OPEN DAYS 2010 Final Programme - European Commission - Europa

Workshops
Wednesday 6 October 2010
European Atlas of Decentralised Cooperation for Development
The aim of the workshop is to present the European Atlas of Decentralised Cooperation
for development, an electronic tool jointly developed by the CoR and the European
Commission, which maps the activities and aid contributions of local and regional
authorities in the EU and their receiving counterparts in developing countries. This Atlas
intends to be a tool for a better knowledge of EU Local Regional Authorities (LRAs)
cooperation actions for development and to provide a response to the lack of information
on co-operations between developing countries and European LRAs. It will notably allow
the identification of means, sector distribution, and geographical orientation of EU local
and regional authorities actions in favour of development. It will be available to everyone
involved in development cooperation, which should ensure that activities are better
coordinated and well-informed decisions can be taken. The Atlas is being developed as
part of a broader project: The decentralised cooperation portal. This portal will include the
Atlas as well as a decentralised cooperation exchange, a bookshop, and information on
development strategies and the European funds available to LRAs.
Helping the regions out of the economic downturn: Regional airports as
strategic catalysts of wealth creation
Regional airports play an essential role in realising economic growth and
delivering immense social benefits to the citizens of Europe. They boost regional
accessibility and social expansion, drive tourism development and serve as
regional economic motors. Their massive economic impact can be measured
in terms of direct, indirect and induced employment. More than ever in this
climate of economic recovery, regional airports are the key to enhanced business
efficiency and productivity.
Cross-border cooperation on Europes external borders:
The Neighbourhood and the Eastern Partnership
This workshop will examine the challenges and opportunities faced by regions
wishing to cooperate across Europes external borders. These challenges and
opportunities can occur in a variety of ways including economic, political,
cultural and administrative. The workshop examines new initiatives coming out,
particularly under the umbrella of macro regions, with special reference to the
Eastern Partnership and its dialogue on cohesion policy and the preparation of
specific pilot projects in 2010 and beyond. Additional interpretation language:
Russian.
06B26
11:15 - 13:00
Venue: Committee of the Regions, JDE 51
Organiser: Committee of the Regions,
Directorate for Consultative Works
Chair: Luc Van den Brande, President of the CIVEX
Commission, Committee of the Regions, Brussels
Speakers: Angelo Baglio, EuropeAid DG,
European Commission, Belgium; Olivier
Luyckx, DG Development and Humanitarian
Aid, European Commission; Denis Pourchet,
EuropeAid DG, European Commission, Belgium;
Christophe Rouillon, Member of the Committee
of the Regions, Mayor of Coulaines France;
Patrice Tirolien, Member of European Parliament
06B27
11:15 - 13:00
Venue: Committee of the Regions, VM 3
Organiser: ACI Europe
Speakers: Christopher James Smith, Managing
Director, Seabury Aviation & Aerospace Ltd, London,
United Kingdom; Fernando Martins Gaspar Vieira,
Director, Aeroportos de Portugal, Porto Airport,
Portugal; Lennart Johansson, Manager of Business
Travel ,Göteborg & Co, Göteborg, Sweden; Pekka
Hurtola, Director of Development and Strategic
Tasks, Finavia Holding, Finland
06B28
11:15 - 13:00
Venue: Centre Borschette, room 1C
Organisers: European Commission, DGs
EuropeAid, External Relations and Regional Policy
Chair: Juan-Jorge De la Caballeria, Head of Unit, DG
EuropeAid, European Commission
Speakers: Egidio Canciani, Deputy Head of Unit,
DG External Relations, European Commission;
Lucretia Ciurea, Head of Department Coordination of
External Assistance, Republic of Moldova, Romania;
Kérima Ghribi, Director-General, Coordinator for
Border Cooperation, Ministry of Development and
International Cooperation of Tunisia; Kieran Moylan,
Assistant Director, PEACE, Border Midland and
West Regional Assembly, Ireland; Mariana Puntea,
Expert, Country Contact Point Moldova, Ministry of
Economy and Trade, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
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