Open Days 2009: Energy, Covenant and Cohesion Policy

It is time again for hundreds of representatives from European regions and cities to meet at the Open Days! Under the overall headline “Global challenges, European responses” you will have the possibility to participate in seminars, workshops and exhibitions. We have made a selection of workshops that will be of particular interest for our member cities. They are all taking place in Brussels between the 6th and the 8th of October 2009.

Second thematic workshop of the Covenant of Mayors:

• "Covenant of Mayors - Supporting Structures make the Covenant a Reality for All" (6th Oct, Code: 06B04)

Sessions related to urban energy issues and the Covenant of Mayors:

• Build Power Sustain: GE as a local partner (6th Oct, Code: 06B08)
• Financing energy efficiency amidst a global financial crisis: Can cities do it? (7th Oct, Code: 07B02)
• Urban-EU partnership: how to create sustainable cities (7th October, Code: 07B03)
• Learning from best practices to renew the Lisbon Strategy after 2010: A platform of EU cities and regions for sustainable energy (7th Oct, Code: 07B04)

Sessions linked to the EU Cohesion Policy:

• Empowering cities: Local responsibilities in Cohesion Policy programmes? (6th Oct, Code: 06D03)
• Simplification of Cohesion Policy Regulations: The 2007-2013 programming period
• The future of EU Cohesion Policy post-2013 (7th Oct, Code: 07D02)
• Ex-post evaluation 2000-06: How can URBAN make a difference? (7th Oct, Code: 07D06)
• The European Social Fund support for administrative capacity-building (7th Oct, Code: 07D09)
• The added value of EGTC and possible solutions to critical points (8th Oct, Code: 08C01)

Click here for more details on the selected events

Download the final programme here