1. OPEN DAYS 2012 celebrate their 10th anniversary at a critical time for the EU

    published on Friday, October 05, 2012 under Regional Policy

    Regional representatives from around Europe will participate on the biggest annual event in the world of regional and urban policy, the OPEN DAYS 2012 – that will take place on 8-11 October, in the frameworkd of final talks on the EU budget, and when major reforms of how the structural funds operate are on the table.

    Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, and Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament, will open the OPEN DAYS 2012with a debate which will also count with Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for Regional Policy, and Ramón Luis Valcárcel, President of the Committee of the Regions. The debate will focus on the central role of EU Cohesion Policy in investing in Europe's economic recovery, and realising the Europe 2020 goals. Open Days 2012 were announced in July 2012.

    According to the organisers, the OPEN DAYS 2012 will help to show how EU Regional Policy is being delivered by redirecting funds where they are most needed our estimates show how EU investment has provided access to finance for at least 56,000 SMEs; also, combined with the Barroso Initiative it has helped 460,000 young people into programmes to combat unemployment, and 450,000 jobs have been created by enterprises supported by EU structural funds since 2007.

    Furthermore, the organisers underlined that the Open Days will help define the policy for the future: Regional policy representatives will take part in more than 100 seminars and workshops – under the banner of 'Europe's Regions and Cities: Making a Difference'. The focus will be on key priorities for the next funding period 2014-2020.
     

Sponsored links

Current news from the European Union: Events, EU Law and EU Institutions activities

  • Go
  • Store

10ders Alerts

Provides SMEs with the most relevant information on public sector contracts. Now you can subscribe to our Tenders Alerts on Government contracts for only 192€/year.

Do not miss opportunities that your competitors might be following. Try it out for FREE during 7 days or if you'd like to know more please phone us:
+32 2 318 03 01

You will receive only relevant tenders to your product or service in the EU country you choose. Want to know more about Tenders Alerts?

Euroalert.net Sponsors

  1. Proyecto WEST-MoS
  2. Gateway S.C.S.

If you want to become a Euroalert.net sponsor email us at ads@euroalert.net.

Euroalert.net in your website

Do you want to display Euroalert.net contents on your organisation's website?

Register at Condelway to get our free EU News widget and our free EU Calls for Proposals widget.

We have subscription options from 30€/month to use Euroalert.net web services technology

Euroalert.net on Twitter

Euroalert.net by email

Every week you can receive a summary of EU information from Euroalert.net by email

Sponsored links

10ders Product Report

10ders Observatory brings you for only 35€ your customized Product Report with all this useful information:

  • How many contracts and for what value are awarded every year
  • The list of the companies wining the contracts
  • Authorities that are purchasing your product
  • The list of announced and awarded contracts

You are the one who knows the best how to analyse and get the most from this information, and 10ders Observatory can provide you the data big companies are using. Aren't you Trying?

Specially tailored to your product or service in the EU country you choose. Want to know more about Product Reports?

Sponsored links