Press Release: Danuta Hübner visits northern Sweden

Regional policy Commissioner Danuta Hübner is visiting northern Sweden to discuss with the regional and local authorities how they can continue to make best use of EU funding to generate growth and to create quality employment in the new programming period 2007-2013. At the invitation of the governors in the northernmost counties of Västernorrland, Västerbotten and Norrbotten, the Commissioner is visiting the Swedish programme areas, Södra Skogslänsregionen and Norra Norrlandsregionen which currently benefit from EU funding to least favoured regions. The Commissioner is also meeting with the representatives of the Swedish forest, agricultural and chemical industry to discuss the creation of alternative energies from forest and agricultural products.