EPP Local Dialogues

Recovery in the post-pandemic age at local and regional level

  • 23.03.2021 10:30 am / 13:00 pm
  • Brussels / BE

The EPP and the EPP-CoR will be organising an #EPPLocalDialogue to discuss the role of villages, cities and regions in the recovery process. For a summary of the event click here. For the press release of the event click here. The full agenda can be found below. 10.30-11.15 Opening Moderator: Jelena Drenjanin, EPP-CoR 1st Vice-President • Antonio López-Istúriz, EPP Secretary-General • Olgierd Geblewicz, EPP-CoR President • Apostolos Tzitzikostas, CoR President • Rui Rio, President of the Social Democratic Party, former Mayor of Porto 11.15-11.45 Regions and cities implementing the Recovery Plan challenges and opportunities for a better future of Europe. Moderator: Jelena Drenjanin, EPP-CoR 1st Vice-President • Johannes Hahn, Commissioner responsible for Budget and Administration • Siegfried Mureşan, Vice President of the European People's Party, Vice-Chair of the EPP Group in the European Parliament • Johanna Mikl-Leitner, President of Lower Austria • Kostas Bakoyannis, Mayor of Athens 11.45-12.15 Building up a local and regional Green and Digital resilient Economy Moderator: Markku Markkula, President of the Helsinki Region, Chair of the Espoo City Board • Mairead McGuinness, Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability and the Capital Markets Union • Emil Boc, Mayor of Cluj-Napoca, former Prime Minister of Romania 2008-2012 • Agnès Rampal, Vice President of the Métropole Nice-Côte d’Azur, Vice Mayor of Nice • Ricardo Rio, Mayor of Braga 12.15-13.00 Adoption of the Declaration Moderator: Michael Murphy, Member of Tipperary County Council, Chair of the CoR Economic Policy commission • Antonio López-Istúriz, EPP Secretary- General • Isabel Diaz Ayuso, President of Madrid Region • Yordanka Fandakova, Mayor of Sofia • Olgierd Geblewicz, EPP-CoR President *Speaker to be confirmed. Interpretation: ES DE EL EN FR IT PL PT Follow live on Facebook, YouTube or Interactio.