38th North Sea Commission Executive Committee Meeting to be held at Hotel Fjordgården, Ringkøbing, Denmark on March 1st 2005, 09:00 – 12:00

Agenda:

1. Minutes of the 38th North Sea Commission Executive Committee Meeting to be held at Ardoe House Hotel, South Deeside Road, Blairs, Aberdeenshire, Scotland on October 15th 2004

2. Financial Statement

3. Elections.
Matrix of names and positions of the NSC.

a. Vice-Chairs of the following thematic groups;
Economic Development, Culture & Tourism, Environment and Education & Research

b. Co-ordinators of the following thematic groups;
Economic Development and Education & Research

4. Interreg III B North Sea Programme

Current status of the North Sea Programme

5. Report from CPMR

a. Appeal from CPMR; Regional Policy is under threat.
You find the "RESOLUTION OF THE REGIONAL ASSEMBLIES" here

b. THE TERRITORIAL IMPACT OF DG COMPETITION'S PROPOSAL ON THE REVIEW OF REGIONAL STATE AID. (New paper 19.02.05)

c. Joint Memorandum of Regions in support of the Regional Competitiveness and         Employment Objective 2007-2013

6. Report from the Thematic Groups

The work plans for the Thematic Groups;
Culture & Tourism
Economic Development
Education & Research
Environment

Fisheries

Transport

a. Decision to support NSC active observership to the North Sea Conference (Ministerial Meeting) 2006.
b. Application for grant to conference on Sustainable Transport, Kristiansand, Vest-Agder region May 31st. - June 1st 2005.

7. 14th NSC General Assembly, Zeeland 2005

Update on the preparations

8. The future structure of the North Sea Commission.

Strategy Paper "From Vision to Action"

Conclusions from the discussions on February 28th -2005.

9. Joint meeting NSC-BSC Århus 18.02.05 (New 19.02.05)

Working paper on cooperation
Conclusions from the meeting

10. Date and location of next meeting

The next meeting will bee Wednesday June 15th in Zeeland, NL.

11. AOB