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What is it about?
“Working together for Regional Growth and Jobs”
The European Week of Regions and Cities is an event
for up to 2,000 regional policy experts organised by the
European Commission, the Committee of the Regions
and 16 groups presenting 105 European regions. The
event comprises about 70 sessions, seminars and
workshops dealing with the 2007-2013 generation of
Structural Funds programmes.
More information:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/regional_policy/opendays/
Commissioner Danuta Hübner, responsible for
Regional Policy:
“OPEN DAYS 2005 will be a
market place for new ideas and a
platform for exchanging
experiences in regional
development. The EU should
make better use of the unlocked
potential of its regions and cities
by focusing on best practices in
innovation, and more knowledgebased and sustainable pathways
to growth and jobs.”
Peter Straub, President of the Committee of the
Regions:
“This will be our third annual OPEN
DAYS and the most successful yet
in terms of participation. OPEN
DAYS is the premier event of its
kind because it focuses on the
daily, practical concerns of the
regions and cities that are Europe’s
engine of growth. OPEN DAYS is
not a talking shop: it’s about
delivering results and getting the
EU economy back on track.”
Regional Policy
2000-2006
Objective
strengthen economic and
social cohesion and reduce
regional disparities
Instruments
three Objectives and four
Community Initiatives; 49.5%
of the population in EU25 live
in areas covered by
Objective 1
or Objective 2
Financial resources
about Euro 265 bn
representing one third of
the EU's total budget or 0.45%
of the EU‘s GDP
Geographical Eligibility 2007-2013
Draft April 2005, GDP/head  2000-2001-2002
Regional Policy
2007-2013*
EUR 336.1 bn for EU27
of which for
Convergence: EUR 264 bn
Competitiveness and
Employment: EUR 57.9 bn
European Territorial
Cooperation: EUR 13.2 bn
*Commission proposal
Convergence objective
Regions > 75% in EU25)
Convergence objective
statistically affected regions
Objective Regional
Competitiveness and
Employment
Phasing-in regions,
"naturally" above 75%
Objective Regional
Competitiveness and
Employment
Participating regions
Programme: 10-13 October 2005
66 workshops/seminars, 3 plenary sessions under 4
thematic headings:
Convergence
Competitiveness and Employment
European Territorial Cooperation
Programme Management
330 speakers and 2,000 participants from all over Europe
See details at:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/regional_policy/opendays/program.cfm
Programme: Schedule
morning
afternoon
15:00-17:00
Monday
Opening
session
10 October
Events in partner offices
Tuesday
11 October
Events in partner offices
Wednesday
12 October
Events in partner offices
Thursday
13 October
15:00-17:00
Debate at the
beginning of the
Plenary Session
15:30-17:30
Closing
session
19:00-
Official
Reception
Contact details
Conference Secretariat
[email protected]
Contact for Participants: Sophie Charre
Contact for Speakers: Anouk Verlinden
Tel: +32 (0)2 737 95 65
Fax: +32 (0)2 737 95 67
Committee of the Regions
[email protected]
tel. +32 (0)2 282 20 27 (Jan Blaha)
tel. +32 (0)2 282 21 40 (Ulrika Lagergren)
fax. +32 (0)2 282 20 85
European Commission Regional Policy DG
[email protected]
tel. +32 (0)2 295 53 69 (Charles White)
tel. +32 (0)2 299 88 32 (Wolfgang Petzold)
fax. +32 (0)2 296 60 03