Coal Regions High-Level Conference, Brussels - Main contents
| date | September 10, 2019 14:30 - October 9, 2019 17:00 |
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| city | Brussels, Belgium |
| location | Delors building (JDE) i  |
| room | 62 |
| organisation | Committee of the Regions (CoR) i |
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The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) together with the European Commission - DG REGIO, German Coal regions North Rhine-Westphalia, Free State of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Brandenburg, Polish Coal region Silesia, Representation of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia to the EU, Spanish Coal regions Asturias, Castilla y León, Aragón is organizing a Coal Regions High Level Conference that will examine the need for a structural response to the transition of coal regions and the potential role of cohesion policy for this.
It will focus on the clean energy transition, including regional exit strategies from coal, focusing on the specific needs at regional level. It will include national Ministers, Members of the European Parliament, the European Commission and high level representatives from regions (Prime ministers or ministers).
It will take place during the 2019 European Week of Regions and Cities (EURegions Week) on the premises of the CoR.
For more information, please go to https://europa.eu/regions-and-cities/programme/sessions/467_en and to register go to https://europa.eu/regions-and-cities/home_en. The event code is 09WS467.
Please note that the deadline to register is Friday 27 September 2019.
Interpretation will be provided to and from Czech, English, French, German, Polish, Romanian and Spanish.
The conference will be followed by a networking reception.
Contact:
Contact Person: ECON Secretariat
Organizer: European Committee of the Regions, ECON Commission
Email: econ@cor.europa.eu
The Committee of the Regions (CoR) is an EU advisory body composed of locally and regionally elected representatives coming from all 27 Member States. Through the CoR they are able to share their opinion on EU legislation that directly impacts regions and cities.
What does the CoR do?
The CoR gives regions and cities a formal say in EU law-making ensuring that the position and needs of regional and local authorities are respected.