European Week of Regions and Cities

Brussels 10-13 October 2016

OPEN DAYS University Master Class Programme

European Week of Regions and Cities 2016 Master Class on EU Cohesion Policy Brussels, 9-13 October Programme (30 September 2016) Objective The aim of the Master Class during the European Week of Regions and Cities (EWRC) Master Class is to improve the understanding of EU Cohesion Policy and its research potential among selected PhD students and early-career researchers. Held for the fourth time as part of the EWRC University from 9-13 October 2016, the objectives of the Master Class are:    

to present recent research on European regional and urban development and EU Cohesion Policy; to enable PhD students and early career researchers to exchange views with EU politicians, officials and senior academics; to facilitate networking among participants from different countries and with the wider EU policy and academic communities; and to raise awareness and understanding of the research potential in the field of EU Cohesion Policy.

Participants 30 participants from 17 EU Member States and two non-EU countries (Albania and Russia) were selected from a total of about 90 applicants to the Master Class. Paper outlines had to reflect upon one of these themes:   

Promoting inclusive growth and social cohesion, including the territorial dimension and the integration of urban and rural development. The significance of the network economy: policy learning; transfers between regions and cities; knowledge spill-overs. Improving the Cohesion policy delivery system: performance, simplification and accountability.

The successful participants submitted their full paper (3,000 words) by early September and all papers were made available to the participants and the speakers thereafter in a “book of papers”. Organisation The Master Class will be organised by the European Commission, DG for Regional and Urban Policy, the EU Committee of the Regions (CoR), the Regional Studies Association (RSA), the European Regional Science Association (ERSA), and the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP). A selection panel drawn from these organisations will be responsible for reviewing the applications and selecting participants. The programme for the Master Class will include the following:  

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research presentations and feed-back sessions, lectures, debates and social events on 10, 11 and 12 October; attendance at other European Week of Regions and Cities workshops on 12 October morning; a role play session on 13 October.

Table of Contents Sunday, 9 October ................................................................................................................... 3 15:00-18:00 Informal meeting of participants ............................................................................... 3 19:00-21:00 Exploring Brussels’ centre ....................................................................................... 3 Monday, 10 October ................................................................................................................ 3 9:00-11:30 Guided tour from the city centre to the CoR ............................................................... 3 11:30 – 11:50 Welcome by the organisers................................................................................... 3 12:00-14:00 Sandwich lunch with paper presentations by participants and debate with EU officials and researchers (1) ........................................................................................................ 3 14:30-16:30 EWRC Opening Session ......................................................................................... 4 17.00-19.00 Cocktail reception .................................................................................................... 4 Tuesday, 11 October ............................................................................................................... 4 9:00-10:30 Implementing EU Cohesion Policy 2014-2020: the state of play ................................ 4 10:45-12:45 Paper presentations by participants and debate with EU officials and researchers (2) ............................................................................................................................................... 5 12:45-14:00 Lunch break............................................................................................................. 6 14:00-16:00 Paper presentations by participants and debate with EU officials and researchers (3) ............................................................................................................................................... 7 16:15-18:00 Regions, cities, rural areas: evidence-based policy-making, evaluation and research .................................................................................................................................................... 8 Wednesday, 12 October .......................................................................................................... 8 14:30-17:00 Research for policy-makers: the European Parliament ............................................ 8 18:00-21:00 Implementing ERDF and ESF programmes: a debate with programme managers .. 9 Thursday, 13 October ............................................................................................................ 10 9:00-12:45 Negotiating Europe .................................................................................................. 10 12:45-13:30 Feed-back ............................................................................................................. 10 List of Master Class 2016 participants ....................................................................................... 11 List of Master Class 2016 speakers, moderators and organisers ............................................... 18 Practical information .................................................................................................................. 21

