Under the heading 'Europe's regions and cities: Making a difference', the OPEN DAYS 2012 seminars and workshops are structured around three thematic priorities:

* Smart and green growth for all – How does cohesion policy contribute to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth?
* Territorial cooperation: an asset for Europe – How can cooperation be used as a tool for regional development and better exploitation of regional potential? What is the added value of co-operation both within cooperation programmes and regional programmes, the European Grouping on Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) and macro-regional strategies? How to make best use of these instruments?
* Delivering results – What are the main achievements of the EU cohesion policy? And how can the intentions of the new regulatory framework proposed by the European Commission for 2014-2020 be best implemented?