OPEN DAYS 2011 - 9Th European Week of Regions and Cities’ Between 10 and 13 October in Brussels
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QG- 3 1-11-4 03 -E N - C These proceedings summarise the 110 workshops held during the ‘OPEN DAYS 2011 - 9th European Week of Regions and Cities’ between 10 and 13 October in Brussels. 206 regions and cities from all over Europe and more than 5,000 participants, 600 speakers and 240 journalists took part in the event, which was organised by the Committee of the Regions and the European Commission’s Regional Policy DG. Presentations, speeches and videos can be found on: www.opendays.europa.eu. ofRegionsandCities-Brussels Week European A social network platform is available on the RegioNetwork2020: www.regionetwork2020.eu. The 10th European Week of Regions and Cities will be held between 8 and 11 October 2012 in Brussels. OPEN DAYS 2011 Proceedings 10-13 October 2011 -Proceedings ISBN 978-92-895-0559-8 doi:10.2863/42425 Published in December 2011 Edited by the Committee of the Regions and DG Regional Policy of the European Union © European Union, 2011 Investing in Europe’s future: Regions and cities delivering smart, sustainable and inclusive growth Table of contents Organisers and partners 3 Opening session 13 Workshops Europe 2020 19 Geography matters 85 Better delivery 117 OPEN DAYS University 127 Offi cial reception 139 Local events 143 Evaluation 147 Media strategy and coverage analysis 151 OPEN DAYS 2012 155 2 OPEN DAYS 2011 Proceedings - European Weeks of Regions and Cities Organisers and partners OPEN DAYS DAYS 2011 2009 Proceedings– European - WeekEuropean of Regions Weeks of and Regions Cities and Cities 3 Editorial Year after year the OPEN DAYS, the European Week of Regions and Cities, continues to attract thousands of participants from all over Europe and beyond. This year was no exception, proving there is a real need for an event like this. OPEN DAYS has defi nitely established itself as the major annual cohesion policy event in Brussels. The event is not only of benefi t for the visiting participants, but also for the European Commission. As the Commission’s proposal on the regulatory package for cohesion policy 2014-2020 had been presented the previous week, on Thursday 6 October, the OPEN DAYS became a very important arena for discussion with stakeholders. This dialogue will continue for some time and I am convinced that cohesion policy post-2013 will be high on the agenda also next year when we will also celebrate the 10th anniversary of OPEN DAYS. Of the three topics chosen for this year, “Europe 2020” turned to be the most popular, with close to 60% of the workshops organised under this topic. This was encouraging to see as it is important to demonstrate how EU cohesion policy contributes to the Europe 2020 strategy, which promotes smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. The OPEN DAYS off ers a market place for new ideas and an arena for exchange of experience on how to best achieve this. Without doubt, cohesion policy is the main source of EU investment for the strategy, and through its strong principle of partnership and decentralised implementation system the policy has great potential to promote the integration of the strategy into policy and funding decisions at regional and local level. It is clear that successful implementation of the strategy will depend on as wide ownership as possible among regions and cities of its objectives and targets. I would like to conclude by thanking President Bresso and the Committee of Regions for their excellent partnership, as well as all partners, speakers, chairpersons and others involved in the organisation of the event. The success of OPEN DAYS very much depends on your commitment and contribution. Next year we will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the European Week of Regions and Cities, and I hope that you are looking forward to it as much as I am. Johannes Hahn European Commissioner for Regional Policy 4 OPEN DAYS 2011 Proceedings - European Weeks of Regions and Cities Editorial The 2011 OPEN DAYS event was timely with respect to the debate on the European Commission’s proposals on the future of cohesion policy 2014-2020, which were tabled on 6 October. On top of the 5 000 participants from all over Europe, the highest ever number of CoR members (34) and elected politicians (137 in total) from all levels of government were involved in the OPEN DAYS, confi rming the increased political importance and visibility of the event. For EU cohesion policy, the OPEN DAYS event is not just yet another conference in the annual calendar; it is the point of reference, unique in that it brings together politicians, offi cials, academics and representatives from business, banks and civil society organisations. This is also mirrored by the interest of third countries in the event: a number