A New Regional Policy: Innovative Ideas for the post-2013 Reform

8 November 2007

Building: Altiero Spinelli, Meeting room A5E2
European Parliament, Brussels


The EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament organised a hearing on the future of EU Regional Policy on Thursday 8 November.

Several experts in the field were invited by EPP-ED Members to share their ideas on regional policy, ahead of the post-2013 reform.

The Hearing consisted of two parts:

The first part was dedicated to the Fourth Report on Economic and Social Cohesion (chaired by the Parliament's rapporteur Mr Ambroise GUELLEC).

The second mainly focussed on new ideas that could be considered for the future reform of cohesion policy (chaired by the EPP-ED spokesperson on regional policy Mr Lambert van NISTELROOIJ).

Six external experts were present to debate their visions and ideas. The opening remarks were made by Mr Gerardo GALEOTE, Chairman of the Committee on Regional Development (REGI), and Dr Michael SCHNEIDER, Vice-Chairman of the Commission on Territorial Cohesion (COTER) in the Committee of the Regions.


The event was broadcast live on the EPP-ED website


Press release:

08/11/2007

EPP-ED Group considers EU Cohesion Policy should be maintained after 2013 with necessary financial resources. Lambert van Nistelrooij MEP, Ambroise Guellec MEP and Gerardo Galeote MEP

Photos of the meeting

Video on "A New Regional Policy"

Programme

Presentations:

Jacques Robert slide presentation

Gerhardt Untiedt slide presentation

John Bachtler slide presentation

Jan van den Biesen slide presentation

Luk Palmen slide presentation

EPP-ED Organising Committee:

Lambert VAN NISTELROOIJ MEP

Ambroise GUELLEC MEP

Gerardo GALEOTE MEP

Jan OLBRYCHT MEP

Markus PIEPER MEP

Oldrich VLASÁK MEP

CVs of six external speakers of this Hearing:

Mr John Bachtler, Professor of European Policy Studies, Director European Policies Research
         Centre
Dr Bernd Steinacher, Speaker of the German Metropolitan Regions, President of METREX
Mr Jacques Robert, Director of TERSYN Agence Européenne "Territoires et Synergies"
Mr Gerhard Untiedt, Director of GEFRA - Institute for Financial and Regional Analyses
Mr Jan van den Biesen, Vice President Public R&D Programmes of Philips Research
Mr Luk Palmen, Project Manager, RIS Silesia Management Unit, Silesia Voivodeship