The European Committee of the Regions President , Belgian Luc Van Den Brande ( C ) and European Commissioner for Regional Policy , Polish Danuta Hubner ( R ) attend a news conference to present European of regions " Open Days 2008 " in Brussels 24 April 2008 . A record 217 regions and cities from 32 countries have signed up as partners for the OPEN DAYS 2008 European Week of Regions and Cities , the biggest annual gathering of EU and regional policy - makers , experts and representatives of banking , business and civil society groups operator in the regional policy sector . The events will take place at Brussels the 6 - 9 October 2008 . EPA / OLIVIER HOSLET < 저작권자 ⓒ 2007 연 합 뉴 스 . 무단 전재 - 재 배포 금지 . >