Professor Carlos Mendez and Professor Emeritus John Bachtler represented the European Policies Research Centre at the annual European Committee of the Regions, Week of Regions and Cities in Brussels, contributing research and providing expertise to discussions on the future of Europe’s regions.
On Wednesday 14 October, Carlos presented an overview of the state-of-play with National and Regional Partnership Plans at a Cohesion Alliance event, drawing on findings from recent IQ-Net research. The key message? Need for stronger coordination and enhanced performance alongside meaningful multilevel governance. Check out the full IQ-Net report here.
On Thursday 15 October, John moderated a Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR) session exploring how Europe can better equip its regions to respond, recover and build resilience. Regional politicians Sari Nurro (Pohjois-Pohjanmaan liitto – Council of Oulu Region), Raquel Aguado Muñoz (Director General, Generalitat Valenciana), Antonello Aurigemma (Consiglio regionale del Lazio), Lia Montalti (Regione Emilia-Romagna) and Virginie PIN (Vice-President, Région Sud – Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur) discussed how EU policies, including the next MFF, can ensure that all territories have the capacity and resources to respond effectively to future crises.
