Boosting Growth and Cohesion in EU Border Regions, Brussels - Main contents
| date | September 20, 2017 - September 21, 2017 |
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| city | Brussels, Belgium |
| attending | C. (Corina) Creţu i et al. |
| organisation | European Commission (EC) i |
EU regional and urban development,
In September, the European Commission plans to adopt the Communication ‘Boosting growth and cohesion in EU border regions’. To mark its formal adoption a launch event will take place on 20-21 September in Brussels, Belgium.
The aim of the Communication is to highlight ways in which Europe can reduce the complexity, length and costs of cross-border interaction and promote the pooling of services along internal borders.
The Communication is the result of two years of intensive research and dialogue with border stakeholders, national authorities of Member States and partner countries and regional/local authorities. During the conference, the Communication's findings on persisting legal and administrative obstacles to border interaction will be outlined. The event will also provide a good opportunity to share existing good practices and to agree a common roadmap to boost EU Border Regions by removing such obstacles or preventing their emergence in the future.
Commissioner Corina Crețu will open the event with a keynote speech.
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