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AER Breakfast Briefing and Summit of the Regions

28 September 2016

  • « 6th AER Black Sea Summit
  • AER Open Doors – European Week of Regions and Cities »

The Assembly of European Regions and its member region Lower Austria (AT) invite you to attend the Summit of Regions on 28 September in Brussels, at the occasion of the handover of the Book of Signatures of the initiative for a strong renewed regional policy with all regions post 2020.

Prior to the Summit, the AER President will welcome all AER members in the AER office for a Breakfast Briefing on the future of cohesion policy and an informal exchange of views.

Programme

09:00 – 10:00 Breakfast Briefing with the AER member regions

  • Dr. Hande Özsan Bozatli, AER President
  • Mr. Mathieu Mori, AER Secretary General
  • Mr. Sorin Mihai Grindeanu, President of Timis (RO)
  • Mr. Michiel Rijsberman, Regional Minister of Flevoland (NL) – represented by Mrs. Sidony Venema, EU Representative
  • Mr. Vasilis Margaris, Policy Advisor, European Parliament
AER Brussels Office
(Rue d’Arlon 63)
11:00 – 15:00 EU Summit

The contribution of Europe’s regions to managing our future (agenda here)

Committee of the Regions, room JDE51
(Rue Belliard 99-101)
15:30 Formal handover of the Book of Signatures to

  • Mrs. Corina Cretu, EU Commissioner for Regional Policy
  • Mrs. Iskra Mihayloiva MEP, Chair of the REGI Committee
  • Mr. Markku Markkula, President of the Committee of the Regions
Representation of Bavaria to the EU
(Rue Wiertz 77)
16:00 Official Reception

Registration

 

Registrations are now closed for the Summit.
You are still welcome to register for the AER Breakfast Briefing (09-10 am).

Documents and information

Summit of the Regions – Official invitation
Summit of the Regions – Draft programme
Summit of the Regions – Official declaration for “a strong renewed cohesion policy post 2020“
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Details

Date:
28 September 2016
Event Tags:
Cohesion policy, Institutional affairs

Organisers

Assembly of European Regions
Lower Austria

Venue

Brussels Belgium
  • « 6th AER Black Sea Summit
  • AER Open Doors – European Week of Regions and Cities »

Tagged With: Cohesion policy, Institutional affairs

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