The Ministry of Regional Development, Forestry and Water Management is organizing, from 23 - 25 May 2011 in Šibenik, Croatia, the Days of the Regional Development. The purpose of this event is to promote the importance of regional development in the Republic of Croatia, in a broader context of the Republic of Croatia's rapprochement with the EU. One of the objectives is to encourage local communities to prepare projects that could be financed from EU funds, by highlighting positive examples of the use of EU funds based on the experience from EU Member States and Croatia itself.
The fifth Monitoring Committee meeting of the South East Europe Programme took place in Croatia on 4-5 May 2010. Representatives of the 16 partner states have meet in Pula, Croatia, to discuss, among others, issues related to the programme management as well as the second call for project proposals.
"Europe Day" is a celebration of Europe held annually on 9 May. 9 May 1950 was the date of the "Schuman Declaration", the proposal to pool the French and West German coal and steel industries. This is considered a founding moment for what is now the EU and was adopted as its flag day at the Milan European Council summit in 1985. For those who like history, here is a link to the full text of the declaration: http://europa.eu/abc/symbols/9-may/decl_en.htm
The Flag of Europe consists of a circle of twelve golden (yellow) stars on a blue background. The European Union (EU) adopted the flag in the 1980s. However, it was first adopted by the Council of Europe (CoE), which created it in 1955.
A new conference dedicated to the Danube Strategy will take place in Vienna (Austria) and Bratislava (Slovakia) between 19-21 April 2010. the conference will address the issues of transport, energy and environmental protection in the context of the foreseen strategy for the Danube area.
We are pleased to announce the transnational conference "Potentials for Territorial Co-operation with the Western Balkans" organised by the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning from Slovenia on 19 and 20 April 2010 in Maribor, Slovenia. The conference will discuss the following issues: what are the territorial development potentials of the region and how to release that potential?