Press Release: ‘Key role for border regions in the EU jobs and growth strategy’, Danuta Hübner tells Saarbrücken conference

Regional policy Commissioner Danuta Hübner outlined on 5 July 2006 in Saarbrücken, Germany, how cross-border co-operation can help border regions tackle the challenges they may face and deliver more growth and quality employment. The Commissioner delivered her key note speech on the conference 'The future of border regions in Europe', attended by about 150 participants from border regions across Europe. The conference was organised by the Minister-President of the Land of Saarland, Peter Müller while German Federal Minister of the Interior Wolfgang Schäuble and heads of border regions featured among the speakers.

European Commission: DG Communication: SPEECH/06/437 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/06/437&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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