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The 9th European Summit of Regions and Cities is taking place in the shadow of the Ukrainian crisis, Source: Committee of the Regions
The event will take place on 3-4 March in the city of Marseille
The European Committee of the Regions will hold its 9th European Summit of Regions and Cities in the French city of Marseille, on 3 and 4 March. This year’s event is happening in the context of a new humanitarian crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. That is why the themes of democracy and how to strengthen it will feature heavily on the agenda.
2000 international, national, regional and local leaders are expected to gather and discuss issues that directly affect the local and regional communities of Europe with a view to making them resilient in a world, which offers incessant waves of crises. The politicians will also coordinate their voices to create a single manifesto of demands to be presented at the Conference on the Future of Europe.
The summit will take place over two days in Marseille, which was chosen as the host city in the context of the French Presidency of the EU Council. Here is a look at the themes which will be discussed on each of the days, with the second one being entirely dedicated to the subject of democracy. No doubt, its importance now once again brutally reminded by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
As already mentioned, the other main objective of this year’s summit is to produce a collective voice of the continent’s regions and municipalities to be presented at the Conference on the Future of Europe. This will be in the form of a "Manifesto of regional and local authorities for European democracy", which underlines that the democratic functioning of the EU requires greater involvement of regions, cities and villages, as well as strengthening the democratic engagement of citizens and young people in particular. The focus should be on building an inclusive recovery after the Covid-19 crisis, strengthening territorial and social cohesion in Europe, and supporting the green and digital transitions.
The 9th European Summit of Regions and Cities will take place on 3-4 March at the Chanot Congress and Exhibition Palace in Marseille, with physical and online participation possible.
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