May
22.05.2012 - 23.05.2012
Meeting of Directors General for Nature in the Member States
The Directors General of the Member States meet informally to debate topics of nature and biodiversity on the EU agenda. The meeting is part of an informal number of meeting aiming at strengthening to cooperation on implementation of the nature directives.
Spokesperson: Director Agnete Thomsen
Contact: Lars Rudfeldt / / +45 7254 4856
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24.05.2012 - 25.05.2012
EIA Expert Group
The EIA Expert Group meeting is held under the auspices of the European Commission once every presidency. The meeting is hosted by the presidency. The focus of the meeting is to exchange knowledge regarding the interpretation of EU-Directives and decisions made by the European Court of Justice.
Spokesperson: Head of Division Oluf Engberg
Contact: Gert Johansen / / +45 7254 4734
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30.05.2012 - 01.06.2012
Danish Danish Geodata Agency, Rentemestervej 8, 2400 København NV
Meeting in The Permanent Committee on Cadastre (PCC)
In regard to the Danish EU-chairmanship Denmark holds the chairmanship of The Permanent Committee on Cadastre (PCC) that consists of cadastral organizations from the EU-countries. The mission of the committee is to develop strategies and suggest common initiatives that focus on better coordination between the individual cadastral systems and their users. The focus is on exchange of experience and information, and on establishing links to the EU-system and organizations using cadastral information.
Spokesperson: Head of Legal and Cadastral Department Pia Dahl Højgaard
Contact: Christian Thellufsen / / +45 7254 5248
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June
04.06.2012 - 05.06.2012
Water and Marine Directors Meeting
The meeting will discuss, in particular, the preparation of the Commission’s Blueprint for Water, the implementation of the Water Framework Directive and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, and the negotiation on the Commission’s proposal on priority substances.
Spokesperson: Helle Pilsgaard
Contact: Steen Pedersen / / +45 7254 4922, Henning Karup / / +45 7254 4799
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06.06.2012
Network of European Environmental Lawyers (NEEL)
The network consists mainly of lawyers from Member States Environment Ministries. The network contributes in the exchange of experience concerning the legal implementation of EU environmental legislation.
Spokesperson: Head of Division Oluf Engberg
Contact: Carsten Lund / / +45 7254 4772, Lise Wesenberg / / +45 7254 4220
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07.06.2012 - 08.06.2012
European Union Network for the Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental Law. General assembly
IMPEL is a network for EU-member states on implementation and enforcement of the European environmental regulation. The Network was formed in 1992 as an informal network, but was later established formally as an NGO. IMPEL is an important forum for exchange of experience, best practice, good examples and lessons learned between practitioners from the competent authorities in the member states. The meeting will discuss project proposals and project results, in addition to any possible proposals by the commission related to improved implementation and enforcement of the environmental legislation.
Spokesperson: Karsten Biering Nielsen
Contact: Monika Dyrbye / / +45 7254 4176
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11.06.2012 - 12.06.2012
Aalborg, Denmark (to be further determined)
ESPON (European Spatial Planning Observatory Network) Monitoring Committee meeting
ESPON provides policy makers with detailed knowledge on the development of the European territory. This meeting is targeting the Monitoring Committee with 31 participating countries and the EU-Commission, DG REGIO. The meeting will - among other topics – further discuss the process on ESPON post 2013.
Responsible: Danish Ministry of the Environment
Contact: Marie Lindberg Tefre, Nature Agency ()
Further information: www.espon.eu
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13.06.2012 - 14.06.2012
Aalborg, Denmark (to be further determined)
ESPON (European Spatial Planning Observatory Network) Seminar on Territorial Cohesion
ESPON provides policy makers with detailed knowledge on the development of the European territory. This open seminar on research results from the ESPON Programme is targeting researchers, civil servants and others with an interest in territorial cohesion.
Responsible: Danish Ministry of the Environment
Contact: Marie Lindberg Tefre, Nature Agency (), Henrik Harder, Aalborg University ()
Further information: www.espon.eu
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15.06.2012
Aalborg, Denmark (to be further determined)
ESPON (European Spatial Planning Observatory Network)
European Contact Point meeting
ESPON provides policy makers with detailed knowledge on the development of the European territory. This meeting is targeting members of the ESPON European Contact Point in the 31 participating countries. The overall aim is to exchange experiences.
Responsible: Danish Ministry of the Environment
Contact: Marie Lindberg Tefre, Nature Agency (), Henrik Harder, Aalborg University ()
Further information: www.espon.eu
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25.06.2012 - 26.06.2012
Meeting of Directors General for Forests in the Member States
The meeting will bring together Directors General for Forests in the Member States and stakeholder NGO´s to facilitate high level discussions on EU emerging issues relevant for the Forest sector. Excursion on 25/6 2012 near Copenhagen ending with a dinner with cultural insights.
Spokesperson: Director Agnete Thomsen
Contact: Kim Neven / / +45 7254 2623, Pernille Karlog / / +45 7254 2603
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Past Meetings
January
16.01.2012 - 18.01.2012
European Platform for Biodiversity Research Strategy
The Objective of the meeting is to facilitate discussions for a European contribution to the thematic content of the first work programme of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). IPBES is expected to be established during 2012. The overall focus will be on assessments of biodiversity.
