INFORMAL MEETING OF EU WATER DIRECTORS AND

EU MARINE DIRECTORS

DRAFT AGENDA

(28/11/2011)

Thursday 8 December 2011

PART 1: MARINE DIRECTORS MEETING
9:00h
9:10h
9:30h
10:00h
10:45h / Opening and welcome speeches
1. Common Implementation Strategy activities for the MSFD
1.1 Overall progress on the implementation (information by Commission) including batch endorsement of
i.  Report on Marine litter
ii.  Work programme of the Technical Subgroups on Marine Litter and on Underwater noise
1.2 Finalisation of common understanding document on Good Environmental Status (presentation by Germany and endorsement)
1.3 Finalisation of reporting package (presentation by Commission (ENV), discussion and endorsement)
1.4 Article 12 assessment (presentation Commission (ENV) and orientation debate)
1.5 Future work programme and organisation (presentation Commission (ENV), discussion and principle agreement)

COFFEE 11:15h – 11:30h

11:30h / 2. Strategic policy discussion and integration issues (information points)
2.1 Maritime Spatial Planning and Integrated Coastal Zone Management – state-of-play preparation of proposal(s) (information by Commission)
2.2 Offshore package proposals (legislation, ratification MED protocol) – (information by Commission)
2.3 Blue Growth – state of preparation (information by Commission (tbc)) [may be linked with 4.b]
12:00h / 3. International issues (information points)
3.1 Barcelona COP (early 2012) (information by France)
3.2 Co-ordination between marine regions / regional sea conventions (information by Commission)
3.3. Rio+20: marine issues (information by Commission)

LUNCH 12:15h – 13:45h

PART 2: JOINT MEETING WATER AND MARINE DIRECTORS
13:45h / 4. Multi-Annual Financial Framework – perspectives for the water and marine environment following adoption of Commission proposals
a)  Common Agriculture Policy – proposals for the new financing instruments (presentation Commission (AGRI) (tbc))
b)  Common Fisheries Policy - proposals for the new financing instruments reform (presentation Commission (MARE))
c)  Structural Funds - proposals for the new financing instruments (presentation Commission (REGIO) (tbc))
d)  Horizon 2020 – Common Strategic Framework for research and innovation (presentation Commission (RTD))
e)  Discussion
15:45h / 5. Other issues
a)  Biodiversity, water and marine (information by Commission)
b)  WFD and MSD common workshop (information by France)
c)  Upcoming Presidencies (information by DK/CY/IE)

COFFEE 16:00h – 16:15h


16:15 -18:30 or 19:00

PART 3: WATER DIRECTORS MEETING
Opening and Welcome speeches
Special session on the 2012 Blueprint to Safeguard Europe's Water Resources
(Tentative) structure:
a)  Preliminary findings of the RBMP assessment
b)  State of play of EEA Report on the State of the Water Environment (EEA)
c)  Overview of on-going projects and studies
d)  Fitness check
e)  Discussions on the 7 thematic areas:
i.  Land use
ii.  Economic Incentives
iii.  Quantitative water resource use targets
iv.  Governance
v.  Knowledge Base
vi.  Innovation
vii.  Global Dimension
f)  Next steps and consultation processes including EU Water Conference 2012


Friday 9 December 2011

9:00 – 12:30

PART 3: WATER DIRECTORS MEETING (continued)
9:00 – 10:00 / Special session on the 2012 Blueprint to Safeguard Europe's Water Resources (continued)

COFFEE 10:00h – 10:30h

10:00 – 12:00 / 1. Commission activities (COM)
a)  Priority substances: information on Commission proposal (subject to COM proposal being published) and proposal for a pilot exercise on a watch list (Document and COM presentation)
b)  Publication of WFD information on WISE (Document and COM presentation)
Information notes (no separate presentations)
c)  Legal issues/state of play of RBMP adoption/reporting
d)  Summary of rationale on water services
e)  WISE Implementation Plan
f)  Reporting tools 2012 on progress of implementation of the programmes of measures
g)  Energy infrastructure
2. Common Implementation Strategy Activities
a)  CIS progress report June - November 2011 (COM) (presentation), including batch endorsement of
i.  Technical report on Groundwater Dependent Terrestrial Ecosystems
ii.  Recommendations for the review of Annexes of the Groundwater Directive
iii.  Guidance document on inventory of emissions, discharges and losses of priority substances
iv.  Concept paper on the intercalibration of Good Ecological Potential
v.  Flood risk management plans reporting sheet
b)  Intercalibration: results of phase 2 (COM presentation)
c)  Indicators for Water Scarcity and Droughts (COM presentation)
12:00 – 12:30 / 3. Information points / AOB
a) Progress on Directives on urban wastewater, drinking water and bathing water
b) Preparations for the World Water Forum Marseille, March 2012 (FR)

12:30 – 13:00

PART 4: Discussion and approval of the minutes of the Water and Marine Directors meetings