European Event Expands

It has been announced that the annual OPEN DAYS event for Europe’s regions and cities, will be the biggest this year with around 7,000 participants expected to attend.

And with another 300 local events taking place in countries all over Europe, it is expected that the total number of visitors will exceed 30,000.

Taking place from 5-8 October in Brussels, the event will feature more than 100 seminars, workshops, debates, exhibitions and meetings, which will appeal to the experts in regional and urban development who are expected to attend.

Organised by the Committee of the Regions (CoR), and the European Commission’s Regional Policy Directorate General, the OPEN DAYS event will prompt discussions over common challenges facing European regions and cities and possible solutions.

According to the CoR the event will also provide a ‘platform for capacity-building’ for those involved in implementing EU cohesion policy and in managing EU funds, as well as facilitating cooperation and networking among regions and cities on best practice in regional development.

The EU countries with most regions and cities participating are Italy (25), The United Kingdom (20), Spain (19), and France (18).

Last Updated: 9. 4. 2009 10:42:22 By Charlotte Jacques