Press Release: Open Days – European Week of Regions and Cities (5-8 October): gearing up for the biggest event in the EU Regional Policy calendar

The seventh annual OPEN DAYS – European Week of Regions and Cities, organised by the European Commission and EU Committee of the Regions, takes place 5-8 October. Over 7,000 European, national and regional policy-makers, practitioners and representatives of business, civil society and academia will participate in 125 seminars and other events in Brussels. Participants will come not only from Europe but also from the United States, China and India. The aim of the four-day event is for regions and cities to share ideas on a wide spectrum of issues. They range from boosting economic development and counteracting the current recession to the long-term challenges of climate change. Some 230 additional local events will also take place in Member States under the OPEN DAYS banner.

European Commission: MEMO/09/431: European Job Days 2009: September-October 2009 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/09/431&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: DG Regional Policy: European Week of Regions and Cities 2009: Reports http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/conferences/od2009/sources_reports.cfm?nmenu=3&sub=2&smenu=280

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