Contribution of the 11 Districts of the Lüneburg Convergence Area, Lower
Landräte-Konferenz Lüneburg-Stade Dr. Theodor Elster Landrat des Landkreises Uelzen Director-General Dr D. Ahner Directorate General Regional Policy European Commission B - 1049 Brussels Lüneburg, 19 January 2011 Consultation on the results of the 5th Cohesion Report Contribution of the 11 districts of the Lüneburg convergence area, Lower Saxony (Germany) Districts Celle, Cuxhaven, Harburg, Lüchow-Dannenberg, Lüneburg, Osterholz, Rotenburg/Wümme, Soltau-Fallingbostel, Stade, Uelzen and Verden Dear Dr Ahner, We were very interested in reading the Fifth Cohesion Report on economic and social cohesion, which the European Commission presented on 10 November 2010. The findings illustrate once more the great importance of European cohesion policy for the European integration process and the development of the regions. The community of the 11 districts making up the Lüneburg convergence area (NUTS 2, Lower Saxony) welcomes the proposed orientation of this policy. As the only western German convergence area, and in the light of the experiences gained over the course of the current funding period, we have discussed the report and the conclusions in detail at various levels. On this basis, we would briefly like to draw your attention to a few points which we consider important to the further discussion. We will send our contribution electronically to the responsible division C1 in both German and English. We would very much like to be involved in the further process, and would appreciate the opportunity to contribute during the drafting phase of the new regulations. Yours sincerely, (Dr. Elster) Veerßer Straße 53, 29525 Uelzen – Postfach 1761, 29507 Uelzen – Telefon 0581-82-0(201) – Telefax 0581-82485 Consultation on the results of the Fifth Cohesion Report Contribution from the districts of the Lüneburg convergence area, Lower Saxony (DE) Preliminary remarks With its Europe 2020 strategy, the EU Commission has created a framework which gives a good reason for hope that the key challenges of this decade can be met effectively.
[Show full text]