1. Water – and Marine Directors’ meeting
9 and 10 June 2016
Follow up of the information provided in November 2015.
AMSTERDAM

2. 9 JUNE 2016 Marine Etablissement Amsterdam Central Station
Organised at the former Marine Barracks in Amsterdam

3. PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
8 June 2016
9 June 2016
10 June 2016
Morning
Marine Directors’ Meeting (8:30-13:30)
Water Directors’ Meeting (9:00-13:00)
Afternoon
Joint Marine – Water Directors’ Meeting (15:00-18:00)
Social event ( )
Evening
Welcome (18:00 – 22:30)
Social event (18:00-22:30)

4. Part 2: Joint Water- and Marine Directors (15:00 – 18:00)7
Circular Economy and water
Presentation on Circular Economy (COM)
Emerging pressures on Water and Marine
Presentation on Microplastics (DE)
Pharmaceuticals (MS)
Discussion 8
Fish migration river
Presentation (NL) 9
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Introduction by MS
Presentation on relation SDG and European water policy (COM) 10
European and international issues
a) Short information point 11
Other Issues
a) Upcoming Presidencies (info by SK/MT/UK)
b) Introduction of social event by the Chair of the Regional Public Water Authority Amstel, Gooi en Vecht.

5. Part 3: Water Directors (9:00 – 13:00)12
Water Framework Directive CIS
a) Progress reports and batch endorsement of documents (COM)
b) Information notes (COM) 13
Towards a joint agenda for Water and Agriculture
a) Pitches on inspiring examples (MS) b) Taskforce ENV-AGRI (COM) c) Results questionnaire (NL)
d) Discussion aiming at the joint agenda 14
Lessons learned WFD implementation
a) Introduction on thought starter (DE)
b) Discussion in groups c) Plenary discussion; common conclusions and follow up 15
Commission activities
Approval of the minutes
14: A group of WD took the initiative to draft a document on experiences with the implementation of the WFD. This document will be introduced and discussed. It will serve as input to further discussion on water policy in the future and might as well inform the review process of the wfd.
15 Information on Commission activities (if there a activities that needs to be mentioned here)

6. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO
MEETING YOU IN
AMSTERDAM