European cohesion policy: A key tool to make sustainable development become reality throughout EU’s regions, Brussels

Altiero Spinelli-gebouw (ASP) in Brussel
© Kevin Bergenhenegouwen

No territory and No people left behind

European Cohesion policy: A KEY TOOL TO MAKE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BECOME REALITY THROUGHOUT EU’S REGIONS

The goal of this event is to further disseminate and develop the policy approach already outlined in the ICSE report by producing a “Progressive Declaration for Sustainable and United European Territories”.

The event is organized in close collaboration with the PES Group in the European Committee of the Regions, building on the dynamics of contacts established with other actors, including the Cohesion Alliance

The contribution of this declaration will be to bring forward a renewed vision for cohesion, embedded in new European solidarity, in the implementation of SDG goals at local and regional levels (which a number of local, urban and regional entities already do), and in a place-based and participatory approach through local empowerment, that will also be used as a contribution to the PES Manifesto.

It will show that, in the context of globalization, EU cohesion policy should be a powerful driver to sharpen the European identify and should be based on a European vision of what sustainable development should be by taking into account on equal footing environmental, social and economic considerations.

The Declaration would be discussed and then launched at the end of the conference. It will be the result of an interactive discussion with regional and local, urban and rural leaders and actors (of which mayors and municipalities) on how to frame EU policy and in particular EU cohesion policy to ensure that no territories and no people shall be left behind.

Local and regional authorities are frontrunners in the implementation of the SDGs (see collection of practices by Progressive Society on “ecological transformation as a social lever”). They are a laboratory of innovative local development logics that can be even better supported or triggered by the EU budget, and in particular (but not only) cohesion policy.

MEPs INVOLVED

BULLMANN Udo

udo.bullmann@ep.europa.eu

+32(0)2 28 45342

+33(0)3 88 1 75342

http://www.udo-bullmann.de/

VAN BREMPT Kathleen

kathleen.vanbrempt@ep.europa.eu

  • 32 2 284 54 47
  • 33 3 88 17 54 47

http://kathleenvanbrempt.be/

BRESSO Mercedes

mercedes.bresso@ep.europa.eu

+32 2 284 51 48

+33 3 88 17 51 48

http://www.mercedesbresso.it/

ANDRIEU Eric

eric.andrieu@ep.europa.eu

+32(0)2 28 45170

+33(0)3 88 1 75170

http://www.eric-andrieu.eu/

KREHL Constanze Angela

constanze.krehl@ep.europa.eu

+32(0)2 28 45134

+33(0)3 88 1 75134

http://www.constanze-krehl.eu/

COZZOLINO Andrea

andrea.cozzolino@ep.europa.eu

+32(0)2 28 45517

+33(0)3 88 1 75517

http://andreacozzolino.eu

S&D PRESS CONTACT

MARTIN DE LA TORRE, Victoria

victoria.martindelatorre@ep.europa.eu

+33 3 88 16 42 98

+32 2 284 30 81


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