Programme Sunday, 9 October 15:00-18:00 Informal meeting of participants, Hotel St. Catherine With short paper presentations by participants to get to know each other's research area. 19:00-21:00 Exploring Brussels’ centre Monday, 10 October 9:00-11:30 Guided tour from the city centre to the CoR City walk with Stefan de Corte, Free University of Brussels (VUB)/Cosmopolis-Centre for Urban Research, and Nicola Francesco Dotti, Université Catholique de Louvain and RSA research network on the EU Cohesion Policy 11:30 – 11:50 Welcome by the organisers Welcome by Jiří Buriánek, CoR Secretary General, Ronald Hall, European Commission, DG Regional and Urban Policy, and Sally Hardy, RSA. CoR, Rue Belliard/Belliardstraat 99, sixth floor, room JDE 63 12:00-14:00 Sandwich lunch with paper presentations by participants and debate with EU officials and researchers (1) This session is expected to have seven presentations while having sandwich lunch. Each paper presentation lasts eight minutes. For the discussants, there will be 10 minutes each for comments. Theme 1: Promoting inclusive growth and social cohesion, including the territorial dimension and the integration of urban and rural development. A. Dynamics of Knowledge Sourcing and Development Policy: Creating a Conceptual Framework Milad Abbasiharofteh, Leibniz University of Hanover, Institute of Economics and Cultural Geography, Germany B. Exploring the connection between collaborative governance and regenerative development at city-region level Lorena Felicia Axinte, Cardiff University, Sustainable Places Research Institute, Geography and Planning, United Kingdom C. What occupational mix should an EU region aim to create in order to promote a smart and inclusive economic growth? Mariachiara Barzotto, Birmingham Business School - University of Birmingham, Department of Business and Labour Economics, United Kingdom D. Solar power projects’ influence on peripheralization and development in North-West Romania Sorin Cebotari, Babes-Bolyai University, Department of geography, Romania

E. Socioeconomic transformation of the Fier’s region and regional development challenges Nevila Cinaj, University "Aleksander Moisiu" Durres, Department of Tourism, Albania F. The potential of residents’ participation in the urban development of small Russian cities. A case study in Kirov and Kasimov Maria Gunko, Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Socio-Economic Geography Department, Russia G. Implementing the tools of EU cohesion policy in a global city context : the ITI in Ile de France Brice Lamenie, Université Paris 7 Denis Diderot, UMR 8504 CNRS Géographie-Cités, France Discussants  Laura De Dominicis, European Commission, DG Regional and Urban Policy (papers A,C,G,F)  Ronald Hall, European Commission, DG Regional and Urban Policy (papers D, F)  Andrea Forti, European Committee of the Regions (papers B, G)  Florian Hauser, European Commission, DG Employment (papers C, E)

14:30-16:30 EWRC Opening Session, European Parliament, Hemicycle, Rue Wiertz 60 The session opens the 14th European Week of Regions and Cities and will be addressed by Regional Policy Commissioner Corina Creţu, CoR President Markku Markkula, and the Vice-President of the European Parliament, Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso. The scope of the session will be built around challenges and opportunities related to implementation and future of EU Cohesion Policy. Some 700 local leaders – including about 200 Members of the European Committee of the Regions and Members of the European Parliament – and regional policy experts will attend the Opening Session. 17.00-19.00 Cocktail reception, CoR Tuesday, 11 October CoR, Rue Belliard/Belliardstraat 93, REM building 9:00-10:30 Implementing EU Cohesion Policy 2014-2020: the state of play Presentation and discussion In this session, an insight into the state of implementation of EU Cohesion Policy during the 2014-2020 period will be given by two high-level officials of the European Commission. The following questions will be discussed: 

What were the novelties and challenges resulting from the 2013 reform and how are they reflected in the programmes financed by the ERDF, the Cohesion Fund and the ESF?

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How is implementation coordinated between the two DGs and with the other ESI Funds DGs?

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What were or still are the most relevant difficulties in getting the new programmes running, what are the responsible DGs doing to overcome them and how are the most recent proposals to change parts of the regulations reflecting this?

Speakers:  Normunds Popens, Deputy Director-General, European Commission, Regional and Urban Policy DG  Zoltan Kazatsay, Deputy Director-General, European Commission, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Moderator:  Wolfgang Petzold, Deputy Director for Communication, European Committee of the Regions 10:45-12:45 Paper presentations by participants and debate with EU officials and researchers (2) This session is expected to have 13 presentations. Each paper presentation lasts eight minutes. For the discussants, there will be 10 minutes each for comments. Theme 1: Promoting inclusive growth and social cohesion, including the territorial dimension and the integration of urban and rural development. A. Differentiated approaches to research on marginality and peripherality in rural environment (Experience from Slovakia) Lucia Máliková, Comenius University in Bratislava, Department of Human Geography and Demography, Slovakia B. Assessing urban social inclusion in times of crisis Anastasia Panori, Panteion University of Athens, Development, Greece

