Group Meetings and Seminars

Summit of EPP regional and local political leaders EU Elections 2014 - delivering growth and jobs in EU's regions and cities

"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.

Innovative Solutions for the European Industrial Renaissance

The drive for industrialisation and a modernised economy are at the heart of Europe's plans to create jobs and growth; especially in those regions that are still classified as less developed. The EPP Group in the Committee of the Regions is convinced that industry-related competitiveness has to be the driving force of recovery and that innovation is required to bring about its renaissance.

EPP 2015 Statutory Congress – Making EU investments work in regions and cities

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.

The role of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR) in increasing prosperity and security in Europe

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.