The Council was informed by the Presidency about the state of play of the proposal for a regulation on the establishment of a Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE) for the period 2014-2020. The aim of the proposal is to increase the efficiency of the current LIFE + in order to adapt it to the new challenges ahead and to the achievement of Europe 2020 objectives and targets.
The Council had an orientation debate on the proposal on 9 March 2012 (refer to the summary from the same date) and the Presidency prepared a first draft compromise on this basis. Negotiations are still ongoing in the preparatory bodies.
According to the Presidency note the main outstanding issue under discussion is the geographical balance and national allocations.