News from real Macedonia:
From the Official Website of the European Commission, Press release, Brussels, 24 October 2014:
EU Commissioner for Regional Policy
Johannes Hahn is visiting EU supported projects and meeting local
representatives in Kozani, Western Macedonia today completing his tour
of the 13 Greek regions which he began two years ago.
In 2014-2020 Greece will receive
more than 15 billion EURO for investments under EU Cohesion Policy to
stimulate growth and the creation of jobs. Currently the 13 regions are
negotiating their operational programmes on how the investments can be
best spent to help Greece's recovery.
At the core of the visit to
Kozani, as well as Mytilini in North Aegean yesterday, is how EU
Regional Policy can help Greek regions develop their competitive
advantages. The visit comes at the end of Commissioner Hahn's mandate in
charge of EU Regional Policy.
Commissioner Hahn said: "This
series of journeys, undertaken over 2 years across Greece has been
extraordinarily inspiring. In October 2012, I decided to embark on this
tour of the 13 regions after a meeting with the recently elected
governors in Athens. At a time when all the talk was about austerity, I
wanted to hear and see for myself what people were experiencing and how
they thought EU Regional Policy could help their villages and cities to
recover."
"Today I
complete this tour in Western Macedonia. I have met many people and
seen an exceptional dynamism and determination across the country, even
at the most severe moments of the crisis. And I am more convinced than
ever that Greece's regions are the key to the country's recovery and its
transformation into a productive economy."
"Our new
Regional Policy for 2014-2020 provides the tool to bring this about:
creating jobs by supporting the real economy and focusing on key growth
sectors - and crucially helping regions to identify their particular
strengths and competitive advantages."
"Whether it
is through supporting the agro-food sector, aquaculture, sustainable
tourism, linking entrepreneurship to research and development or
promoting renewables, energy efficiency and economically advantageous
waste management - these are all ways that the regions are taking
advantage of what the European Structural and Investment Funds can
offer. This is what forms the basis of our Partnership Agreement
approved in May with Greece, and the Operational programmes which will
be agreed with each of the 13 Regions with their dedicated investments."
On Thursday, Commissioner Hahn
met the Governor of North Aegean Christiane Kalogirou in Mytilini as
well as debating the way ahead with other local representatives and
leading businesses in the region. The Commissioner also visited projects
including the Petrified Forest Museum of Lesbos and the site of the
future Marine Museum which he cited as a model for green and blue growth
in the country. In Western Macedonia, Commissioner Hahn is meeting the
Governor of the region Theodoros Karipidis and other local
representatives. He is also due to visit EU supported projects including
Kozani's innovative heating system, and laboratories in the
Technological Educational Institute of W Macedonia which aim to better
connect business and research facilities.
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-14-1201_en.htm?locale=en
24/10/14
--
-
No comments :
Post a Comment
Only News