Peri Urban Regions Platform Europe (PURPLE) is a network of

European regions Europe is often divided into regions and subregions based on geographical, cultural or historical factors. Since there is no universal agreement on Europe's regional composition, the placement of individual countries may vary based on criteria ...

. It addresses the virtues and needs of the zone around the core cities of

metropolitan area A metropolitan area or metro is a region consisting of a densely populated urban area, urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories which share Industry (economics), industries, commercial areas, Transport infrastructure, transport network ...

s. This peri-urban area is home to a large proportion of Europe's population and the location of companies from both the services and

manufacturing sector In macroeconomics, the secondary sector of the economy is an economic sector in the three-sector theory that describes the role of manufacturing. It encompasses industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in construction ...

, and of agriculture. PURPLE members feel that this zone is not addressed satisfactorily in European as well as national and regional plans and strategies.

External links

* http://www.purple-eu.org * http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/08/261&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en * https://web.archive.org/web/20110726041855/http://www.eurometrex.org/ENT1/FR/Members/member_profile.asp?Metro=Frankfurt - * http://www.crpm.org/pub/agenda/766_prsentation_heiko_kasseckert.pdf * https://web.archive.org/web/20110719150922/http://www.iro.ie/news/archives/2008/06/rural_aricultur.shtml * https://archive.today/20121218031842/https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/transparency/regrin/consultation/displaylobbyist.do?id=11397891124-13&locale=de Euroregions Metropolitan area networks Metropolitan areas of the European Union

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