Brussels, 03/07/2002 (Agence Europe) - Danish local and regional communities are organising a conference in Brussels on Friday 5 July on enlargement from the local and regional viewpoint (http://www.kk.dk/5julyconference ). On the same day, Commissioner Michel Barnier will be travelling to Lille to participate in a conference organised by French regions about Objective 1. The conference of cities in the European Atlantic Arc is holding its 3rd AGM in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, on Thursday 4 and Friday 5 July. The thirty-odd cities and organisations that are members of the network set up in 2000 will discuss polycentrism and balanced development in Europe. In London on Monday and Tuesday of next week the European Commission is organising a conference to assess the Urban initiative and the development of the programme for the 2007 reform. Commissioner Barnier will be taking part on Monday (see Europe of 30 May, p.15).