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C. An Overview on Offshore Energy Sector in Portugal Ana Pego, FCSH - Nova University Geography and Regional planning, Portugal D. The Quest for Growth, Innovation and Jobs: Financial Instruments for SME Support in Cohesion Policy 2007–2013 Hugo Pinto de Abreu, University of Porto, Management and Business Studies — School of Economics and Management (academic), Portugal E. EUCP 2014-2020: Promoting Social Inclusion In the Realities of the Refugee Crisis Marcin Tomasz, Chruściel University of Wroclaw, Institute of International Studies, Section of European Union Studies, Poland Theme 2: The significance of the network economy: policy learning; transfers between regions and cities; knowledge spill-overs.

F. Metropolitan sustainability in the Cohesion Policy – analysing capacity for integrated governance in Cluj Metropolitan Area Júlia A. Nagy, Babes-Bolyai University, Geography – Regional Studies, Faculty of Geography, Romania G. Knowledge spillover: increasing the innovative capacity of European regions Sergio Botelho Junior, Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT), Centre for Enterprise Development and Regional Economy (CEDRE), School of Business, Ireland H. Governance in Cluj Metropolitan Area Wojciech Dyba, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Institute of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management, Department of Regional Policy and European Integration, Poland I. Blending cluster policies into smart specialization strategies through a comparative learning framework for coherent regional development in the European Union Anastasiia Konstantynova, Orkestra – Basque Institute of Competitiveness Territorial Development, Innovation and Clusters, Spain J. On the path dependence of regional policy in Central and Eastern Europe Bradley Loewen, University of Economics, Institutional, Environmental Experimental Economics, Prague, Czech Republic

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K. Actions for innovation: how can local government intervene? Jaan Looga, University of Tartu , School of Economics and Business Administration, Estonia L. Cohesion Policy Research and the place-based approach Syed Omer Husain, Wageningen University, Rural Sociology Group – Department of Social Sciences, the Netherlands M. Participatory approaches, sustainability and innovation in food and gastronomy: multi-stakeholder networks for regional development Chiara Rinaldi, University of Gothenburg, School of Business, Economics and Law, Sweden Discussants:    

Ronald Hall, principal advisor, DG Regional and Urban Policy (papers A,C,F,J) Florian Hauser, European Commission, DG Employment (papers B,D,E) Andrea Forti, European Committee of the Regions (papers G, I, L) Dr Nicola Dotti, Université Catholique de Louvain (papers H,K,M)

12:45-14:00 Lunch break Participants may use the CoR’s self-service restaurant

14:00-16:00 Paper presentations by participants and debate with EU officials and researchers (3) This session is expected to have 10 presentations. Each paper presentation lasts eight minutes. For the discussants, there will be 10 minutes each for comments. Theme 3: Improving the Cohesion policy delivery system: performance, simplification and accountability A. The purple zone of EU Cohesion Policy implementation in Central Eastern Europe. The case of Poland Sylwia Borkowska-Waszak, University of Strathclyde, European Policies Research Centre, Poland B. Cohesion Policy Implementation in Southern Europe: Italy and Spain Compared Mattia Casula, LUISS University, Italy C. The use of financial instruments in EU Cohesion Policy: the Scottish Co-Investment Fund, a glimpse at a veteran early stage equity supplier Margaret Coughtrie, University of Strathclyde, Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship/ European Policies Research Centre, United Kingdom D. Accountability of Cohesion Policy in the Netherlands: an ideal situation? Maaike Damen-Koedijk, University of Twente, Department of Public Administration, the Netherlands E. Evaluating the impact of regional funding on Malta's sectoral production values, labour market, household income and value added using input-output analysis Migle Dziugyte, University of Malta, Institute for European Studies, Malta F. Financial pressures and effective engagement with EU cohesion policy: examining the local level factors determining success Christopher Huggins, Keele University School of Politics, Philosophy, International Relations and Environment, United Kingdom G. Developing methods to empirically study ‘Institutional thickness’ framework in crossborder regions Nino Javakhishvili Larsen, University of Southern Denmark, Department of Business, Denmark H. Assessing Cohesion Policy effects on EU regional well-being: a dose-response function to the transfers’ intensities Antonella Rita Ferrara, University of Calabria, Department of Economics, Statistics and Finance, Italy I. Role and importance of European Cohesion Policy and its main challenges: an evidence of disparities in the ‘new’ member countries Pavel Zdrazil, University of Pardubice, Institute of Regional and Security Sciences, Czech Republic

