These will take place during the first quarter of 2007, specifically between March and the end of April, in the following countries: Italy, Germany, Greece, Slovenia, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Cyprus. These countries were selected because of the need for support of their national cogeneration sectors. The aim of the National COGENeration Days is to explore further the implementation of the Cogeneration Directive and capacity building by looking at: national potentials, benchmarking, regulatory, market and technology barriers, links with other legislation and networking. The discussions relating to these issues will give a clearer picture of the individual national situation and enable the Member States to implement the Cogeneration Directive in a more efficient way. The recommendations resulting from these national events will be presented at the Conference in Brussels. The National COGENeration Days aim at involving regional and national stakeholders including government representatives, manufacturers, operators, utilities, research institutes and consultancies