Translation of "Europäisches raumentwicklungskonzept" in English

Some work is being done on this under an initiative called the 'European spatial devel­opment perspective' (ESDP).

The EU Ministers responsible for Spatial Planning approved at the Informal Council at Potsdam in 1999 a European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP) which aims to ensure balanced and sustainable development of the territory of the European Union.

The environmental component of the agricultural policy as well as well as several pieces of EU legislation (e.g. Water Directive, Spatial Development Perspective, Urban Agenda, Climate Change and others) deal with a range of those issues.

At the informal meeting of the Ministers of Regional Planning of the European Union in September 1994 in Leipzig, it was decided to draw up a European spatial development plan.

Based on a consensus amongst national governments not to create a new Community policy, it was however decided to draft a "European Spatial Development Perspective" (ESDP) and to implement experimental actions with support provided by the Community.

As a consequence the Ministers responsible for Regional Policy and Spatial Planning in the Member States, together with the European Commission have committed themselves to preparing a European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP).

In response, the ministers responsible for spatial planning decided at their informal meeting in Liège (1993) to lay the ground work for the European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP).

Work is under way to develop a European spatial development perspective — a framework planning document intended to promote more innovative actions among Member States and to highlight the benefits of a more integrated approach to spatial planning.

Following this, in November 1993, the Ministers meeting in Liege agreed to develop a common strategic approach to territorial development in the Union, which they named the European Spatial Development Perspective - the ESDP - and gave the CSD the task of preparation.

While supporting the work on regional planning carried out by the Commission, they had some criticisms.

However, the Commission could endorse a certain downward revision of the allocated amount, such as the 2 million euro proposed by the European Parliament and reinforce for example the line for prevention of con flicts and support for peace processes (B8-013).

A closing seminar on spatial planning was held in Brussels in February and the final version of the ESDP (European spatial development perspective) was adopted at the informal Council in Potsdam in May.

It was for this reason that the European Council in Potsdam in 1999 defined the European Spatial Development Perspective.

It is particularly relevant for Parliament to give its opinion on the future development of these policy areas given that under the British presidency the informal meeting of Ministers in Glasgow chose to devote one whole day to discuss both urban policy and the European spatial planning perspective.

The report by Mr Novo Belenguer, whom I take this opportunity of congratulating, is in its turn a welcome reminder of the need to pursue a policy of economic and social cohesion with a strategy of sustainable development and balanced competitiveness, although it might have dealt with the gaps and omissions in the European Spatial Development Perspective at greater length.

I would also like to support this report wholeheartedly, as it contains some very good points and observations relating to the already ambitious Commission communication on a draft for a European Spatial Development Perspective.

The current plan for Community spatial planning responds, in my opinion, to one fact and to one project.

However, we need to promote a genuine regional development policy. In this regard, I feel that the European spatial development perspective can serve as an important technical source of major integration and development.

This Directive can also make an important contribution to other areas of cooperation between Member States, inter alia, the European spatial development perspective (ESDP).

The European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP), while remaining within the limits of intergovernmental cooperation, currently represents the only framework within which the desired outcome can be sought.

The common transport infrastructure charging system also ties in with the development of the European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP) which seeks to enforce transport and cohesion goals by identifying the need for improved accessibility and a more sustainable use of infrastructure at EU level.

As the Committee noted in its earlier Opinion3, it trusts that the ESDP, setting out priorities and objectives, will be accepted by all the parties concerned and will provide a basis for all cooperation-based schemes at Community, national, regional or local level.

The Community’s strategy for Sustainable Development also makes reference to the need to put the European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP) into action, including the implementation of an observatory network to analyse the regional impact of Community policies.

In 1993, at the meeting held in Liege, it was decided to draw up the European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP),3 which was adopted in 1999 at Potsdam and which provides a common reference framework for informal meetings of ministers responsible for spatial planning and territorial policy.

The European Spatial Development Perspective (ESPD)54prepared in 1999 by the Committee on Spatial Development has been adopted by all of the Member States on a voluntary basis.