INFORM network meeting 1-2 December 2009
DG REGIO Communication priorities 2010 Cohesion Territorial cohesion Social cohesion – European Year of Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion Competitiveness Future of Regional Competitiveness and Employment Objective Cooperation Territorial cooperation Macroregional cooperation EU Strategy for Danube Region
Agenda: coming up…. Hearing with RegioStars finalists – 27 January 2010 (Brussels) For more information: contact john.walsh@ec.europa.eu Conference - Building on 20 years of community support for urban development – 4 February 2010 (Brussels) For more information: contact wladyslaw.piskorz@ec.europa.eu
RegioNetwork Virtual networking platform for all regions Online discussions Sustainable development Innovation OPEN DAYS online community Working group includes regional offices Launch date: May 2010 For more information contact: nicola.johnston@ec.europa.eu
Regions for Economic Change Conference 20-21 May 2010 – Towards EU 2020 RegioStars Ceremony – 20 May in Square Brussels Main themes: ICT and green competitiveness For more information: contact john.walsh@ec.europa.eu
OPEN DAYS 2010 4-7 October 2010 Opening session – hemicycle European Parliament on 4 October 2010 “Towards 2020: Competitiveness, Cooperation and Cohesion” 3 themes: competitiveness, cooperation and cohesion
OPEN DAYS 2010 Showcasing ERDF projects through: Workshops Stage events Exhibitions – Meeting Place at the Committee of the Regions Tuesday 5 October – “Green Village” Wednesday 6 October – “Territorial cooperation” 3 themes: competitiveness, cooperation and cohesion
OPEN DAYS – stage events Stage in front of main Commission headquarters- Berlaymont building Featuring ERDF co-financed projects – music, dance, magic, etc. performances
Call for projects DG REGIO improving its online database of projects but also… 2010 – Collection of so-called ‘symbolic projects’ Easily recognisable to the average citizen e.g. Mont St Michel in France; AVE in Spain; Eden project in the UK Must be co-financed by the ERDF or Cohesion Fund Projects will be used to raise citizens’ awareness of cohesion policy Please send your projects in by January 2010! For more information contact: marie.lambert@ec.europa.eu
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