1. Meeting with official partners Committee of the Regions 27 April 2006

2. Agenda of the meeting Welcome and presentation of the representatives Concept of OPEN DAYS – European Week of Regions and Cities Programme of OPEN DAYS Our partnership. What is expected? Overview of CoR facilities

3. OPEN DAYS – What is it? the biggest annual event for regions and cities of Europe a new topic every year since 2003 This year´s topic: Investing in Europe' s Regions and Cities: Public and Private Partners for Growth and Jobs New element: meeting between representatives of the business world, the banking sector and lobbyists with regional representatives

4. Cohesion Policy 2007-13: €308 billion Convergence: EUR 177,3 bn. Phasing out: EUR 12,5 bn. Phasing in: EUR 10,4 bn. Competitiveness.: EUR 38,4 bn. Cooperation: EUR 7,8 bn. Cohesion Fund: EUR 61,4 bn. for Convergence, Competitiveness and Cooperation

5. OPEN DAYS Opening session Closing session Workshops/seminars (regional offices in Brussels) Investors ' Café (CoR building, rue Belliard 101) Programme elements Decentralised events in Europe´s regions and cities

6. Monday 9 October Thursday 12 October Tuesday 10 October Wednesday 11 October Workshops/seminars in regional offices Investors' Cafe Workshops/seminars in regional offices Investors' Cafe Workshops/seminars in regional offices Investors' Cafe 14:30-16:30 Closing Session 19:00 - Opening of the Investors ' Cafe 16:00-18:00 Opening Session Decentralised events in regions and cities Friday 13 October Saturday 14 October Decentralised events OPEN DAYS Time schedule

7. OPEN DAYS partners Europe´s regions and cities 135 regions and cities grouped in 14 conglomerates ** European Institutions Presidency of the Council of the European Union (Finland) European Parliament European Economic and Social Committee Financial bodies European Investment Bank European Bank for Reconstruction and Development European Banking Federation European Association of Saving Banks European Association of Co-operative Banks European Association of Public Banks Business and Social Sector Eurochambres European Association of Craft, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (UEAPME) The European Centre of Enterprises with Public Administration and of Enterprises of General Economic Interest (CEEP) European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) European Citizens Action Service (ECAS) Media CIRCOM regional The Parliament Magazine/europolitix.com

8. OPEN DAYS – involvement of partners venue: CoR building, rue Belliard 101, Brussels platform for networking link between regional/city representatives with businessmen/representatives of banking sector/lobbyists Workshops/seminars in regional offices providing speakers (European Investment Bank, Berlin Investment Bank, European Association of Public Banks) Investors' Café

9. exhibition of participating regions/cities and official partners events - opening of the exhibition - series of seminars European Investment Bank Eurochambres/European Economic and Social Committee European Citizens Action Service private companies: Intel, Microsoft, Cicso, HP,… CIRCOM briefing ??? networking point cafeteria bilateral meetings individual meetings with exhibitors from regions/cities Elements Opportunities for partners having a stand at the exhibition organising a seminar or a meeting meeting with other partners

10. OPEN DAYS – The public Workshops/seminars in regional offices Local and regional politicians Members of the Committee of the Regions Members of the European Parliament Representatives of the EU Presidency Members of the European Social and Economic Committee Representatives of European and national associations of local and regional authorities Representatives of European and national business federations Public and private companies and business entrepreneurs Representatives of the banking sector Officials of regional and city administrations Officials of EU Institutions Experts in the field of managing and evaluating Structural Funds´ programmes Representatives of NGOs Representatives of trade unions Media 3000 participants Investors' Café Public and private companies and business entrepreneurs, corporations Representatives of the banking sector Representatives of European trade and professional associations Representatives of national trade associations National employers´federations Representatives of NGOs Representatives of trade unions Think tanks Consultants Interest groups

11. What we offer/what we expect We offer: visibility stands/exhibition space seminar rooms meeting rooms We expect: promotion of the event to partners networks participation of representatives to the event

12. Contacts – organising team Committee of the Regions Laurent Thieule Jan Bláha02/282.20.27 Dorota Panczyk02/282.20.39 Ulrika Lagergren02/282.21.40 European Commission, DG for Regional Policy Wolfgang Petzold Charles White opendays@cor.eu.int