J. Can European Cohesion Policy support development of the Tourism Economy? Evidence from Structural Funds Implementation in selected Polish Region Joanna Zielińska-Szczepkowska, University of Warmia and Mazury, Department of Economic and Regional Policy, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Olsztyn, Poland

Discussants:  Ann-Kerstin Myleus, European Commission, DG Regional and Urban Policy (papers A, C, D, F)  Dr Magdalena Sapala, European Parliament Research Service (papers B, E, G)  Dr Nicola Dotti, Université Catholique de Louvain (papers H, I, J) 16:15-18:00 Regions, cities, rural areas: evidence-based policy-making, evaluation and research Roundtable discussion with European Commission officials and researchers Referring to the three themes of the Master Class, panellists will present their views on current research trends and comment on recent regional and urban policy developments at EU level. Speakers:  Peter Berkowitz, European Commission, DG Regional and Urban Policy;  Santiago Loranca García, European Commission, Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion DG;  Martin Scheele, European Commission, DG Agriculture and Rural Development 19:00 – 22:30 EWRC official reception including RegioStars 2016 Awards Bozar, Centre of Fine Arts, Rue Ravenstein/Ravensteinstraat 23. Doors open at 18:00 Wednesday, 12 October EWRC workshops and/or meetings organised participants On Wednesday morning, participants are free to either attend other EWRC workshops and/or to organise meetings, which they wish to plan themselves. With regards to the latter, participants are invited to interact and send suggestions for meetings to the organisers. 14:30-17:00 Research for policy-makers: the European Parliament European Parliament, ASP building, room 06 D 128 The workshop will look into how the EP incorporates research on cohesion and regional policy into its work. It will be divided into three distinct parts: (a) an introduction that explains how the EP conducts research (via both the EPRS and outsourcing) and how this knowledge feeds into the work of MEPs; (b) a testimonials section where EPRS colleagues formerly employed in the academic world discuss how parliamentary research differs from academia and what the EP needs from researchers;(c) an interactive section that gives Master Class students the chance to share their views

through discussions in three groups covering a) online communities b) future trends in cohesion policy and c) bridging the gap between parliamentary and academic research. Speakers:  Sarah Sheil, European Parliament Research Service  Diana Haase, European Parliament, DG for Internal Policies  Katarzyna Szczepańska, Parliamentary assistant to MEP Jan Olbrycht (tbc)  Laura Tilindyte, European Parliament Research Service  Magdalena Sapała, European Parliament Research Service  Agnieszka Widuto, European Parliament Research Service  Vasilis Margaras, European Parliament Research Service  Christiaan van Lierop, European Parliament Research Service 18:00-21:00 Implementing ERDF and ESF programmes: a debate with programme managers Co-working les Galeries, Galerie du Roi 30 During this informal discussion with representatives from national and regional managing authorities of ERDF and ESF programmes, participants of the EWRC Master Class will have the opportunity to gain insights into strategic and operational challenges of implementing EU cohesion policy between 2014 and 2020. The following questions will guide the discussion: 1) What is the overall national or regional context in which EU cohesion policy programmes are implemented? 2) In how far could the managing authority influence the negotiations of the 2014-2020 regulatory framework and the subsequent programming? 3) What are a key drivers and obstacles in implementing the programmes? 4) How do managers see the discussion about the future of EU cohesion policy post2020? Panel:  Louis Vervloet, Director-General of the ESF-Agency Flanders, Belgium, and Member of the European Commission’s High-Level Group on Simplification for Beneficiaries of ESI Funds;  Ursula Meyer, Deputy Head of Unit Coordination of EU Cohesion and Structural Policy, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany  Lucio Caporizzi, ERDF and ESF Managing Authority Umbria, Italy  Eva Srnová, Regional, Urban and Cohesion Policy Attaché Financial and Cohesion Policy Unit, Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the European Union, Brussels Chair: Prof John Bachtler, European Policies Research Centre (EPRC), University of Strathclyde, Glasgow

