Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO and Mr Johannes HAHN at the Sixth Cohesion Forum "Investment for jobs and growth" (Charlemagne building, Brussels). Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO delivers a keynote speech. Mr Johannes HAHN attends the panel debate "Managing Change in 2014 and beyond" and the closing session., Brussels - Main contents
| date | September 8, 2014 - September 9, 2014 |
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| city | Brussels, Van, Belgium, Turkey |
| location | Charlemagne Building (CHAR) i  |
| attending | A. (Annemarie) Jorritsma-Lebbink i, J.M. (José) Barroso i, M. (Martin) Schulz i, J. (Johannes) Hahn i, J.T. (Jyrki) Katainen i, M. (Matteo) Renzi i et al. |
| organisation | European Commission (EC) i |
The news:
The Sixth Cohesion Forum debates will take place in Brussels on 8-9 September 2014. EU Cohesion Policy's mission of supporting growth, job creation and good governance is at the core of the event. With a total budget of around €352 billion for the 2014–2020 financial period, Cohesion Policy will play a vital role in key areas for sustainable, long-term growth such as innovation, support to SMEs, improving people's qualifications, social inclusion and energy. The Forum comes at a vital time when the so called Partnership Agreements and Operational Programmes are being agreed.
The background:
The Cohesion Forum is a high level event which takes place every three years following the publication of the Report on Economic, Social and Territorial Cohesion. The two day event gathers top policy-makers and political players from the EU Member States to assess the success of Cohesion Policy in delivering on its aims.
The event:
This year's theme is "Investment for jobs and growth: promoting development and good governance in EU regions and cities'. Launching the event, Commissioner for Regional Policy, Johannes Hahn will be joined by Laimdota Straujuma, Prime Minister of Latvia, and Sandro Gozi, Representative of the EU Presidency and Secretary of State for European Affairs, Italy. José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament, Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, Michel Lebrun, President of the Committee of the Regions, Jyrki Katainen, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for Economic and Monetary affairs. A. Michael Spence, Nobel Laureate for Economic Sciences will also take part in the forum. For the press it is mandatory to register for attending the event. A press release will be available on the day.
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EbS will be covering the event http://ec.europa.eu/avservices
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Cohesion Policy stock shots available on EbS
The sources:
Video stock shots of Sixth Cohesion Forum available on Ebs http://ec.europa.eu/avservices
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