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1. 17th Session of the Council of Europe Conference of
Ministers responsible for Spatial Planning
(CEMAT)
“The future of CEMAT”
Ministry of Regional Development, Public Administration and European Funds
Bucharest
3 – 4 November 2017
Palace of the Parliament

2. MAIN POINTS
Presentation structure
The history of CEMAT
- Past CEMAT sessions
- Contributions of CEMAT to the field of spatial planning
The future of CEMAT
- Perspectives on the possible areas of interest, institutions to support the
organization of CEMAT, based on the questionnaire answers

3. The history of CEMAT
Past CEMAT sessions
- CEMAT it is the only framework for pan-
European co-operation on spatial
development policies within which
members and non-members of the
European Union can gather on an equal
footing at the level of Greater Europe.
- The Council of Europe’s activities relating
to spatial planning began in 1970 in Bonn
with the 1st session of the CEMAT.

4. The history of CEMAT
Past CEMAT sessions
Bonn
Territorial
planning - a
fundamental
political
objective
1970
La Grande
Motte
The objectives
of a European
spatial planning
policy
1973
Bari
Urbanization
and spatial
planning
1976
Viena
Decision on
the
elaboration of
the land-use
planning
charter
1978
Londra
Balance and
perspectives in
the European
territory planning
1980

5. Torremolinos
adopting the
Territorial
Planning
Charter – first
framework
document
1983
Lausanne
Resolution on
the rational use
of soil
1988
Nantes
The principles
of integration
after 1990 are
established
1989
Torino
The
achievement of
the Europe
2000 document
is set
1990
The Europa 2000
report is
published
1994
Drafting and adoption of the
Vision Planet document on
the spatial integration of
Central and Eastern
European, Danubian and
Adriatic
1997-1999
The European
Spatial Perspective
is adopted
1999
Hanovra
Adopting the 10
principles of
sustainable European
space development
2000
The history of CEMAT
Past CEMAT sessions

6. The history of CEMAT
Past CEMAT sessions
Ljubljana
Territory and
landscape
2003
Lisbon
Networks for
sustainable
spatial
development of
the European
Continent –
bridges over the
Europe
2006
Moscow
Future
challenges:
sustainable
territorial
development
of the
European
continent in a
changing world
2010
Nafplion
Territorial
democracy
2014
Bucharest –
Functional areas
- capitalization
of local potential
within the
territorial
development
policies in
Europe
2017
2020

7. The history of CEMAT
Contributions of CEMAT to the field of spatial planning
- Guiding Principles for spatial planning have garnered
strong commitment and support at national level and have
permeated the national spatial planning culture.
- The Glossary of terms contributes to promoting a
common understanding of key concepts and terminology in
spatial planning in the European context. It is particularly
valuable in creating a common European reference for
spatial problems.

8. The future of CEMAT
Perspectives on the possible areas of interest, institutions to support the
organization of CEMAT, based on the questionnaire answers
- Within the study on Functional Areas, the last section of the questionnaire centered
on the future of CEMAT.
- The main themes covered by the survey are:
• the benefits that CEMAT has brought to
the field of spatial planning in each CoE Member States
• the future format of CEMAT
• the Presidency of CEMAT and
the XVIIIth CEMAT reunion
• Possible institutional structure of CEMAT
• Further directions

9. The future of CEMAT
The benefits that CEMAT has brought to the field of spatial planning in each
CoE Member States :
• Promoting joint ideas, joint concepts, critical debates, exchange of experience and
sharing good practices
• Framework for national, regional and local policy-making
• Promoting spatial planning activities
• Improving a better common understanding of key concepts and terminology in
spatial planning
• Networking
• A source of inspiration for other organizations, academia, practitioners and local
authorities
• A source of inspiration in the development of a framework to enable the
participation of regions, municipalities and citizens in spatial planning

10. The future of CEMAT
The future format of CEMAT:
- Most countries that filled the questionnaire also expressed their support for
organizing CEMAT in the future, based on two main arguments:
• CEMAT is the only pan-European platform of territorial development and
spatial planning
• CEMAT is a framework for the evaluation of national and transnational
strategies for sustainable spatial and socio-economic development in Europe.
- Proposals to change the format include:
• finding a particular purpose and a tighter connection to other global or EU
processes
• organizing operational meetings
• avoiding overlapping with the activities of some other organizations

11. The future of CEMAT
The Presidency of CEMAT and the XVIIIth CEMAT reunion:
- At the moment, no CoE Member State expressed a firm intention to take over the
Presidency of CEMAT and the XVIIIth CEMAT reunion

12. The future of CEMAT
Possible institutional structure of CEMAT:
• The Committee for Culture, Heritage and Landscape (CDCPP)
• The European Committee on Democracy and Governance (CDDG)
• Secretariat functions in Council of Europe
• Closer contact with Network of Territorial Cohesion Contact Points (NTCCP)
• Intensifying cooperation between experts under the coordination of the Council of
Europe

13. The future of CEMAT
Further directions:
- Main objectives:
• Achieving better links between EU policies and national spatial planning
systems
• Building a common knowledge and understanding of the major trends of the
global changes affecting the territory
• Strengthening cooperation
• Spreading good practice instead of focusing on written declarations
- Specific themes (examples)
• Spatial planning and climate change
• Governance of functional areas
• Migration and demographic changes
• Limit the growth of settlements’ area
• Quality of urban living space

14. • How can closer co-operation with other organizations active in field can be
achieved?
• What is the proper way to provide technical and financial support for the
organization of future CEMAT sessions?
• Is it necessary to have a technical secretariat? And how can it be supported
on a financial, technical and administrative level?
• Will there be a next CEMAT session?
Instead of conclusions,
further questions on the future of CEMAT

15. Thank you
for your attention
Ministry of Regional Development, Public Administration and European Funds
www.mdrap.ro
“The future of CEMAT”