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Greening the streets 3rd European meeting of Green local councillors TABLE OF CONteNTS 1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................................... 3 . Conference programme ............................................................................................................................................... 4 WELCOME SPEECHES 3. Imma Mayol ...................................................................................................................................................................... 6 4. Monica Frassoni ............................................................................................................................................................... 7 5. Francisco Garrido ............................................................................................................................................................ 9 6. Monica Vana ................................................................................................................................................................... 11 7. Johanna Sumuvuori .................................................................................................................................................... 1 PANEL I Greens and local politics 8. Luis Tejedor ..................................................................................................................................................................... 13 9. Jenny Jones .................................................................................................................................................................... 15 10. Jenny Jones .................................................................................................................................................................... 17 11. Francois Bausch ............................................................................................................................................................. 18 Introduction of EU policy on urban environment 1. Gisela Kallenbach ......................................................................................................................................................... 1 13. Marc Lipinski .................................................................................................................................................................. 4 The fight against climate change in cities 14. Claude Turmes ............................................................................................................................................................... 7 15. Imma Mayol .................................................................................................................................................................... 8 PANEL II How to fight against climate change: exchange of experience with local councillors 16. Carl Schlyter .................................................................................................................................................................... 30 17. Michael Cramer ............................................................................................................................................................. 3 Conclusions 18. Ian Wingrove .................................................................................................................................................................. 35 19. Åsa Romson .................................................................................................................................................................... 37 CLOSURE: Conclusions of greening the streets 0. Jordi Guillot .................................................................................................................................................................... 38 1. Phillipe Lamberts ......................................................................................................................................................... 39 . Raül Romeva .................................................................................................................................................................. 41 3. Francisco Garrido .......................................................................................................................................................... 43 4. Pierre Jonckheer ........................................................................................................................................................... 44 5. Joan Saura ....................................................................................................................................................................... 46 6. Marta Martinez .............................................................................................................................................................. 48 BARCELONA DECLARATION INTRODUctiON Greening the Streets On 09 - 11 November 2006 green local and regional officials from all over Europe met in Barcelona for the 3rd European Meeting of Green Local Councillors entitled ‘Greening the Streets’. It was organised by the Greens of Catalonia - Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds (ICV) - and the Spanish Greens – Los Verdes. The meeting aimed to enhance cooperation policies in environment, energy, transport and social affairs field with a focus on urban issues. It acted as a platform for the exchange of best practise and to help to develop a network among Green local councillors in order to share expertise. The 1st European Meeting of Green Local Councillors was organised by the Austrian Greens 10 years ago. It took place in June 1996 in the Town Hall of Vienna with about 200 participants from 20 countries. The 2nd meeting was organised in December 003, with 300 councillors from 30 countries participating. The outcome of the 2nd meeting was a resolution tabled during the Founding Congress of the European Green Party in Rome in February 2004, where a strong basis for common aims and goals for all local green councillors was formulated. It ranged from equal access to public services to solutions for waste and to ecological procurement. It outlined aims on labour market policy, reduction of working times and gender equality, too. The 3rd European Meeting of Green Local Councillors ‘Greening the Streets’ addressed problems such as climate change, social exclusion and EU policy on the urban environment. The agenda, speeches of panel- lists and additional information are documented in this brochure as well as the Barcelona Declaration - the main concrete outcome of this meeting, which sets out the common objectives agreed upon. The co-organisers hope you enjoy the read and that you find it inspiring for exchanging best practises in your cities. We look forward to a continuing fruitful debate within the network. 3 Thursday , 9th November 2006 4:30 pm Registration 5:00 pm Welcome speeches - Monica FRASSONI, Co-President of the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament, Italy - Imma MAYOL, Deputy Mayor of Barcelona, Catalonia - Francisco GARRIDO, Spokesperson of Los Verdes, Spain - Johanna SUMUVUORI, MP and Member of the Committee of the European Green Party, Finland 6:30 pm Visit to the area of Besos in Barcelona as an example for local environment and social policies 9:00 pm Welcome dinner (in the hotel) Friday , 10th November 2006 Venue: Hotel Barcelò Sants, Pl dels Països Catalans, s/n, Barcelona 9:30 am -1:00 pm PANEL I Greens and local politics 9:30 am Key speeches : - Dieter SALOMON, Mayor of Freiburg, Germany - Luis TEJEDOR, Mayor of El Prat de Llobregat, Catalonia - Jenny JONES, Member Greater London Assembly, United Kingdom - François BAUSCH, Deputy Mayor City of Luxembourg, President of the Parlamentarian Group Introduction of EU policy on urban environment 10:00 am Chair: Elisabeth SCHROEDTER, MEP, Germany Discussion Panel : - Gisela KALLENBACH, MEP, Germany - Joe CORR, Mayor of Fingal, Ireland - Marc LIPINSKI, Vice-President of Les Verts Ile-de-France, France The fight against climate change in cities 11:30 am Chair: Michael CRAMER, MEP, Germany Discussion Panel: - Claude TURMES, Vice-President of the Greens/EFA in the EP, Luxembourg - Imma MAYOL, Deputy Mayor of Barcelona, Catalonia - Pekka SAURI, Mayor for Public Works and Environmental Affairs, Helsinki, Finland 1:00 - 3:00 pm Lunch at the hotel 4 TABLE OF CONteNTS Original program 3:00- 5:30 pm PANEL II How to fight against climate change : exchange of experiences with local councillors Working groups 1. ENERGY - Chair : Claude TURMES, Vice-President of the Greens/EFA in the EP, Luxembourg Rapporteur : Hans-Jürgen ZIMMERMANN, Mayor of Ludwigshafen, Germany 2. MOBILITY - Chair : Michael CRAMER, MEP, Germany Rapporteur : Ian WINGROVE, Adviser to the Green Party in the London Assembly, UK 3. PUBLIC PROCUREMENT - Chair: Heide RÜHLE, MEP, Germany Rapporteur: Åsa ROMSON, Member of Stockholm City Council for the Green Party, Sweden 5:30 - 6:00 pm Coffee break Conclusions 6:00 -7:00 pm Chair: Monika VANA, local councillor Die Grünen, Vienna, Austria Rapporteurs : - Hans-Jürgen ZIMMERMANN, Mayor of Ludwigshafen, Germany - Ian WINGROVE, Adviser to the Green Party in the London Assembly, United Kingdom - Åsa ROMSON, Member of Stockholm City Council for the Green Party, Sweden 9:00 pm Dinner in “La Farga”, Hospitalet 10:30 pm Guided tour “Night life