Thursday, 13 October CoR, Rue Belliard/Belliardstraat 99, Seventh floor, room JDE 70 9:00-12:45 Negotiating Europe Coordination: Wolfgang Petzold, Amélie Cousin, Martin Gosset, Committee of the Regions; Prof John Bachtler, European Policies Research Centre, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom During this simulation, students will learn to anticipate a typical negotiating situation in the EU – the agreement on the budget (or “multiannual financial framework” = MFF) for the years 2021-2027 - and to identify interests of the EU institutions and the Member States. The overall objective is to become familiar with typical bargaining situations in the Council of the EU, to analyse different positions, and to achieve a result by the end of the simulation. For the purpose of the exercise, rules and figures are fictional and simplified. Participants will receive the outline and instructions by email before the start of the Master Class. 12:45-13:30 Feed-back Final exchange on the Master Class between organisers and participants Giulia Amaducci, European Commission, DG Regional and Urban Policy; Wolfgang Petzold, Committee of the Regions; Sally Hardy, RSA; Izabela Mironowicz, AESOP, and Jouke van Dijk, ESRA. Follow up The Master Class will be evaluated by an online survey, the results of which will be published and used to develop the format further.

List of Master Class 2016 participants (in alphabetical order) 1- Milad Abbasiharofteh Paper: Dynamics of Knowledge Sourcing and Development Policy: Creating a Conceptual Framework PhD Student Institute of Economic and Cultural Geography Leibniz University Hanover, Germany [email protected]

2- Lorena Axinte Paper: Exploring the connection between collaborative governance and regenerative development at city-region level Early Career Researcher Sustainable Places Research Institute Cardiff University, United Kingdom [email protected] [email protected]

3- Mariachiara Barzotto Paper: What occupational mix should an EU region aim to create in order to promote a smart and inclusive economic growth? Early Career Researcher Department of Business and Labour Economics Birmingham Business School - University of Birmingham, United Kingdom [email protected]

4- Sylwia Borkowska-Waszak Paper: The purple zone of EU Cohesion Policy implementation in Central Eastern Europe. The case of Poland PhD Student European Policies Research Centre University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom [email protected]

5- Sergio Botelho Junior Paper: Channels of knowledge spillover: Towards understanding a regional phenomenon PhD Student Centre for Enterprise Development and Regional Economy (CEDRE). Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT), Ireland [email protected]

6- Mattia Casula Paper: Cohesion Policy Implementation in Southern Europe: Italy and Spain Compared PhD Student Department of Political Science LUISS University, Italy [email protected]

7- Sorin Cebotari Paper: Solar power projects’ influence on peripheralization and development in North-West Romania PhD Student Department of Geography Babes-Bolyai University, Romania [email protected]

8- Marcin Tomasz Chruściel Paper: EUCP 2014-2020: Promoting Social Inclusion In the Realities of the Refugee Crisis PhD Student Institute of International Studies University of Wroclaw, Poland [email protected]

9- Nevila Çinaj Paper: Socioeconomic transformation of the Fier’s region and regional development challenges PhD Student Department of Tourism University “Aleksandër Moisiu” Durrës, Albania [email protected]

10- Margaret Coughtrie Paper: The use of financial instruments in EU Cohesion Policy: the Scottish Co-Investment Fund, a glimpse at a veteran early stage equity supplier PhD Student Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship/ European Policies Research Centre University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom [email protected] 11- Maaike Damen – Koedijk Paper: Accountability of Cohesion Policy in the Netherlands: an ideal situation? Early Career Researcher Department of Public Administration University of Twente, Netherlands [email protected] ; [email protected]

12- Wojciech Dyba Paper: Spillovers in Furniture Clusters: Effects of the Position in Inter-Organisational Knowledge Networks on Firm Innovation Early Career Researcher Institute of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland [email protected]

13- Migle Dziugyte Paper: Evaluating the impact of regional funding on Malta's sectoral production values, labour market, household income and value added using input-output analysis Early Career Researcher Institute for European Studies University of Malta, Malta [email protected] 14- Antonella Rita Ferrara Paper: Assessing Cohesion Policy effects on EU regional well-being: a dose-response function to the transfers’ intensities Early Career Researcher Department of Economics, Statistics and Finance University of Calabria, Italy [email protected]

15- Maria Gunko Paper: The potential of residents’ participation in the urban development of small Russian cities. A case study in Kirov and Kasimov Early Career Researcher Socio - economic geography Institute of Geography Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia [email protected]

