Mapping solidarity: Progressive visions for CAP and Cohesion
Mapping solidarity: Progressive visions for CAP and Cohesion
The 9th Cohesion Report highlights significant challenges facing in particular Europe's most vulnerable regions and citizens, including geopolitical tensions, climate transition, economic competition, demographic decline, and technological transformation.
How can we ensure unity and leave no one behind?
We have discussed about it in the PES Group workshop, "Mapping Solidarity: Visions for CAP and Cohesion" during the 2024 European Week of Regions and Cities. This event explored progressive reform proposals that promote solidarity in the European internal market, with a focus on the future of Common Agricultural and Cohesion policies.
Speakers
Moderator: Angelo Di Mambro, Journalist, Euractiv
09:00-9:30 Registrations
09:30-10:30 Our PES Group proposals
Introduction
- Christophe Rouillon, President of the PES Group in the European Committee of the Regions and mayor of Coulaines (France)
"How should we reform the Common Agricultural and Cohesion Policies, to maintain solidarity and the integrity of the European Internal Market?"
Industries, transition, depopulation and rural areas
Guillermo Peláez Álvarez, Regional Minister for Finance and European Funds, Government of the Principality of Asturias (Spain) and PES Goup member
Mobility, competitiveness, innovation and cities
Arianna Censi, Deputy Mayor in charge of mobility, Milan (Italy) and PES Group member
Social inclusion, solidarity and territorial cohesion
Matthias Wunderling-Weilbier, State Secretary for Federal and European Affairs and Regional Development, Ministry for Federal and European Affairs and Regional Development of the State of Lower Saxony (Germany) and PES Group member
Agriculture, environment, public services and rural areas
Isabelle Boudineau, Regional Councillor in charge of European Affairs, Nouvelle-Aquitaine (France) and PES Group member
10:30-10:40 Questions of the audience
10:40-10:45 Wrap-up of the moderator
10:45-11:00 Conclusion
Vasco Alves Cordeiro, President of European Committee of the Regions