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17th-18th October 2011 | Krakow (Poland)The first annual convention of the European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion will be held on 17-18 October in Krakow (Poland). Organised by the European Commission with the Polish EU Presidency, it will serve to...

10th-13th October 2011 | Brussels (Belgium) Under the theme "Investing in Europe’s future: Regions and cities delivering smart, sustainable and inclusive growth", the 9th Open Days will be held over four days from 10 to 13 October, in a period during which the...

23rd-24th June 2011 | Brussels (Belgium)Europe's regions and cities are being called on to make a decisive contribution to the smart, sustainable and inclusive objectives of Europe 2020. Drawing on the recent Commission communications on smart and sustainable...

21st-24th June 2011 | Bulgaria: Various locations The Commission is organizing in Bulgaria in June high level events about the contribution of EU funds to the integration of Roma. They come as a follow-up to the 2008 EU Roma Summit in Brussels and to similar events...

June 2011 | Brussels (Belgium)The objective of the RegioStars Awards is to identify good practices in regional development and to highlight original and innovative projects which could be attractive and inspiring to other regions. RegioStars – The Awards for...

31st May 2011 | Brussels (Belgium)The city of Budapest, in cooperation with Eurocities and the Committee of the Regions, is planning to organise a high-level meeting on ‘Cities and regions – joining forces for inclusion of Roma populations under the new EU...

23rd-25th May 2011 | Several places in SlovakiaThe Directorate General for Regional Policy will organise the next High Level Event on Structural Funds and integration of Roma population in Slovakia in May 2011. This event is a follow-up to the ones organized in...

19-21 May 2011 | Budapest & Gödöllő (Hungary)  EU ministers responsible for regional development will meet for an informal Council on Cohesion Policy, part of the EU's regional policy. While the EU is one of the most prosperous economic areas in the world, the...