OPEN DAYS 2010 Final Programme - European Commission - Europa

Workshops
Wednesday 6 October 2010
The future of European Territorial Cooperation:
The role of Euroregions and EGTC
Euroregions have already implemented lots of projects. EGTC could be useful to
develop their initiatives. In this sense, the current lack of cooperation programs fitting
the size of EGTC do not allow Euroregions to benefit from the EGTC potential. The
European regulatory framework should be adapted so as to ease the implementation
of EGTC. Also, geographical barriers, such as mountains and seas, have to be better
overcome. The current debates on the future of European regional policy, on the
revision of the EGTC and on macro-regions provide opportunities to tackle these
barriers and to contribute to the future of European Territorial Cooperation.
Civic engagement in cross-border cooperation
The main goal of the workshop is the discussion on transnational projects
concerning civil engagement in view of the forthcoming European Year of
Voluntary Work promoting active citizenship. Following the general introduction,
a representative of the European Centre for Voluntary Work will shine some light
on civic engagement at EU level. This will be followed by a presentation of real-life
examples, such as The honorary post in rural areas, honorary post cross-border
initiatives, the INTERREG IVA-Project ‘Creating a metropolitan region’ of the Upper
Rhine for an active cross-border dialogue and the project ‘Boundless’ in context
with the upcoming developments of the European Year of Volunteering 2011. A
roundtable discussion and film contribution on civic engagement in the Upper
Rhine Region will complete the programme.
06B21
11:15 - 13:00
Venue: Delegation of the Catalan Government
to the EU
Organiser: Euroregions for Territorial
Integration
Speakers: Angelo Berlangieri, Councillor
for Tourism, Culture and Entertainment,
Liguria Region, Italy; Jean-Claude Gayssot,
Vice President, Languedoc-Roussillon
Region, France; Philippe Mestre, Director,
EGTC, Euroregion Pyrénées Méditerranée;
José Palma Andres, European Commission,
Directorate General for Regional Policy;
Zoltan Pamer, Unit for International Relations,
South Transdanubian Regional Development
Agency, Hungary; Augusto Rollandin, President,
Autonomous Region of Aosta Valley, Italy
06B22
11:15 - 13:00
Venue: Representation of the State of
Rhineland-Palatinate in Brussels
Organiser: Cross-border co-operation in the
Upper Rhine Region and the Greater Region
Speakers: Véronique Bittner-Priez, Cooperation
Programmes Manager, Regio Basiliensis, Basel,
Switzerland; Dieter Gubbels, Advisor, Ministry of
the German-speaking Community of Belgium;
Marcus Held, Director, European Volunteer Centre,
Brussels; Frank Heuberger, Head of Office, State
Chancellery of the region of Rhineland-Palatinate,
Department Civil Engagement and Honorary Posts
Interagency Coordination, Germany; Hans-Joachim
Müller, President, Landesgemeinschaft PRO
EHRENAMT –Organisation, Saarland, Germany;
Clemens Nagel, Representative of the Minister-
President for Cross-Border Cooperation, State
Chancellery of the region of Rhineland-Palatinate,
Germany
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