Austrian Johannes Hahn in the post of commissioner for regional policy
Localtis, 27 November
"On Friday 27 November, José Manuel Barroso presented the portfolios of the new team that he is going to lead for a second term from February 2010."
Towards concerted action by regional policy players
Localtis, 16 November
"The mini-crisis triggered […] by the draft communication of the Commission on the reform of the cohesion policy has opened an initial debate on the future of the cohesion policy."
EU/Russia: launching of five cross-border cooperation programmes
Europe Information Service, 26 November
"On the occasion of the EU-Russia summit on 18 November, the European Commission and the Russian ministry of regional development signed the financial agreements to launch five cross-border cooperation programmes."
Territory. The Eurodistricts looking for a meaning
Le Journal des Entreprises, 4 December
"Who are we? Where are we going? What must our role be in the development of the territories? The representatives of the four Eurodistricts in the Upper Rhine region attempted to give a preliminary answer to these questions last month at their first annual conference."
Border workers: no double taxation
La Voix du Nord, 26 November
"[...] Tuesday evening, the parliament adopted definitively and without amendment [...] the codicil to the French-Belgian tax agreement of 10 March 1964 intended to avoid double taxation."
Source: Cross-border news, No.55, December 2009
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