"We need a European Union with a heart and with a soul. We want a European Union that listens and understands. We want a European Union that decides and acts for the benefit of all its citizens, wherever they live and work, wherever they are coming from" the EPP Summit of regional and local politicians concluded in its Poznan manifesto on 25 April.

Food means nothing to those who have plenty and everything to those who have not

Joseph Daul, President of the European People's Party, today called on members of the EPP Group in the Committee of the Regions to support the investment plan and to use it to combat the challenges faced by Europe's regions and cities during the EPP Statutory Congress in Madrid. He also underlined their responsibility to communicate with citizens and to take Europe into local communities.

EPP local and regional leaders call for the close involvement of cities and regions in securing the success and tangible results from the EU strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR). Nearly 80 EPP-CoR Members gathered in an external meeting in Dubrovnik on October 28 to debate the challenges and opportunities for the Adriatic-Ionian region with local leaders and experts.

Europe's local and regional authorities may be at the heart of the solution to the recent refugee crisis and successful implementation of the EU migration policy.