Press Release: Launch of OPEN DAYS 2008: The annual flagship event of Europe’s Regional Policy

The sixth annual OPEN DAYS - European Week of Regions and Cities, organised by the European Commission and EU Committee of the Regions, took place on 6-9 October. Some 7400 European, national and regional policy-makers, experts and representatives of banking, business and civil society participated in 145 seminars and other events in Brussels. Simultaneously, under the OPEN DAYS banner, 230 local events took place throughout the EU and further afield. The four-day event is an opportunity to exchange knowledge and experience on job creation, innovation, climate change and other challenges, as well as contributing to the debate on Europe’s future Cohesion Policy.