The Future of the Cardiff process

Contents

Executive summary
   
1 Introduction
1.1 The Cardiff integration process
1.2 Background to this report
    
2 Strenghts and weaknesses of the cardiff process to date
2.1 Overview of Cardiff process
2.1.1 Strengths and benefits of the Cardiff process
2.1.2 Weaknesses and drawbacks
2.1.3 Content of the Cardiff strategies
2.2 Case study of the Transport Council’s integration strategy
2.2.1 Introduction
2.2.2 The Transport White Paper
2.2.3 Recent Council Conclusions on the transport integration strategy
2.2.4 Distinctive elements: the TERM reporting mechanism
2.2.5 Distinctive elements: the Joint Expert Group on Transport
    
3 Defining the contents of integration strategies
3.1 Overview and structure of strategy content
3.2 Approaches and competences
3.3 Existing commitments
3.4 Looking ahead
3.5 Monitoring and reporting
3.6 Coordination of best practice
   
4 Steps towards a stronger cardiff process
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Greater Commission involvement, and improved
guidance and co-ordination
4.3 Integrating Cardiff into the EU Sustainable Development Strategy
4.4 Integrating Cardiff and the EU SDS into strategic policy planning processes
   
5 Strengthening the environmental element of the EU SDS
5.1 The EU SDS policy cycle
5.2 An overarching EU environmental road map
5.3 Further elements for integrating the environment into the SDS
   
6 Integrating cardiff into new EU systems for strategic planning
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Strategic role of the General Affairs and External Relations Council
6.3 Bringing together the work programmes of the Commission and Council
6.4 Impact assessments of Commission proposals
6.5 Conclusions
     
7 Bringing the pieces together
   
Annex I Conclusion from IEEP’s follow –up evaluering, June 2001
    
Annex II Council commitments
    
Annex III The European Climate Change Programme