The European Union will invest, in the next seven years, one third of its overall resources (over 300 billion euros) in territorial cohesion. This is the subject of the fourth Open Days, due from today to October 12th in Brussels and in anther 70 cities across the continent. The “Week of the regions and cities”, organised by the EU Commission and the Committee of the Regions, is called: “Investing on European regions and cities. A public-private partnership for growth and employment”. The commissioner for regional policies, Danuta Hübner, and the President of the Committee of the Regions, Michel Delebarre, as they presented the event, stated that it “will be focussed on territorial investments aimed at increasing growth and employment”. The goal of the Open Days is to “involve and inform public and private bodies about the funding opportunities offered by the EU. At the same time, the event will present the lessons of other regional strategies and past experiences” in territorial development. Five thousand people are expected to attend the events planned in Brussels (about one hundred workshops and seminars). 70 local events will be held at the same time. (to be continued)
