The European Parliament will host the kick-off event of European Cooperation Day on 18th of September. This event is organised by INTERACT, under the patronage of MEP Marie-Thérèse Sanchez-Schmid, rapporteur for "Objective 3: a challenge for territorial cooperation". EU Commissioner Hahn, MEPs Danuta Hübner and Riika Manner will introduce European Cooperation Day to the press and interested stakeholders. Local ETC programmes are also invited to join. For further information please contact Elise Lindner (elise.lindner@interact-eu.net).