didier Hache, Islands Commission, Conference of Peripheral and Maritime Regions of Europe (CRPM)

Association of Islands Eurimed and EGTC Archimed

Comissió d’Illes d’Arc Llatí

Moderator: Chambers of Commerce INSULEUR

Management of water resources

Sr. Antoni Rico, Universitat d’Alacant

Sr. Gabriel Borràs, Agència Catalana de l’Aigua

Sr. Thierry Ruf, Université de Montpellier

Moderator: Sr. David Saurí, Departament de Geografia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Landscape management

Sr. Arnaldo Cecchini, Università degli Studi di Sassari

Sr. Oriol Porcel, European Network of Local and Regional Authorities for the Implementation of the European Landscape Convention (RECEP-ENELC)

Sra. Roser Ginjaume, Aspai Associació de Paisatgistes (Narbona)

Sr. Francesc Muñoz, Observatori de la Urbanització i Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Moderator: Sr. Joan Nogué, Observatori del Paisatge de Catalunya i Universitat de Girona

Local cooperation and city networks

Sr. Oriol Nel·lo, Departament de Geografia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Sr. Joan Parpal, Xarxa de ciutats Medcities

Sr. Paolo Giaccaria, Centro Eu-Polis, Politecnico di Torino

Associació Arc Llatí

Moderator: Sr. Joan Romero, Departament de Geografia, Universitat de València

Regional cooperation: Present and future of Euroregions and Macroregions

Sra. Antònia Sabartés, Euroregió Pirineus Mediterrani

Sr. Joan David Janer , Universitat de les Illes Balears

Sr. Gianluca Spinaci, Comitè de les Regions

Sr. Andrea Stocchiero, Centro Studi di Politica Internazionale, (CeSPI), Roma

Moderator: Sr. Llorenç Huguet, Consell Econòmic i Social Illes Balears

Euro-mediterranean regional cooperation: Territorial cooperation and democratization

Sr. Ali Sedjari, Facultat de Dret, Univ. Mohamed V, Rabat. Càtedra UNESCO de Drets Humans, GRET

Sr. Filippo Celata, Dipartimento di Studi Geoeconomici, Università La Sapienza

Sra. Hager Ben Cheikh Ahmed-Dellagi, Faculté de Droit et Sc. Politiques, Univ de Tunis. Académie International de Droit Constitutionnel

Sra. Paqui Santonja, Vocal asesora Vicepresidencia Tercera Gobierno de España

Moderator: Euro-Mediterranean Local and Regional Assembly (ARLEM)

Place and date of celebration

6th and 7th of June 2011, Barcelona

Auditorium of the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona

Montalegre, 5 - Barcelona

Contact

Secretariat of II CEMNO

c/Rocafort, 242, 3r pis – 08029 Barcelona

T. (+34) 934.106.866