08:30    Registration of participants

09:00-09:05      Welcome by

Dolors MONTSERRAT MEP, Head of the Spanish delegation in the EPP Group, Vice- Chair of the EPP Group in the EP

09:05-09:10      Introductory remarks by

Siegfried MUREŞAN MEP, Vice-Chair of the EPP Group in the EP, Chairman of the Working Group for Budget and Structural Policies

09:10-09:40      Keynote speech

Juan Manuel MORENO BONILLA, President of the Region of Andalucía, Member of EPP-CoR (Tbc)

09:40-11:00      Panel I - Upholding the principles of Rule of Law

Moderated by

Olgierd GEBLEWICZ, President of the EPP Group in the European Committee of the Regions and President of West Pomerania Region, Poland

Opening by

Antonio TAJANI, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy

Mariya GABRIEL, Deputy Prime-Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bulgaria (Tbc)

Speakers:

Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain, Deputy Secretary of Institutional Action of PP

José Luis MARTÍNEZ ALMEIDA, Mayor of Madrid

Josep SÁNCHEZ I LLIBRE, President of Foment del Treball Nacional

Angelika NIEBLER MEP, Chairwoman of the CSU European Group in the European Parliament, Co-Chairwoman of the CDU/CSU Group in the European Parliament

Open debate

11:00-11:30      - Coffee Break

11:30-12:50      Panel II - Involvement of local authorities in the design and implementation of the Recovery Plan: lessons learnt

Moderated by

Jose Manuel FERNANDES MEP, Head of the PSD Delegation in the EPP Group, EPP Group Coordinator for Budgets

Opening by

Eric BEIßWENGER, Minister of State for European and International Affairs of Bavaria, Germany

Speakers:

Rob JONKMAN, Alderman of the municipality of Opsterland, Netherlands, Member of EPP-CoR, Rapporteur for the opinion on the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility

Rosa ESTARÁS, MEP, Secretary General of the Spanish Delegation of the EPP Group, Former Vice-President of the Balearic Islands, Member of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

Antoni CAÑETE, President PYMEC, VP SME United

María José CATALÁ, Mayor of Valencia

Open debate

 

12:50-13:20      - Special interventions by

            Manfred WEBER MEP, Chairman of the EPP Group in the European Parliament

            Alberto NÚÑEZ FEIJÓO MP, President of Partido Popular (PP)

13:20-13:30      Closing remarks

Siegfried MUREŞAN MEP, Vice-Chair of the EPP Group, Chairman of the Working Group for Budget and Structural Policies