The European Commission announced, on Friday 26 June, the launch of the Just Transition Platform (JTP) on Monday 29 June. Objective: to assist Member States in setting up their territorial Just Transition Plans in order to make the most of the Fund.
The platform will ensure that the planned funds (€40 billion in constant 2018 prices to potentially raise €150 billion) are well directed towards the right projects and regions. It will also support access to the European Union's investment programme, InvestEU and the Public Sector Loan Facility (see EUROPE 12495/6).
The tasks assigned to the platform revolve around four axes: - technical and advisory support to Member States and regions on the operationalisation of the territorial Just Transition Plans and the building of “pipelines of projects” for the Just Transition Mechanism; - a web-based single access point, including the possibility to contact the Commission with technical and administrative questions related to just transition; - the sharing of information, experience and knowledge for fossil fuel and carbon-intensive regions; - a forum for dialogue on just transition involving local and national stakeholders, social partners, public authorities and EU institutions.
The launch will kick-start a week of online events dedicated to coal-producing and carbon-intensive regions.
The European Parliament will adopt its position on the Fund on Monday 6 July (see EUROPE 12505/18). The EU Council adopted its position last Wednesday (see EUROPE 12513/9). (Original version in French by Pascal Hansens)