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Opening Session: "Growing Regions, growing Europe"
Opening remarks by Danuta HÜBNER, Commissioner for Regional Policy 
José Manuel BARROSO, President of the European Commission 
Michel DELEBARRE, President of the Committee of the Regions 
Dimitris DIMITRIADIS, President of the European Economic and Social Committee 
Gerardo GALEOTE QUECEDO, Chairman of the Committee on Regional Development (REGI) at
the European Parliament 
Francisco NUNES CORREIA, Minister for Environment, Spatial Planning and Regional Development, Portugal 
Danuta HÜBNER, Commissioner for Regional Policy |
14:30 - 17:30
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Plenary session: "New Challenges for EU and its Regions"
Chair: Vladimir ŠPIDLA, Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities 
Debate with:
Sergei STANISHEV, Prime Minister, Bulgaria 
Rhodri MORGAN, First Minister of Wales, United Kingdom 
Rimantas ŠADŽIUS, Minister of Finance, Republic of Lithuania 
Anssi PAASIVIRTA, Secretary of State in the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Finland 
Joachim WUERMELING, Secretary of State in the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology,
Germany 
José Carlos das DORES ZORRINHO, National Coordinator of Lisbon Strategy, Portugal
Aart Jan de GEUS, Deputy Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development
Filippo BUBBICO, Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry for Regional Development, Italy  |