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There is not only a role for EU policies, in domains like agriculture, energy or navigation to better coordinate with water policies. A (potential) role can also be seen for financial instruments like the Cohesion Funds when implementing measures relevant for flood risk management and with consequences for the spatial configuration and connectivity of the floodplain. Many planning processes are not steered from an EU-level, but are national or local regulations and policies. The coordination during the implementation of measures can only be framed on a European level (e.g. by imposing stakeholder involvement or cross-compliance) but have to be implemented on a catchment level.