1. Arc Manche conference 2009 Rouen, 2 December 2009 Luis Cuervo-Spottorno European Commission Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries

2. IMP and coastal economies EU finance for maritime projects Channel coastal economies and IMP Arc Manche value added A vision for the Channel The issues

3. IMP and coastal economies (I) Blue Book - Chapter 4.3 : « delivering the highest quality of life in coastal regions » Population growth: +50% (1990-2000) Priorities: Develop maritime potential Services to hinterland, policing of sea- borders → infrastructure demands Climate change Coastal & maritime tourism Disaster prevention strategy Ports & maritime industries development

4. IMP and coastal economies (II) Bathing water Directive (2006) Communication on sustainable & competitive tourism (2007) Community strategy for disaster prevention (Feb 2009) White paper on Climate Change (April 09) Annual bathing water report (COM + ENV Agency) (June 09) Studies: The economics of climate change adaptation in EU coastal areas (May 09) Tourist Facilities in Ports (September 09) Database on Community funded projects in maritime regions (December 09)

5. EU-wide total number of projects (2000 – 2008): +/- 70.000 Total value (2000 – 2008): 16 billion EUR 15 Commission DGs involved 2000-2006: 13 billion € (managed by national/regional authorities) 2 billion € (managed by Commission) 2007-2013: 1.3 billion € (managed by national/regional authorities) 380 million € (managed by Commission) EU finance for maritime projects

6. EU funding for maritime projects (by type of fund) Structural fundsFisheries, maritime works, seaports, coastal tourism, inland logistics & navigation Cohesion fundMaritime works, seaports, & inland logistics (infrastructures with maritime components) Union programmesFramework programmes research, EU Solidarity Fund, (including reaction to flooding), TEN-T (seaports), Life III & Life+ (environmental projects with maritime component) Union initiativesTerritorial Co-operation (INTERREG): quality of life, maritime services & reaction to flooding DG-specific fundingDG ENV (quality of life), DG TREN (transport projects)

7. Major issues for IMP are major issues for coastal communities too! Issues: Climate change effects - environmental concerns - ports’ policy & inter- modality - maritime traffic - marine knowledge and R&D - maritime spatial planning - fisheries and interaction with other maritime activities - etc. How? - Development of national/regional/local maritime strategies - Input to consultation processes (i.e. Grenelle de la Mer, UK Marine Bill) - Follow-up & input to future EU marine strategies (Atlantic) - Input to development of Marine Strategy Framework Directive Channel coastal economies and IMP

8. Arc Manche value added S pecific sea-basin governance Integrated policy proposals Cross-sector dialogue Competence & knowledge on maritime issues Best practice network Specialisation → shipping, renewables, surveillance, maritime spatial planning, marine research & data, etc. Channel institutions/project developers → important relays for IMP development

9. A vision for Channel coastal economies Targets : maritime sustainability – governance - growth Potential for new (maritime) areas of growth : –Build on experience (shipping & ports, renewable energies, R&D and knowledge, clustering, coastal tourism, fishing, etc) –Strong international dimension Arc Manche - benchmark effect : –Long experience in trans-frontier and trans-regional cooperation –Regional/trans-border co-operation benchmark (maritime dimension) –Show-case for other sea basins & sea-ways

10. http://ec.europa.eu/maritimeaffairs luis.cuervo-spottorno@ec.europa.eu THANK YOU!