16- Christopher Huggins Paper: Financial pressures and effective engagement with EU cohesion policy: examining the local level factors determining success Early Career Researcher School of Politics, Philosophy, International Relations and Environment Keele University, United Kingdom [email protected] 17- Nino Javakhishvili-Larsen Paper: Developing methods to empirically study ‘Institutional thickness’ framework in cross-border regions PhD Student Department of Business and Economics University of Southern Denmark, Denmark [email protected]

18- Anastasiia Konstantynova Paper: Blending cluster policies into smart specialization strategies through a comparative learning framework for coherent regional development in the European Union Early Career Researcher Territorial Development, Innovation and Clusters Orkestra-Basque Institute of Competitiveness, Spain [email protected] 19- Brice Lamenie Paper: Implementing the tools of EU cohesion policy in a global city context : the ITI in Ile de France PhD Student UMR 8504 CNRS Géographie-Cités Université Paris 7 Denis Diderot, France [email protected]

20- Bradley Loewen Paper: On the path dependence of regional policy in Central and Eastern Europe PhD Student Department of Institutional, Environmental and Experimental Economics University of Economics, Prague [email protected] 21- Jaan Looga Paper: Actions for innovation: how can local government intervene? PhD Student School of Economics and Business Administration University of Tartu, Estonia [email protected]

22- Lucia Máliková Paper: Differentiated approaches to research on marginality and peripherality in rural environment (Experience from Slovakia) Research Fellow Faculty of Natural Sciences Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia [email protected]

23- Júlia A. Nagy Paper: Metropolitan sustainability in the Cohesion Policy – analysing capacity for integrated governance in Cluj Metropolitan Area PhD Student Faculty of Geography Babes-Bolyai University, Romania [email protected] 24- Syed Omer Husain Paper: Cohesion Policy Research and the place-based approach Research topics for updating cohesion policy governance PhD Student Rural Sociology Group – Department of Social Sciences Wageningen University, Netherlands [email protected] 25- Anastasia Panori Paper: Assessing urban social inclusion in times of crisis PhD Student Economic and Regional Development Panteion University of Athens. Greece [email protected]

26- Ana Pego Paper: An Overview on Offshore Energy Sector in Portugal PhD Student Geography and regional planning FCSH - Nova University, Portugal [email protected]

27- Hugo Pinto-de-Abreu Paper: The Quest for Growth, Innovation and Jobs: Financial Instruments for SME Support in Cohesion Policy 2007–2013 PhD Student School of Economics and Management, University of Porto, Portugal [email protected]

28- Chiara Rinaldi Paper: Participatory approaches, sustainability and innovation in food and gastronomy: multi-stakeholder networks for regional development Early Career Researcher School of Business, Economics and Law University of Gothenburg, Sweden. [email protected] 29- Pavel Zdražil Paper: Role and importance of European Cohesion Policy and its main challenges: an evidence of disparities in the ‘new’ member countries Early Career Researcher Institute of Regional and Security Sciences University of Pardubice, Czech Republic [email protected] 30- Joanna Zielińska-Szczepkowska Paper: Can European Cohesion Policy support development of the Tourism Economy? Evidence from Structural Funds Implementation in selected Polish Region Early Career Researcher Department of Economic and Regional Policy University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland [email protected]

List of Master Class 2016 speakers, moderators and organisers (in alphabetical order) Giulia Amaducci European Commission DG Regional and Urban Policy Avenue de Beaulieu 29/Beaulieulaan 29 1160 Brussels [email protected]

Jouke van Dijk President European Regional Science Association ERSA Voie du Roman Pays, 34 B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium [email protected]

John Bachtler Director, European Policies Research Centre 40 George Street, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1QE United Kingdom [email protected]

Laura De Dominicis European Commission DG Regional and Urban Policy Avenue de Beaulieu 29/Beaulieulaan 29 1160 Brussels [email protected]

Peter Berkowitz European Commission DG Regional and Urban Policy Avenue de Beaulieu 29/Beaulieulaan 29 1160 Brussels [email protected] Jiří Buriánek Secretary-General Committee of the Regions rue Belliard/Belliardstraat 99-101 B-1040 Brussels [email protected] Lucio Caporizzi ERDF & ESF Managing Authority of Umbria Via Mario Angeloni 61 - 06124 Perugia Italy [email protected] Amélie Cousin Committee of the Regions rue Belliard/Belliardstraat 99-101 B-1040 Brussels [email protected]

