Members of the PURPLE network, the European Office of the Metropolitan Region FrankfurtRheinMain and the State of Hessen hosted a New Year event and networking reception on 29 July, 2014 at Multiple Regions House, 21 Rue Montoyer, Brussels 1000.
Mr Michel Gregoire (President) and Mrs Lenie Dwarshuis (Hon Member and former President of PURPLE) with Mr Friederich von Heusinger, Head of the Representation of the State of Hessen, Mr Wojcieck Jankowiak, Vice President of the Wielkopolska Region and guests Mr Wladislaw Piskorz, DG REGIO and MEP Mr Lambert Van Nistelrooij.
Peri-Urban - a distinct kind of territorial identity*
Political representatives from PURPLE regions spoke about their own experience of peri-urban development, including some of the current and future challenges faced by Europe's regional and local government in these complex and multi-functional areas.
Mr Lambert Van Nistelrooij MEP and Mr Wladislaw Piskorz from the European Commission, DG REGIO added some reflections on the relevance of peri-urban issues in the context of the EU agenda in coming months.
