The European Commission will have its hands full this autumn in the field of cohesion policy, between the follow-up to the end of the programming of the funds for the period 2014-2020, the programming (and adoption of the partnership agreements) of the structural and investment funds 2021-2027, and the continued modification of the operational programmes for the REACT-EU initiative.
On 16 September, the European Commission will organise the first edition of the ‘New European Bauhaus’ awards (see EUROPE 12705/23) to recognise architectural and urban planning projects for their aesthetic, sustainable and inclusive character.
The 9th Cohesion Policy Conference is scheduled for 16-17 September. From 27 September to 1 October, the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) forum will be held, most likely online.
The Brexit adjustment reserve is expected to come into force in early October (see EUROPE 12765/2). At the same time, the European Week of Cities and Regions, the EU’s annual regional policy event, will take place. On 26-27 October, the EU strategy for the Danube Region forum will be held.
In early December, the RegioStars Awards ceremony will be held, which aims to give a seal of excellence to selected EU-funded projects. In December, the European Commission will also publish the 8th Cohesion Report. The evaluation of investments in research activities and infrastructures funded by the European Regional Development Fund for the period 2007-2015.
The Slovenian Presidency of the EU Council will focus on the implementation of the recently launched legislative framework (see EUROPE 12753/26). No informal meeting dedicated to cohesion policy seems to be planned at the moment, much to the surprise of MEPs (see EUROPE 12761/11).
For the latest scheduled items from the Commission’s College: https://bit.ly/3j2yoJk
To see the Commission’s 2021 work programme: https://bit.ly/3if1w0N; https://bit.ly/2MgAiJH (Original version in French by Pascal Hansens)