OPEN DAYS 2010 Final Programme - European Commission - Europa

Partnership mapping a new Europe
Do European projects implemented by Local Intermediate Authorities, within
the framework of the Territorial Cooperation Programme, have a real innovative
dimension? What types of contribution do they offer to territories and their
inhabitants? How do they ameliorate public policies? What concrete principles
can we draw for the future in order to offer ways of implementation for multilevel
governance and European integration? These questions will be discussed within
this workshop organised by members of CEPLI.
EGTC - Towards the revision of the legislative framework
The aim of the workshop is to present the conclusions of the Joint Consultation on EGTC
that was launched last 3 May in Cceres, Spain, by the CoR, the Trio of Presidencies, the
European Commission and Interact. The consultation has been addressed to Member States,
representatives of the existing EGTCs and of the EGTCs under preparation, and other experts
and stakeholders. The consultation will deal on the reality of the EGTCs and proposals for the
modifications and improvements of the regulatory framework. These contributions will come
from the actual experience on the ground. The conclusions of the consultation will contribute
to the own-initiative opinion about the future of the revision of the legislative framework of
the EGTC, that the Committee of the Regions will adopt in February 2011. This opinion will be
the main political text prior to the initiative of revision of the Regulation 1082/2006 that the
European Commission will present by August 2011. During the workshop, the EGTC network
will be officially presented. This network will involve involving the existing EGTCs and the EGTCs
under construction, and also members of the existing expert group and other stakeholders.
The network will help the CoR to intensify and expand its political and technical activities in
the adoption of the initiative opinion on EGTC, the mainstreaming the EGTC by CoR tools, its
promotion in EU policy-making, and the sharing of knowledge about EGTC with CoR members
and external stakeholders.
Chambers of Commerce at the heart of the economic development of
Euro regions
The five Regional Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the Alps-Mediterranean
Euro region (ALPMED)* have decided to reinforce their cooperation in order to support
more efficiently their business community (1.5 million companies) in their crossborder
activities and also to represent their interest at European level with a common
representation Office in Brussels. The objectives of this seminar are to present the added
value of a reinforced cooperation between cross-border Chambers of Commerce for
the economic development of a Euroregion, and to debate the complementarities of
their actions with those of Regional governments. This seminar will consist in two parts.
The first one will focus on the presentation of the common activities of the ALPMED
chambers, as well as the results of projects developed in the framework of Territorial
Cooperation Programmes. The second part will debate the interaction between the
Chambers of Commerce and the Regions, highlighting the multilevel governance
necessary for the development of a Euro region. *The Alps-Mediterranean Euroregion
(ALPMED) was created in 2007 between three Italian regions (Piemonte, Liguria, Valle
d'Aoste) and two French regions (Rhône-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)
Workshops
Wednesday 6 October 2010
06B36
14:30 - 17:00
Venue: Solvay Library
Organiser: Local Intermediate Authorities:
Driving Territorial Co-operation
Speakers: Daniel Ledent, Province of Luxembourg,
Luxembourg; Dominique Notte, Province of Namur,
Wallonia, Belgium; Josette Durrieu, Conseil Général
des Hautes-Pyrénées, France
06B37
14:30 - 17:00
Venue: Committee of the Regions, JDE 62
Organiser: Committee of the Regions,
European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation
(EGTC)
Chair: Michel Delebarre, Member of the Committee
of the Regions, Mayor of Dunkirk, France
Speakers: Alberto Núñez Feijoo, Member of
the Committee of the Regions, President of
the Autonomous Community of Galicia, Spain;
Danuta Hübner, Chairwoman of the Committee
on Regional Development, European Parliament;
Karl-Heinz Lambertz, Member of the Committee
of the Regions, Minister-President of the Belgian
German-speaking Community and President of the
Association of European Border Regions, Belgium
06B38
14:30 - 17:00
Venue: Committee of the Regions, VM 3
Organiser: EUROCHAMBRES
Speakers: Alessandro Barberis,
EUROCHAMBRES; Ferruccio Dardanello,
Unioncamere Piemonte, Turin, Italy; Henri
Malosse, European Economic and Social
Committee, Belgium; Jacques Bianchi,
Chambre Régionale de Commerce et
d'Industrie Provence-Alpes-Côtes d'Azur-Corse,
Marseille, France; Jean Paul Mauduy, Chambre
Régionale de Commerce et d'Industrie Rhône-
Alpes, France; Paolo Odone, Unioncamere
Liguria, Genova, Italy; Pierantonio Genestrone,
Aosta Valley Chamber of Commerce, Italy
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