Dacian Cioloș, President of Renew Europe group, has the pleasure to invite you to the high level webinar ”A vision for rural Europe” that will take place today, 7 July at 14h30.
Together with Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, Werner Hoyer, President of the European Investment Bank, and Iratxe García Pérez, President of the S&D Group in the European Parliament we will share with you our vision for harnessing the potential of rural areas.
Norbert Lins and Pascal Canfin, AGRI and ENVI committee chairs in the European Parliament will conclude this webinar.
Rural areas must play a more prominent role in the Covid-19 recovery and reconstruction plan. With the right vision and appropriate policies in place, rural communities have the potential to drive the transition to a greener and more resilient Europe, to the benefit of both urban and rural dwellers.
The future is not just urban. Learning from the experiences of the Common Strategic Framework, engaging directly with stakeholders and anticipating the post-Brexit and new enlargement challenges, we must give a fresh new impetus to our vision for rural areas.
*** Event interpretation will be available in EN, FR, DE, ES, RO ****
Join us LIVE by following any of the links below:
[EN] Website LIVE streaming -- https://re.livecasts.eu/a-vision-for-rural-europe
[EN] Facebook LIVE streaming -- https://www.facebook.com/RenewEurope/
[RO] Facebook LIVE streaming -- https://www.facebook.com/dacianciolos/
[FR] Facebook LIVE streaming -- https://www.facebook.com/AgriculturalandRuralConvention/
[ES] Facebook Live streaming -- https://www.facebook.com/socialistsanddemocrats/
You can leave your questions here, in the Q&A section.
We look forward to seeing you all today, 7 July, starting at 14h30.
Event Agenda
14.30-15.15 - Opening session
▪️ Welcoming words by Dacian Cioloș, President of Renew Europe
▪️ Keynote address by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission
▪️ Opening remarks by Werner Hoyer, President of the EIB
▪️ Iratxe García Pérez, President of the S&D group in the European Parliament
▪️ (Andrew McDowell, Vice-President of the EIB for the Q&A)
15.15-15.30 - Debate and questions from the floor
15.30-16.00 - Mobilising rural communities
Chaired by Hannes Lorenzen, Rural Networker, with:
▪️ Ilaria Signoriello, Farmer, National Forum for Social Agriculture, Italy
▪️ Katrina Idu, Latvian Rural Forum, European Rural Youth Parliament, Latvia
▪️ Petar Gjorgievski Balkan Rural Development Network, North Macedonia
▪️ Emilija Stojmenova-Duh University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
▪️ Francesca Whitlock, Farmer, European network for community-led initiatives on climate change and sustainability, (ECOLISE), Spain
16.00-16.30 - Debate and questions from the floor
16.30-17.00 - Closing session and conclusions by
▪️ Norbert Lins, Chair of the EP Agriculture Committee
▪️ Pascal Canfin Chair of the EP Environment Committee
▪️ Final remarks by Dacian Cioloș, President of Renew Europe