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European Commission, Regional Policy

• General information about Regional Policy (explore menu on left hand side)
• Operational Programmes database
• Managing Authorities (of each member state)
• Monthly Inforegion newsletters

Committee of the Regions

The Committee of the Regions (CoR) is the political assembly that provides the regional and local levels with a voice in EU policy development and EU legislation.

• About the Committee (explore menu on left hand side)
• National delegations
• Opinions and publications

European Parliament, Committee on Regional Development
Parliament has 20 policy committees, which meet, mainly in Brussels, throughout the year. The Committee on Regional Development is responsible for regional and cohesion policy, including, among others, EU funding instruments, assessing the impact of other Union policies on economic and social cohesion, coordination of the Union's structural instruments, interregional cooperation, and relations with the Committee of the Regions.

• MEPs in the Committee
• Meetings

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• European Institutions
• European tendering
• European grants

EU News, Events & Special Features

Latest News:

17 March 2010 - "Your voice on Europe 2020" – consultation of European regions and cities: All local and regional authorities of the European Union can contribute by sending a completed questionnaire in any EU language to consultation@cor.europa.eu.

17 March 2010 - Málaga ministerial focuses on Committee of the Regions' EU governance proposals
15 March 2010 - OPEN DAYS to attract record number of participating regions and cities

12 March 2010 - Territorial cohesion: follow-up of the debates in Brussels

Events:

23 - 25 March 2010: EU Sustainable Energy Week – Brussels, Belgium

Special Features:

• Europe 2020
• An energy guide for local and regional governments, to save energy, save the climate and save money

Calls for proposals

Background Information:

• Cohesion Fund
• European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
• European Social Fund (ESF)
• Welcome Europe, the European funds search engine (search among over 500 European funds)

Interreg IVB North-West Europe:

INTERREG IVB NWE is a financial instrument of the European Union's Cohesion Policy. It funds projects which support transnational cooperation. The aim is to find innovative ways to make the most of territorial assets and tackle shared problems of Member States, regions and other authorities.

• 6th call for proposals (open now! from 12 March 2010 to 9 April 2010)

Interreg IVC Innovation & Environment:

The INTERREG IVC Programme is part of the European Territorial Cooperation Objective. It is a EU programme that helps regions of Europe work together to share their knowledge and experience. Launched in 2007, the programme will run until 2013.

• Latest news

URBACT II:

URBACT is a European exchange and learning programme for cities and promotes sustainable urban development. It is jointly financed by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund) and the Member States.

• Becoming a partner and call for proposals. The next call for proposals will be in 2011.

7th Research Framework Programme:
The broad objectives of FP7 have been grouped into four categories: Cooperation, Ideas, People and Capacities. For each type of objective, there is a specific programme corresponding to the main areas of EU research policy. All specific programmes work together to promote and encourage the creation of European poles of (scientific) excellence. More information

Intelligent Energy - Europe:

The Intelligent Energy - Europe programme is the EU's tool for funding action to improve market conditions and move us towards a more energy intelligent Europe.

• Publications and news
• Call for proposals. The next announcement is expected in March 2010.

Other programs:

• European Fund for the Integration of Third-country nationals