Sixth Cohesion Forum, Brussel - Hoofdinhoud
| datum | 8 september 2014 - 9 september 2014 |
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| plaats | Brussel, Van, België, Turkije |
| locatie | Karel de Grote (CHAR) i  |
| aanwezigen | 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 e.a. |
| organisatie | Europese Commissie (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
The contacts:
Shirin Wheeler (+32 2 296 65 65), Mobile: +32 460 76 65 65
Annemarie Huber (+32 2 299 33 10), Mobile: +32 460 79 33 10
Contents
Deze instelling van de Europese Unie kan worden beschouwd als het 'dagelijks bestuur' van de EU. De leden van de Europese Commissie worden 'Eurocommissarissen i' genoemd. Elke Eurocommissaris is verantwoordelijk voor één of meerdere beleidsgebieden. Momenteel zijn er 26 Eurocommissarissen. In principe is er voor iedere lidstaat één. Samen vormen zij het college van Eurocommissarissen. De Eurocommissarissen moeten het belang van de Europese Unie als geheel behartigen, niet dat van hun eigen land.
De Europese Commissie mag als enige EU-instelling wetsvoorstellen indienen; zij heeft het zogenaamde recht van initatief. Daarnaast controleert de Commissie of de Europese wetgeving juist wordt toegepast in de lidstaten, onderhandelt zij in internationale organisaties als de Wereldhandelsorganisatie (WTO) i over de handel van de Unie met het 'buitenland' en is zij verantwoordelijk voor het beheer van de Europese begroting van ongeveer 140 miljard euro per jaar.