From The Node Across Europe
LET’S EXCHANGE ON THE INVESTMENT FOR URBAN NODES IN THE FUTURE EU FUNDING FRAMEWORK!
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Starting at 12:00 PM @ Representation of the State of NRW to the EU
PROGRAM
11:30 AM | Reception
12:00 PM | Welcome and Introduction
Torsten BURMESTER, Chairman of the Metropolitan Region Rhineland, Lord Mayor of the city Cologne
Rainer STEFFENS, Head of the Representation of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia to the EU (requested)
12:05 PM | From Regional Cooperation to the European Funding Framework
- Marie-Eve REINERT, Director of the EGTC Rhine-Alpine Corridor
- Sven ROBERTZ, Project Manager of Mobility NRW-NL
12:15 PM | Insights from practice
- The importance of the Cologne Rail Hub for regionale, national and european corridors
- The situation of the rail hubs of the provinces of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
12:30 PM | Implications of the Proposed Funding Frameweork for Cities, Regions and Urban Nodes
- Ivo CRÉ, Director of Policy and Projects of POLIS
- N.N., Eurocities
12:45 PM | Moderated Discussion and adressing needs
- Moderator: Vivian STRIBOS, Representative of the Province of Gelderland at the European Institutions in Brussels
13:20 PM | Wrap and next steps
- Marie-Eve REINERT, Director EGTC Rhine-Alpine Corridor
- Sven ROBERTZ, Project Manager of Mobility NRW-NL
Simultaneous translation available (English/German).
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VENUE
Representation of the State of NRW to the EU
Rue Montoyer 47, 1000 Brüssel, Belgien
The nearest parking garage (5 minutes on foot) to the Representation of the State of NRW to the EU:
Rue du Commerce 36, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
We recommend traveling by public transport.
CONTACT
Dietmar Schulmeister
Public Affairs // Energy & Transition
+49 (0) 221 989317-666
dietmar.schulmeister@metropolregion-rheinland.de
veranstaltung@metropolregion-rheinland.de