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26 October 2006: Japanese medical equipment company Terumo Corporation plans to create more than 200 jobs in Scotland over the next five years with a multi-million-pound investment at its Vascutek subsidiary in Inchinnan.
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25 October 2006: German company Siemens VDO Automotive, a supplier of electronic systems for the automotive industry and a subsidiary of Munich-based Siemens AG, will boost its investments in Romania.
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13 October 2006: Netherlands-based NXP, formerly Philips Semiconductors, has announced its intention to invest in its French facilities, in Normandy.
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11 October 2006: Massachussets-based bcgi, a provider of products and solutions that enable mobile operators and mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) worldwide to differentiate their offerings and increase market penetration while reducing costs, announced the opening of an office in Spain.
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11 October 2006: Netherlands-based CFS BV, specialising in packaging equipment and material, is to complete construction of a new factory in Kempten-Bühl, Bavaria, Germany, in October 2006.
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11 October 2006: Capetronic Europe AS, part of Chinese company Grande Holdings, is to commence production of flat sceens in Pandrup, Denmark.
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Edito : From Brussels to La Baule - international investment takes pride of place Open Days in Brussels : Apply for the 3rd European Attractiveness 2007 competition -
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LA BAULE 2007 - Please help us to improve the 5th edition of the conference in 2007 by filling in our evaluation form. Latest relevant information
From Brussels to La Baule - international investment takes pride of place
Editorial by Patrice Lefeu, Managing Director of Europe+ Foundation, Executive Director of LA BAULE-WIC
For the first time, the European Commission's Régional Policy Directorate-General and the EU Committee of the Regions made international investment the central theme of this year's Open Days at the Week of European Regions and Cities in Brussels.
Investors' Cafe was the name given to this new concept designed to offer opportunities for networking and debate bringing together representatives of local and regional government with global business leaders and the heads of SMEs. Even if the format and pace have yet to strike exactly the right note and draw a wide audience, the initiative is very welcome and we can only applaud the real successes achieved.
The Europe+ Foundation made an active contribution, using its experience and expertise in issues relating to European attractiveness to organize several theme sessions. All told, 15 high-level international speakers provided their insights, taking as their leitmotif efforts to build a more effective international presence for Europe and its regions.
In the same vein, the 2006 La Baule World Investment Conference was dedicated to the theme "Making Europe a Hub for the World", a message that will also be the focus of the Europe+ Foundation's next report coming out in early December. This reflects the importance of what is at stake, since the greatest challenge for regions in all parts of the world, and in Europe in particular, is to build positions that enable them to make the most of economic globalization. The Foundation's 2006 report will set out 50 concrete measures and recommendations to raise awareness among European Community leaders, in particular the President of the Commission José Manuel Barroso and the next President of the European Parliament, as well as heads of government in Member States, unions, professional and employer groups, the press and, the first concerned, regional and local government leaders.
The conviction that we have consistently pursued since the first annual Conference four years ago and, more recently, the establishment of our Foundation, has lost none of its force. On the contrary. Every day, we see new evidence bearing out our belief that Europe will discover its true energy and develop the momentum for economic, social and environmental progress backed by effective innovation within its regions. Which means that by strengthening those regions, we will help to make Europe a hub for the world, with regions structured as focuses of competitiveness for worldwide reach, drawing energy from the complementary and coordinated support of endogenous and exogenous growth.
Opening session The Opening Session of the Open days 2006 had been held on Monday, 9 October 2006, between 16:00 and 18:00 at Royal Museum of Arts and History, Cinquantenaire Parc, by the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, Regional Policy Commissioner Danuta Hübner and the President of the Committee of the Regions, Michel Delebarre.  
The theme of this session was :
"How to better organise public and private partnerships?"
To get more information : http://ec.europa.eu/  Download the speech of Michel Delebarre (only available in French)
Download the speech of Danuta Hübner
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Closing session The Closing Session of the Open days 2006 had been held on the 12 October, between 14:30-17:00, at the European Parliament, 
Under the chairmanship of the President of the European Parliament's Regional Development Commission, Gerardo Quecedo Galeote, a conference on the question "How to make Europe's regions and Cities more attractive?" had been debated.
To get more information: http://ec.europa.eu/
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Programme: Investors' Café - Special "LA BAULE - WIC"
Thanks to its partnership with Eurada and Ernst & Young, the Europe+ Foundation that backs the World Investment Conference in La BAULE, organized during the investors' Café, two workshops on Wednesday 11 October, 2006 at the Committee of the Regions, dedicated to: - « Understanding global players needs for making European Regions more attractive »
and - « Networking between executives and regional officials: how to attract investors in high-tech, services and manufacturing sectors?»
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During the Open Days week, LA BAULE WIC organised a draw of the business cards that our booth's visitors dropped in a container to win free access to LA BAULE WIC 2007 The winners are : Mrs Ritva Alatalo
Development Manager, M. Sc.
City of Vantaa - Business Development
Finlande Mr Jean-Pierre PAELINCK, Dr. Econ.
Secretary General Euroshareholders Int. Ass, Managing Director Europrivec SA
Professeur Invité HEC- Ecole de Gestion de l'ULG
1000 Bruxelles
Belgique Mrs Matyas Lazary
Pannon Business Network
Hongrie Mr Adrian Lordache
CEO/General Manager
Parc Industrial HIT S.R.L.
Roumanie
Apply for the 3rd European Attractiveness 2007 competition - Best practices in promotion
On October 11, 2006 in the Committee of the Regions in Brussels and during the Open Days, Europe+ Foundation has launched the 3rd European Attractiveness awards 2007 - Best practices in promotion.
New ! The winners 2007 will get a free campaign of promotion made by EuroNews.We wait for your application form and your file.  More details on the 2007 competition
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Download this form in English or in French  Latest relevant information Remarkable performance of the MEDA region for FDI attraction, according to the recently released World Investment Report 2006 report (UNCTAD). The total is US$31.8 bn (vs. 13/14 bn in recent years). Download PDF
Download the World Investment Report 2006 - "FDI from Developing and Transition Economies: Implications for Development" The OECD has published two major reports on Turkey this week: a report on corporate governance in Turkey on 17 October and an Economic Survey of Turkey on 18 October, coinciding with an official visit to Istanbul and Ankara by the Organisation's Secretary-General, Angel Gurría The Czech Republic faces one of the largest demographic challenges in the OECD area and making sure the public pension system is able to cope with rapid population ageing is important for long-term fiscal stability and social welfare. Download PDF
 The OECD assessment and recommendations on the main economic challenges faced by Poland are available by clicking on each chapter heading below.
Economic Survey of the Czech Republic 2006: Ensuring fiscal sustainability: assessing recent proposals for pension reform. The five pensions proposals made in 2005 provide a good basis for a final decision on reform Economic Survey of Denmark 2006: Raising labour supply to safeguard welfare. Labour supply must be raised quickly to prevent overheating Hungary: 2006 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Supplement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion Under Article IV of the IMF's Articles of Agreement, the IMF holds bilateral discussions with members, usually every year. In the context of the 2006 Article IV consultation with Hungary, the following documents have been released and are included in this package
European Principles for the Environment
The European Principles for the Environment (EPE) is an initiative launched in response to the drive for increased harmonisation of environmental principles, practices and standards associated with the financing of projects. JASPERS
Joint Assistance to Support Projects in European Regions
JASPERS (Joint Assistance to Support Projects in European RegionS) is a major joint policy initiative of the EIB European Commission study shows 5% leap in European industrial R&D spending.
The 2006 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard shows that the top 1000 EU companies increased their R&D by an average of 5.3 % in 2005.
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