Nicola Dotti Cosmopolis – Centre for Urban Research Vrije Universiteit Brussel - DGGF Pleinlaan 2 Bld de la Plaine B-1050 Brussels [email protected] Andrea Forti Committee of the Regions rue Belliard/Belliardstraat 99-101 B-1040 Brussels [email protected] Martin Gosset Committee of the Regions rue Belliard/Belliardstraat 99-101 B-1040 Brussels [email protected] Diana Haase European Parliament DG for Internal Policies Rue Wiertz Wiertzstraat B-1047 Bruxelles [email protected] Ronald Hall European Commission DG Regional and Urban Policy Avenue de Beaulieu 29/Beaulieulaan 29 1160 Brussels [email protected]

Sally Hardy Chief Executive Regional Studies Association 25 Clinton Place, Seaford East Sussex BN25 1NP United Kingdom [email protected] Florian Hauser European Commission Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion DG Avenue de Beaulieu 29/Beaulieulaan 29 1160 Brussels [email protected] Santiago Loranca García European Commission DG Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion Rue Joseph II 27 B-1049 Brussels [email protected] Zoltan Kazatsay Deputy Director-General European Commission DG Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion Rue Joseph II 27 B-1049 Brussels [email protected] Vasileios Margaras European Parliament Research Service Bât. Altiero Spinelli 60 rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60 B-1047 - Bruxelles/Brussels [email protected] Ursula Meyer Deputy Head of Unit Coordination of EU Cohesion and Structural Policy Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) Scharnhorststraße 34-37 10115 Berlin Germany [email protected]

Izabela Mironowicz AESOP 53/55 Boleslawa Prusa Street 50-370 Wroclaw Poland [email protected] Ann-Kerstin Myleus European Commission DG Regional and Urban Policy Avenue de Beaulieu 29/Beaulieulaan 29 1160 Brussels [email protected] Wolfgang Petzold Deputy Director Committee of the Regions rue Belliard/Belliardstraat 99-101 B-1040 Brussels [email protected]

Normunds Popens Deputy Director-General European Commission DG Regional and Urban Policy Avenue de Beaulieu 29/Beaulieulaan 29 1160 Brussels

[email protected] Dr Magdalena Sapala-Maenhout European Parliament Research Service Bât. Altiero Spinelli 60 rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60 B-1047 - Bruxelles/Brussels

[email protected] Martin Scheele European Commission DG Agriculture & Rural Development Rue de la Loi 130 1000 Bruxelles [email protected] Sarah Sheil European Parliament Research Service Bât. Altiero Spinelli 60 rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60 B-1047 - Bruxelles/Brussels

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Eva Srnová Regional, Urban & Cohesion Policy Attaché Financial and Cohesion Policy Unit Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the European Union Rue Caroly 15 1050 - Ixelles Bruxelles [email protected] Katarzyna Szczepańska Parliamentary Assistant to MEP Jan Olbrycht Bât. Altiero Spinelli 60 rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60 B-1047 - Bruxelles/Brussels

[email protected] a.eu Laura Tilindyte-Humburg European Parliament Research Service Bât. Altiero Spinelli 60 rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60 B-1047 - Bruxelles/Brussels

[email protected] Christiaan van Lierop European Parliament Research Service Bât. Altiero Spinelli 60 rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60 B-1047 - Bruxelles/Brussels

[email protected] Louis Vervloet Director-General of ESF Agency Flanders Gasthuisstraat 31 1000 Brüssel [email protected] Agnieszka Widuto

European Parliament Research Service Rue Wiertz 60 B-1047 Brussels [email protected]

Practical information Travel and accommodation

Hotel Citadines Bruxelles Sainte Catherine Quai au Bois à Brûler 51 1000 Bruxelles

From Brussels National Airport to Hotel Citadines Take the train to Gare Centrale – 8,50 €/journey – 6 trains / hour From Gare centrale to your hotel, either walk (+/- 10 minutes) or take the metro to Sainte Catherine (line 5 or 1) or Place de Brouckère (line 3 or 4).

