MEETING OF THE EXTENDED EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND OFFICE OF THE COUNCIL OF DANUBE CITIES AND REGIONS – 26 JUNE 2014

 

Thursday, 26th June 2014 at 9:30am – 12pm

Location: Vienna City Hall: Wappensaal

This event is in the past.

Perspectives of Urban Policies in the Danube Region: Enlargement of the Council of Danube Cities and Regions (CoDCR) and Establishment of the Urban Platform Danube Region (UPDR)

 

Draft Agenda

Opening

Dr. Michael Häupl, Mayor of Vienna

Prof. Dr. Sorin Oprescu, General Mayor of Bucharest

Jordanka Fandakova, Mayor of Sofia

Ivo Gönner, Lord Mayor of Ulm, President of the CoDCR

José Palma-Andres, Director, European Commission, DG Regio

• Keynote speech: Dr. Kurt Puchinger, Coordinator of Priority Area 10: Perspectives of urban policies in the EUSDR
• Ivo Gönner, President of the CoDCR and Peter Langer, General Coordinator of the CoDCR: Enlargement of the CoDCR in the context of the establishment of the Urban Platform Danube Region (UPDR)
• Daniela Urschitz and Jörg Mirtl, EUSDR-PA10: Presentation of the UPDR website
• Presentation of projects and initiatives by the member cities of the CoDCR / the thematic leaders of the UPDR – including:
  • Eric Bartha, Secretary General: Danube goes Global – The Great Rivers Alliance Nicolae Barbu, Mayor of Giurgiu: Danube Green Harbors Dr. T. Ciobanov, Vice Mayor of Sofia: Culture and Tourism – Engines for Economic Recovery
  • Cooperation with the Working Community of the Danube Regions (ARGE Donauländer): current situation/next steps
• Any other business / next meetings

Participation is free of charge and upon invitation only. The conference will be held in English and in German. German/English interpretation will be provided.

Ivo Gönner
President of the CoDCR

Peter Langer
General Coordinator Council of Danube Cities and Regions
Urban Platform Danube Region

CoDCR Committee Meeting Vienna 26 June 2014 Draft Agenda.pdf