of seminars involved ministerial delegations from these countries. I hope these proceedings will highlight the most important moments, quotes and workshops and give you a good overview of the OPEN DAYS 2011. As in previous years, the event’s key messages were brought home with more than 250 local events held in 35 countries with an audience of some 25 000 participants. For 2012, more local events could be laid on as national kick-off events involving CoR members and – anticipating the European Year of Citizenship 2013 - more events could be run jointly with Members of the European Parliament and their national information offi ces. During the fi rst half of 2012, the debate in the Council and the Member States will continue to be driven by the overall discussion on the Multiannual Financial Framework. It is likely that the new design and programming of cohesion policy for the next period will still be discussed among the target audience of the 10th OPEN DAYS. We should underpin the ongoing negotiations with a moment of positive refl ection on what cohesion policy has achieved, for instance within the last decade, through presentations of places that have changed. The euro and economic crises must not overshadow the success story of European regional policy. For the past nine years, the OPEN DAYS event has been the annual communication platform for regional experts from all over Europe and colleagues from the EU institutions. It is the place to present, exchange and network on good practice, new ideas and the effi cient management of EU funds. I would like to thank all OPEN DAYS partners for their enduring commitment and eff ort in terms of time and manpower over the last years. It takes the goodwill and creativity of many to create such an OPEN event, even if for organisational reasons some rules need to be followed. The OPEN DAYS 2012 event – to run from 8 to 11 October 2012 - is already approaching. As we do every year, we will try to improve the event in order to respond even better to your needs and expectations. I look forward to meeting you at the next OPEN DAYS! Mercedes Bresso President of the Committee of the Regions OPEN DAYS 2011 Proceedings - European Weeks of Regions and Cities 5 Regional partnerships 6 OPEN DAYS 2011 Proceedings - European Weeks of Regions and Cities Regional partnerships 2020 Regions - Acting for a Healthy Future C.R.E.A.T.E. Cities and Regions Efficiently Acting West Norway (NO), Central Denmark (DK), Centro Region of Portugal (PT), Together in Europe East of England (UK), Mid Norway (NO), Warmia and Potenza (IT), Swietokrzyskie (PL), Grenoble (Alpes Métropole & City) (FR), Mazury (PL) Krapinsko-Zagrorska County (HR), Kujawsko-Pomorskie (PL), Lubuskie (PL), Nitra Region (SK), Region of Hanover (DE), Värmland (SE), Venice (IT), Active Ageing in the EU 2020 Warsaw (PL) Flanders (BE), Podlaskie (PL), Kadikoy (TR), Karlovy Vary (CZ), Lubelskie(PL), Seferihisar (TR), Stockholm Region (SE), Timis County (RO), Umbria (IT) Europe of Traditions Veneto (IT), Opolskie (PL), Estonia (EE), Guimarães (PT), Ialomiţa (RO), Latvia Active Regions in Cross-border Cooperation (LV), Malta (MT), Piedmont (IT), Province of Ourense (ES), Šumadija (RS), Lower Austria (AT), Extremadura (ES), Alpeuregio (AT/IT), Limburg (BE), Trenčín Region (SK) Limburg (NL), Lithuania (LT), Norrbotten (SE), North West England (UK), Skåne (SE), South Bohemia (CZ), Vysocina (CZ) European Capitals of Culture City of Turku (FI), Maribor (SL), Estonian Culture Cities (EE), Košice Region Adriatic-Ionian Macro-region (SK), North Rhine-Westphalia (DE), Umeå (SE) Marche (IT), Istria (HR), Abruzzo (IT), Dubrovnik-Neretva Region (HR), Emilia- Romagna (IT), Hercegovina-Neretva Canton (BA), Kragujevac (RS), Molise Euroregions for Territorial Cooperation (IT), Montenegro (ME), Niš (RS), Republika Srpska (BA), Sarajevo Canton (BA), Catalonia (ES), Rhône-Alpes (FR), Aosta Valley (IT), Languedoc-Roussillon Slovenia (SL) (FR), Liguria (IT), Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (FR), Malopolska (PL), Midi- Pyrénées (FR) Advanced Cooperation in the North Sea – English Channel Area Greater Region and Upper Rhine Metropolitan Lower Saxony (DE), East of Scotland (UK), Bremen (DE), Noord-Holland Region and Partners (NL), North Denmark (DK), Southern England (UK), South Norway (NO), Alsace (FR), Land Baden-Württemberg (DE), German Speaking Community Stavanger (NO), Upper Normandy (FR), Zuid-Holland (NL) (BE), Lorraine (FR), Luxembourg (LU), Northwestern Switzerland (CH), Palatinate (DE), Podkarpackie (PL), Rhineland-Saarland (DE), Walloon Alliance for Clean Mobility Region (BE) Västra Götaland (SE), Castilla y León (ES), Basque Country (ES), Bretagne (FR), Dunkerque (FR), Gothenburg (SE), Nord-Pas-de-Calais (FR), Norte Innovative Regions Partnership Portugal (PT), Oslo Region (NO), Picardie (FR), Steiermark (AT) Saxony Anhalt (DE), Valencian