1 UNION EUROPEENNE LUIGI NIGRI European Commission Directorate-General for Regional Policy Tel. 00322 296 48 28 Fax 00322 296 60 03 E-mail: luigi.nigri@cec.eu.int.

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UNION EUROPEENNE

LUIGI NIGRI

European Commission

Directorate-General

for Regional Policy

Tel. 00322 296 48 28

Fax 00322 296 60 03

E-mail: luigi.nigri@cec.eu.int

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DG REGIONAL POLICY :

UNIT 01 Information and relations with the

European Parliament, the Committee of the Regions

and the Economic and Social Committee

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THE INFORMATION UNIT’S MISSION:

MAKING REGIONAL POLICY

UNDERSTANDABLE AND TRANSPARENT

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Michel BARNIERCabinet

Commissioner

Guy CRAUSER

Director GeneralInformation

Relations to EP, ESC, CoRPlanning/

Coordination

Regional Measures

Directorate EG. Meadows

Regional Measures

Directorate DR. di Carpegna

Regional Measures

Directorate CE. Slavkoff

Community Ini-tiatives/Innov. Act.

Directorate BE. Helander

Concept, Analy.,Coord., Evaluation

Directorate AJ.C. Leygues

ISPA

Directorate FM. Franco

Budget, Control,Inform., Personell

Directorate GG. Gray

Analysis/Spatial Planinng

A/1 B. Lange

Regional/Cohes.-funds, Com.policies

A/2 C. André

Evaluation

A/3 A. Bougas

Budget

G/1 A. Roggieri

Legal Service

G/2 H. Jankowski

FinancialControl

G/3 K. Hötte

Estonia, Latvia,Lithuania, Poland, CZ

F/1 F. Allgayer

Bulgaria, HungaryRom., Slo., Slk.

F/2 J.M. Seyler

Greece

E/1 R. Shotton

Italy

E/2 Kastrissianakis

France

E/3 Palma Andres

Spain

D/1 R. Mc Kenna

Portugal

D/2 M. Orani

Austria, Belgium,

Netherlands, Lux.

D/3 G. Bernardini

Ireland/UK

C/1 M. Beschel

Finnland, DK,Sweden

C/2 G. G. Alva

Germany

C/3 E. Dufeil

INTERREG

B/1 E. Poulsen

URBAN andUrban Issues

B/2 R. Niessler

Innovative Actions

B/3 J.P. Berg

Informatics

G/4 M. Botman

Personell

G/5 A. Lindemans

Situation: 05/2001

Regional Policy Directorate-General (DG REGIO)

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INFORMATION STRATEGY :

THREE PRIORITIES FOR 2003

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1 AN INFORMATION AND

COMMUNICATION STRATEGY BASED ON

THE POLICY PRIORITIES OF THE DG

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2 COORDINATION AND

MONITORING OF INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY PLANS CARRIED OUT BY MEMBER STATES

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3RELATION WITH THE

THE OTHER INSTITUTIONS

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THE DG PRIORITY FOR 2003:

PREPARING FOR ENLARGMENT

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NEXT DEADLINE:

SECOND INTERIM REPORT ABOUT

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COHESION - 30.01.2003

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SECOND INTERIM REPORT:

PRESS CONFERENCE

TEXT AVAILABLE ON INTERNET (EN, DE, FR)

PRESS RELEASE

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THIRD COHESION REPORT:

END 2003

COHESION FORUM:

EARLY 2004

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MARCH 2003:

SEMINAR IN BRUSSELS

MANAGING STRUCTURAL FUNDS IN THE FUTURE:

WHICH DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES

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IMPLEMENTING ARTICLE 46 -REGULATION 1260/1999 and

REGULATION 1159/2000

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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION’S ROLE:

TO FACILITATE WORK

TO ADVISE AND EVALUATE

TO ENCOURAGE EXPERIENCE-SHARING

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TO ADVISE AND EVALUATE:

ANALYSE COMMUNICATION

PLANS

SUGGEST IMPROVEMENTS

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EXPERIENCE-SHARING:

ATTENDANCE AT NATIONAL MEETINGS

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MEETINGS IN 2001:

SWEDEN

ITALY

PORTUGAL

GREECE

FRANCE

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2002:

SEMINAR ON OBJECTIVE 1

REGIONS:

LAUNCH

NETWORK AND

WORKING GROUP

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2002:

BELFAST:

INVOLVEMENT OF THE

IMPLEMENTING BODIES

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INFORMAL WORKING GROUP:

PREPARATION OF A GUIDE

DISCUSSION OF PROBLEMSINFO-COM

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INFORMAL WORKING GROUP:

PRESENTATION OF GOOD PRACTICE

AT GRASS ROOTS LEVEL

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SUPPORT FOR INFORMATION EXCHANGE:

THE COMPUTER PLATFORM FOR

INFOREGIO

+

CIRCA

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THE NEW GUIDE:

20 FACT SHEETS:

STRATEGY + EXAMPLES

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TO ACCESS CIRCA:

PLEASE CONTACT:

luisiana.mozzaglia @cec.eu.int

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PREPARING THE SECOND

SEMINAR ABOUT INFORMATION

AND PUBLICITY

MAY 2003??

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SECOND SEMINAR

THE TARGET AUDIENCE:

OBJECTIVE 2 PROGRAMMES

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RELEVANT POINTS OF INFO_

COM (1)

TARGETING THE GENERAL

PUBLIC, BESIDES POTENTIAL

BENEFICIARIES

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RELEVANT POINTS OF INFO_

COM (2)

RESORTING TO THE MEDIA

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RELEVANT POINTS OF INFO-

COM (3):

ASSESSING INFO COM ACTION

THROUGH PRECISE

INDICATORS

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RELEVANT POINTS OF INFO-

COM (4):ACCURATE

UNDERSTANDING OF MESSAGES TO

BE COMMUNICATED

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RELEVANT POINTS OF INFO-

COM(5):

POPULARISING MESSAGES

THROUGH THE RIGHT

LANGUAGE

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RELEVANT POINTS OF INFO-

COM(6):

ENSURING PROPER

VISIBILITY OF -- THREE ITEMS

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THE THREE ITEMS:

THE JOINT ACTION AND THE ROLE OF THE

EUROPEAN UNION

THE FUNDS ’ MISSIONS

THE PART-FINANCING