Highlights report - 1st meeting of the Thematic Group on the Design and Implementation of Eco-schemes in the new CSPs

Being at an early stage of implementation - the CSPs came into force in January 2023 - the first meeting focused on Member States' experiences in the design, implementation and short- and medium-term plans for the development of eco-schemes.

The meeting started with an exchange of experiences on the design and implementation of eco-schemes across 4 Member States.

The discussion then moved to what is working well and what issues are arising in terms of the uptake of eco-schemes. This included discussions on possible reasons that hinder the uptake of eco-schemes as well as solutions to help overcome the identified issues.

Finally, members shared and discussed lessons learnt from the first year of implementing eco-schemes and amendments considered in the short and medium-term.