Driving Sustainability Forward - Rethinking Transport and Tourism to ensure competitve cities and regions

09:30       Registration 

10:00-10:30

Moderated by Jelena Drenjanin, 1st Vice-President of the EPP-CoR Group

Opening Session

Introduction by:

Olgierd Geblewicz, President of West Pomerania, President of the EPP-CoR Group

Anthony Chircop, President of Eastern Region and member of the EPP-CoR Group

Keynote speech

Hon. Bernard Grech, Leader of the opposition and of Partit Nazzjonalista

10:30-11:30 - Panel 1, Addressing Traffic Challenges through Sustainable Transport

Video 1: Sustainable Transport Project in Braga

• Alberto Cirio, President of Piemonte Region and member of the EPP-CoR Group
• Nikola Dobroslavić, Prefect of Dubrovnik-Neretva County and member of the EPP-CoR Group
• Sari Rautio, Member of Hämeenlinna City Council and member of the EPP-CoR Group
• Hon. Mark Anthony Sammut, Member of Parliament, PN Spokesperson for Transport, Roads, Mobility and Aviation, President of the PN General Council
• Hanna Zdanowska, Mayor of Łódź and member of the EPP-CoR Group
• Prof. Maria Attard, Director of the Institute for Climate Change and Sustainable Development, University of Malta

Comments from the floor

11:30-12:00       Coffee break

12:00-13:00  - Panel 2, Beyond Numbers: Elevating Tourism Through Quality and Sustainability

Video 2: Tourism as a driving force of local economies

• Hon. Mario de Marco, Member of Parliament, PN Spokesperson for Tourism
• Andrew Agius Muscat, Chief Executive Officer, Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association
• Noel Formosa, Mayor of San Lawrenz, Gozo
• Prof. Micheal Briguglio, coordinator of the Master's degree in Social Impact Assessment, University of Malta.

Comments from the floor

13:00 Conclusions and adoption of the Malta Declaration

Anthony Chircop, President of Eastern Region and member of the EPP-CoR Group

13:10 Family photo

13:15 Press Conference