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More broadly, it is working to enhance Europe's maritime dimension (maritime issues) and to promote sustainable development, giving particular attention to energy policies on the one hand, and agricultural and rural policies on the other hand (sustainable development).

In the context of globalisation, the CPMR is helping to position the peripheral maritime regions with regard to their neighbouring areas and on the international stage.
Finally, together with other regional networks from 5 continents that signed the “Declaration of the Regions on their participation in the governance of globalisation” in March 2007, it has undertaken to make the voice of the Regions heard in the globalisation process to help control the territorial effects of this new world deal. (external cooperation and neighbourhood policy)..

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• Work on territorial cohesion
• Work on balanced competitiveness
• Work on governance
• Work on maritime issues
• Work on sustainable development
• Work on external cooperation and neighbourhood policy

It is assisted by working groups, which are established on an ad hoc basis in accordance with needs determined by EU events and developments.

• The Aquamarina Group led by Bretagne Region
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• The Energy Group led by Navarra
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• The Social Inclusion Group led by Region Skåne
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• The Employment and Training Group led by Aquitaine Region
• The Group on Innovation led by Stockholm Region
• The TEN-T Group led by Aragon
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• The Fisheries Group led by Shetland
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• The CAP Group led by Andalusia and Pays de la Loire
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• The Tourism Group led by Västra-Götaland and Sicily
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2007-2013: A NEW FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK FOR AN ENLARGED EUROPE

The inter-institutional agreement reached in May 2006 decided on the final total EU budget for the 2007-2013 period and how it is to be divided, thereby setting the conditions for the delivery of EU policies over the next six years.

- After 18 months of tough negotiations between those supporting a budget matching up to the goals of the EU agenda on the one hand and, on the other, those in favour of tightening the purse strings, a financial agreement was finally reached at the European Council in December 2005 under the UK Presidency. This provided the basis for discussion between the Commission, Council and European Parliament, which resulted in the May 2006 agreement.

-The May 2006 agreement proposes a total budget of 864.4 billion euros in commitment appropriations, i.e. 1.047% of the EU’s Gross National Income (GNI). This is a drastic cutback on the European Commission’s initial proposal of 943 billion Euros put forward in July 2004, i.e. 1.14% of the Gross National Income (GNI).
In light of the particularly gloomy European climate that ruled out any chance of an ambitious agreement, and in comparison with the different proposals tabled throughout the negotiations, this agreement may nevertheless be considered to be relatively satisfactory.

- The agreement also contains a revision clause on the general structure of the EU budget in 2008 to be applied as of 2014. The CPMR intends to take part in this debate and has already begun looking into this issue.

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• Work on territorial cohesion