How to reach the Committee of the Regions

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From Brussels National Airport Take Bus 12 (direct) or 21 and get off at Luxembourg – 5 minute walk to the Committee of the Regions (rue Belliard, 101 – 1040 Brussels) Airport line one way ticket: 4,50 € (1 journey purchased outside vehicle) / 6,00 € (1 journey purchased inside vehicle) From Hotel Citadines Take the metro from Sainte-Catherine to either Maelbeek or Schuman and walk for 5 to 10 minutes to the Committee of the Regions (rue Belliard, 101 – 1040 Brussels) Fares: Single ticket: 2, 10€ (purchased outside vehicle) / 2,50 € (purchased inside vehicle) 1-day card: 7, 50€ Take the train from Gare Centrale to Brussels - Luxembourg Station

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How to reach the Coworking Les Galeries (12.10.2016) The Coworking Les Galeries (Galeries du Roi 30, Brussels) is located just between two underground stations (Gare Centrale/Centraal and De Brouckère/De Brouckere). From the Committee of the Regions, take the metro from Maalbeek - line 1 (direction Gare de l'ouest), get off at Gare Centrale. The Coworking Les Galeries is also within walking distance of the Committee of the Regions (about 25 minutes).

Networking For participants arriving on Sunday, 9 October in Brussels, there will be an meeting following by an informal get-together in the Brussels centre. Details are provided in the programme.

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You are most welcome to use the CoR premises, the Meeting Place Café (Jacques Delors building, 5th floor) for informal gatherings. Social events after the opening session on Monday and the official reception on Tuesday will provide additional networking opportunities.

You are also invited to:  Join the Facebook page for the European Weekend of Regions and Cities and the “European Week of Regions and Cities Master Class” group on the “Yammer” social media platform. Master Class 2014 and 2015 alumni are also listed in that group. First time Yammer users have to register on the "Yammer" platform before. 

Download the event app ‘SpotMe’ and fill in your profile information; check out the special tab with Master Class programme and documents; make your personalised European Week of Regions and Cities’ agenda available on your smartphone or tablet; check the workshop speakers’ names; and exchange your electronic business cards.

It will allow you to get in touch with each other before coming to Brussels and keep in contact afterwards. Registration and Info Points Committee of the Regions Jacques Delors building (JDE) Rue Belliard 101 B-1040 Brussels

Registration opens on 10 October 2016 at 9 am

Please pick up your European Week of Regions and Cities badge at the CoR info point situated at the ground floor (see floorplan). Your badge will be valid for the entire programme. Colleagues at the CoR info point are available to answer your questions and provide support during your stay at the Committee of the Regions. Should you need information about Brussels, you may find it at the stand of VisitBrussels the communications agency for tourism in the Brussels-Capital Region, neighbouring the CoR info point.

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Security Please wear your European Week of Regions and Cities badge during your stay in the CoR premises. You will also need the badge for access to the opening session in the European Parliament building and other European Week of Regions and Cities venues. If you store your luggage in the cloakrooms, please be aware that those are unattended. Do not leave any valuables in your suitcase. Interpretation No interpretation is provided for Master Class sessions. Working language is English. Internet Access WiFi is available throughout the CoR premises and no access code is needed. Official reception/RegioStars Award Ceremony DG REGIO and the CoR have the pleasure to invite you to the European Week of Regions and Cities official reception, at BOZAR Centre of Fine Arts (Rue Ravenstein 23, 1000 Bruxelles) on Tuesday, 11 October. Doors open at 18.30 for a cocktail, followed by the RegioStars Award Ceremony and a walking dinner, during which you are also offered the possibility to visit an exhibition. Dress code: business. Public transport: Metro station Gare Centrale. Please do not forget your badge, which you will find in your European Week of Regions and Cities folder. Attending European Week of Regions and Cities workshops on Wednesday Should you wish to attend regular European Week of Regions and Cities workshops on Wednesday morning, please register onsite for the available workshop. Useful contacts Accommodation and travel: [email protected] Hotline: +32(0)2 502 06 15 (European Week of Regions and Cities secretariat) Programme and organisation: [email protected]

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Your contacts during the event: Sally Hardy, Daniela Carl, Giulia Amaducci and Wolfgang Petzold (Mobile: +32 (0)475 972 645) will meet you on Sunday at Hotel Citadines. Nathalie Roelandt at the CoR info point may provide assistance throughout the event (Mobile: +32 (0) 479 827 684) Accompanying the group at the CoR and reachable on Mobile: Amélie Cousin – Monday 10, Tuesday 11, Thursday 13 October (Mobile: +32 (0) 479 827 680) Wolfgang Petzold – Wednesday afternoon, 12 October (Mobile: +32 (0)475 972 645) Martin Gosset – Wednesday evening, 12 October (Mobile: +32 (0) 479 822 164)

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