(AGENPARL) – mer 13 settembre 2023 Press Release
CoR/23/90.en Brussels, 13 September 2023
State of the EU: involving the local and regional level will make Europe stronger, fairer and more democratic The reaction of the President of the European Committee of the Regions, Vasco Alves Cordeiro, to the State of the EU speech delivered by the President of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen. ” Ursula von der Leyen’s State of the Union speech comes at a time, when people across many cities and regions in Europe need to cope with the consequences of rising costs, disasters and extreme weathers, and many more uncertainties. In Europe’s cities and regions, people need to be offered perspectives with a visible, tangible support of the European Union. President Von der Leyen stressed that we are a Europe of the regions. Beyond their rich cultural diversity, they are also fully-fledged democratic actors of Union. They are more than 1 million local and regional leaders, implementing EU laws and channelling investment. They are the strongest allies to push Europe towards progress.
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