OPEN DAYS 2010 Final Programme - European Commission - Europa

Cohesion Policy for all: Justification for the future
The debate will stress the key role of regions in delivering the EU 2020 strategy
and the need to reflect it in the future cohesion policy for all regions. It will aim
at tackling a number of issues, such as justifying the need of cohesion policy
for all and demonstrating its added value, i.e. the EU 2020 strategy and its link
with cohesion policy. A second issue to be debated is the availability of financial
resources in the EU budget. Enough funding should be allocated to the regions
in order to respond to todays economic, social and environmental challenges.
Adequate and continued support should be guaranteed. Finally, attention will be
given to the case of the regions falling out from the convergence objective: How
to face this particular situation of fragility? In this context, the future cohesion
policy, support for poorer regions and the gradual transitional assistance
mechanism will be discussed.
European Small Business Act, better governance, partnership and
simplification: Keys for better benefits of Structural Funds for small and
craft enterprises
It is well known that small and micro enterprises are of major importance
for economic and social cohesion at the local level and that they are a key to
success of the different local policies. By experience we know that only an
efficient partnership between public authorities and organisations of small
and micro enterprises allows setting up policies efficient for these small and
micro enterprises. The workshop will present conditions of a good partnership,
underline the problems and difficulties encountered and propose measures for
efficient governance in order to better integrate small, micro and craft enterprises
in the regional policies.
Integrated local development approaches towards activating Europes
territorial potential
Liveable local communities where everyone has a say in shaping their immediate
environment are essential for unleashing Europes full territorial potential.
One crucial success factor of such an approach is the development of strong
horizontal networks between public, private and voluntary sectors at local
level. Over the past 20 years, cohesion policy as well as other EU policies has
gained significant experience in this area. The URBAN Community Initiative for
disadvantaged urban areas, the LEADER programmes for rural development as
well as the PHARNET approach in coastal management have helped to develop a
common Local Development Methodology. The workshop will provide examples
from different Commission Directorates-General on what has been achieved so
far and will discuss next steps.
Workshops
Wednesday 6 October 2010
06C11
11:15 - 13:00
Venue: Fundacion Galicia Europa
Organiser: Atlantic Alliance
Speakers: Danuta Hübner, Chairwoman of
the Committee on Regional Development
European Parliament, Brussels; Iain Begg,
Professorial Research Fellow London School of
Economics, London, United Kingdom; Gerard
De Graaf, European Commission, Secretariat-
General, Belgium; Pascal Goergen, Delegate,
Brussels Capital Region, Brussels
06C12
11:15 - 13:00
Venue: Committee of the Regions, JDE 63
Organiser: UEAPME - European Association of
Crafts, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
Speakers: Andrea Benassi, UEAPME, Brussels;
Andreas Brzezinski, Chamber of Skilled Crafts
and Small Businesses, Dresden, Germany; Dario
Visconti, Confartigianato, Milan, Italy; Erich
Kühnelt, WKÖ, Austria; Jan Olsson, European
Economic and Social Committee, Brussels;
János Vertes, UEAPME, Brussels; Pierre Martin,
Assemblée Permanente des Chambres de
Métiers (APCM), France
06C13
11:15 - 13:00
Venue: Centre Borschette, room 0 C
Organiser: European Commission, DGs Maritime
Affairs & Fisheries and Regional Policy
Chair: Eddy Hartog, DG Maritime Affairs & Fisheries
-European Commission, Brussels
Speakers: Alexander Ferstl, DG Regional Policy,
European Commission, Brussels; Christian Svanfeldt,
DG Regional Policy, European Commission, Brussels;
Daniel Mouqué, DG Regional Policy, European
Commission, Brussels; Paul Soto, FARNET Support
Unit, Brussels; Pedro Brosei, DG Agriculture and Rural
Development, European Commission, Brussels; Dr
Simon Güntner, Eurocities, Brussels
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