Spokesperson: Head of Division, Flemmning Nielsen
Contact: Martin Schneekloth / masch@nst.dk / +45 7254 4857
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19.01.2012 - 20.01.2012
EU Expert Meeting on the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
The objective of the meeting is to prepare EU and its member states’ contribution to the establishment of procedures and modalities for IPBES. IPBES is expected to be established during 2012. The focus will be on peer review procedures in IPBES and procedures for election of authors, editors and reviewers in IPBES.
Spokesperson: Head of Division, Flemmning Nielsen
Contact: Martin Schneekloth / masch@nst.dk / +45 7254 4857
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24.01.2012 - 25.01.2012
EU ABS Expert Group Meeting
Main topic will be the formulation of EU positions in international UN negotiations in India (under ABS COPMOP / CBD COP 11) on arrangements for ABS-protocol compliance and possible new global multilateral financial ABS mechanism.
Spokesperson: Head of Division, Flemmning Nielsen
Contact: Søren Mark Jensen / /+45 7254 4817
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February
08.02.2012
Note! The meeting will be held in Brussels
ESPON (European Spatial Planning Observatory Network) Monitoring Committee
Meeting with 31 participating countries and the EU-Commission, DG REGIO.
Spokesperson: Dansih Nature Agency, Marie Lindberg Tefre
Contact:Marie Lindberg Tefre / malte / +45 7254 4737
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March
08.03.2012
Meeting of National Territorial Cohesion Contact Points
The network of national contact points will prepare the agenda for the meeting of director generals on territorial development, 8.-9. May 2012. The network will also address follow up of decisions from previous presidencies. The network is part of the intergovernmental cooperation of European countries on spatial planning and the territorial dimension of the EU Cohesion Policy.
Spokesperson: Head of Division, Holger Bisgaard
Contact: Axel Kristiansen / / +45 7254 4803
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18.03.2012 - 19.03.2012
Horsens, Denmark
Informal Environment Ministers Meeting
Regarding the Informal Ministers Meeting the Danish Presidency plan to have working sessions on: Resource efficiency, a new 7th Environmental Action Programme, Rio+20 and a working lunch on climate. The Danish Presidency will produce background papers to serve as input for the discussions among ministers at the Informal Meeting.
Spokesperson: John Bæk Sørensen (Resource efficiency and a new 7th Environmental Action Programme)
Per Nylykke (Rio+20)
Contact: Vibeke Jørgensen / +45 7254 6985, Svend Elberg Thomsen / / +45 7254 6011
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20.03.2012 - 21.03.2012
Note! The meeting will be held in Brussels
CIS Working Group C Groundwater
The working group on groundwater, under the common implementation strategy, deals with sharing of information on best practice and issues relating to the water framework and groundwater directives.
Spokesperson: Inger Bergmann
Contact: Thomas Hansen / thhannst.dk / +45 7254 4842
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April
03.04.2012 - 04.04.2012
Note! The meeting will be held in Brussels
Expert Group meeting on Water Framework Directive & agriculture
The expert group will discuss how the main water and agricultural related policy should be included in the Commission’s Blueprint for Water. Another point would be discussion of floods & agriculture and the opportunities offered by the CAP rural development to support flood protection measures in an agricultural context
Spokesperson: Head of division Thomas Bruun Jessen
Contact: Ivan Karottki / / +45 7254 4899
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23.04.2012 - 27.04.2012
Bella Sky, Copenhagen
The 10th meeting of the International Resource Panel
The International Resource Panel was set up in 2007 to develop holistic approaches to the management of global resources. The objectives of the panel are to provide independent, coherent and authoritative policy relevant scientific assessments of the sustainable use of natural resources and their environmental impacts over the full life cycle, with a view to a better understanding of how to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation. The Panel has issued a number of analyses that provide a global perspective on the resource issue, and its role in a green economy: on priority products and materials, on stocks and recycling rates metals, on decoupling and on bio fuels. At its 10th
Spokesperson: Henrik Hagen Olesen
Contact: Ida Søndergaard / / +45 7254 4431
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May
08.05.2012 - 09.05.2012
Director Generals meeting, Territorial Development
European countries are working together on spatial planning to support sustainable and harmonious growth across Europe and in cities and territories with particular resources and needs. Director generals will address decisions from the Polish Presidency and the follow up of the Territorial Agenda of Europe 2020 from the Hungarian Presidency.
Spokesperson: Director Sven Kofoed-Hansen
Contact: Axel Kristiansen / / +45 7254 4803
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10.05.2012 - 11.05.2012
Scandic Copenhagen, Vester Søgade 6, 1601 København V København
Conference on the nitrates directive
Guidelines on control and efficiency and utilization of phosphorous resources. The conference will have two foci: the first day will build on guidelines on control of the Nitrates Directive in the EU 27 and the second day will focus on phosphorus - both in terms of tools and resources effectively. Participants will be from the EU 27.
Spokesperson: Head of Division Sune Impgaard Schour
Contact: Henriette Hossy / / +45 7254 4123
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