Press Release: Danuta Hübner in Bristol: Making cities full partner in cohesion policy

At an informal ministerial meeting in Bristol (UK) the European Commissioner for Regional Policy, Danuta Hübner, presented the paper 'Cohesion Policy and cities: the urban contribution to growth and jobs in the regions'. This included a set of new ideas on more co-operation to boost growth and create quality jobs in the towns and cities through regional policy. The proposals were part of the Commission’s reform of cohesion policy for 2007-2013 and correspond to the EU Presidency drive to build ‘sustainable communities’. A broad consultation on the Commission’s paper was launched and and was to close on 17 February 2006.

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United Kingdom: EU Presidency: Key meetings: EU Informal ministerial meeting 'Creating Sustainable Communities', Bristol, 6-7 December 2005 http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20051107160006/http://www.eu2005.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1107293391098&a=KArticle&aid=1115144174768

European Commission: Speech: SPEECH/05/765, Making cities full partners in EU Cohesion policy, 6.12.05 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/05/765&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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