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In the
framework of the OPEN DAYS 2011 the EPP Group of the Committee of the Regions is
organising a seminar ‘Regions and Cities Shaping Industrial Policy in the
Globalisation Era’ with the participation of Mr Marek Wozniak, President of
Wielkopolska Region. The event will take place on 12th October 2011, 14h30- 17h00 in Brussels.
At the launch of the Europe 2020 strategy, the EPP Group in the Committee of the Regions made a call for all levels of government to be engaged on an equal footing in its design and implementation.
In this endeavour of having a partnership-based strategy which delivers on the ground, and in the context of the European Week of Cities and Regions – OPEN DAYS - the EPP-CoR Group will dedicate a specific seminar to the "industrial policy for a globalisation era" flagship initiative.
Visions on a new industrial policy for Europe and concrete case studies will be presented by regions and cities, demonstrating their contribution to shaping implementing industrial policy in the globalisation era. The seminar will be complemented by an Exhibition which show-cases how regions and cities implement the seven flagship initiatives of the Europe 2020 Strategy.
Speakers:
· Antonio Tajani, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for Industry and Entrepreneurship
· Michael Schneider, President of the EPP/CoR Group
· Attilio Cerruti, CEO of Cerruti Group
· Peter Jüngen, President of SME Union of the EPP
· Emilia Müller, Minister for Federal and European Affairs in the Bavarian State Chancellery
· Marek Wozniak, Marshal of the Wielkopolska Region
· Constance Hanniffy, Member of Offaly County Council and President of the Monitoring Committee of the Border, Midland and West Regional Assembly
· Markku Markkula, Chairman of the EPP/CoR Task Force "Europe 2020"
Additional information:
REGISTER NOW THROUGH www.opendays.europa.eu
Link leads to the Open Days registration website. Use workshop code 12A43 to register.
For more information on the seminar visit http://web.cor.europa.eu/epp/Events/
Source: EPP/CoR
