REGIONAL GOVERNANCE IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT - DANUTA HÜBNER TALKS TO THE REGIONS

"Regional Governance in a Global Context" is the title of the Conference organised by the European Commission in association with the Forum of Global Associations of Regions (FOGAR) last month.

Danuta Hübner, Commissioner for Regional Policy, invited representatives from Governments and regions in Europe, Africa, Russia, China and South America to look at the experience of EU regional policy and similar policies in other parts of the world.

Enrico Mayrhofer: Commissioner, this Conference brings together representatives from Regions from all over the world. Is there a growing interest in regional policy in the EU’s external relations? Why?

Danuta Hübner: This is the first time that the Commission has organised a conference at regional level with representatives from the whole world and I hope it will not be the last...

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JEAN-YVES LE DRIAN CALLS FOR AN INTEGRATED MARITIME POLICY

Interview with Jean-Yves Le Drian during European Maritime Day, Stakeholders Conference, Rome, Italy, 19-20 May 2009.

Produced by the European Commission

 

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 Summary in English of the Interview  

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 The CPMR participation in the European Maritime Days     

REGIONS FROM ZIMBABWE AND SENEGAL TALK TO THE CPMR

In the framework of the “European Platform of Regional/Local Authorities for Development”, the seminar “Regions and Development: the role of Regions in a new global framework” took place last month in Marseille (France, 29 May 2009). The event was a good opportunity to exchange experiences of regional governance at global level. In this context, numerous delegates spoke for the “Southern Regions”, such as Moroccan, Senegalese, and Zimbabwean representatives, helping to improve the focus and effectiveness of aid.

Charles Katiza from Zimbabwe, Chairman of the African Caribbean and Pacific Local Government Platform (ACPLGP), is an expert in regional development and is also former Secretary General of the African Union of Local Authorities...

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WELCOME TO NEW REGIONS

- Bremen (Germany)
- Trabzon (Turkey)

CoR Plenary Session 17-18 June 2009, CoR, Brussels (BE)
5th Aquamarina Plenary Session 18 June 2009, CoR JDE 51, Brussels (BE)
Green Week Climate Change: Act and Adapt 23-26 June 2009, Brussels (BE)
Employment Week 24-25 June 2009, Brussels (BE)
The Priorities of the Swedish Presidency, CEPS 26 June 2009, Brussels (BE)
European Parliament 1st Plenary Session 14-16 July 2009, Strasbourg (FR)
Political Workshop on the "Regions and the crisis" 16 July 2009, Casa de Asturias, Brussels (BE)
General Assembly of the CPMR Inter-Mediterranean Commission 17 July 2009, Rome (IT)
Conference on Container Security 10 September 2009, Bremen (DE)

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