Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions: working for a balanced territorial development 🗒️ Cohesion | Transport | Maritime | Energy | Climate | Migration
The UK Stronger Towns Fund will offer £1bn to its struggling communities – however UK stands to receive about ten times more (€13bn)
#regional
#Cohesion
funding it is stays in EU. See our map below ==>
👏 Congratulations to Loïg Chesnais-Girard, President of Brittany Region on being elected as the President of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions.
We are looking forward to the journey ahead under your leadership!
Closing
#CPMRis50
week: intense 3 days of debate and exchanges around regional collaboration to forge a stronger Union, where all
#TerritoriesMatter
- celebrating 50 years of common successes of the CPMR and its regions! 🇪🇺🫶
Welcoming words by President of the CPMR, Loïg Chesnais-Girard ➡️ The Future of Europe must involve Regions! We need to be part of the equation because the ties the citizens go through the regions.
"Vive la CRPM, vive les regions et vive l'Europe", the tone is set!
#CPMRis50
#EURecovery
| Regions are playing a key role in EU Recovery and supporting the organisation of vaccination in Europe 🇪🇺
President of Valencia
@generalitat
@ximopuig
has addressed a letter to
@EU_CoR
calling for a review in the rules for vaccine patents to accelerate vaccination
Europa debe reaccionar.
Hay que fabricar muchas más vacunas.
Las patentes no pueden ser un obstáculo.
Y no podemos quedarnos esperando.
Apoyo este movimiento, como pedimos hace dos semanas por carta a Bruselas.
🆕🗞️ Policy analysis | Ahead of the unveiling of the revised EU budget and EU’s recovery plan by the European Commission,
@CPMR_Europe
has 1⃣0⃣ questions! ➡️
#MFF
#EURecoveryPlan
🔔It's out!🆕
@CPMR_Europe
Policy Analysis on the EU Recovery Plan proposal ➡️ initial assessment on the
#MFF
&
#NextGenerationEU
, detailed budget allocations per heading, key elements of the revamped MFF,
#CohesionPolicy
🔎and more!
💻READ |
Ready for Saint-Malo
@regionbretagne
🇫🇷 ! On our way to
@CPMR_Europe
General Assembly 🧳 starting tomorrow with a seminar on marine renewable energies, followed by working groups & geographical commission plenaries, leading up to the celebrations of our 5️⃣0️⃣ anniversary
#CPMRis50
🔜 Looking forward to our 48th General Assembly meeting tomorrow 🗓️
@CPMR_Europe
Regions getting together in critical times, to address the impact of the crisis & their ambitions to deliver a sustainable economic recovery
#CPMR2020
🔈We are proud to announce our commitment to the
#GlasgowDeclaration
on
#ClimateAction
in Tourism!🌏
✅By signing, the CPMR is pledging to deliver effective climate action & support the global commitment to halve emissions by 2030 & reach net zero before 2050
@UNWTO
@TravelTF
CPMR delegation to meet
@JunckerEU
this morning to present open letter, signed by our member regions, containing our ambitious proposals for modernised
#CohesionPolicy
at heart of strengthened EU. Read the letter below:
#CPMR2019
| Welcome to Palermo!
We are expecting 3⃣0⃣0⃣ delegates for the CPMR 47th General Assembly.
Follow
#CPMR2019
for a high-level debate on the role, potential and challenges for Regions in the EU!
#CPMR2019
| Discussions on future
#CohesionPolicy
with high-level speakers who defend a strong budget for cohesion & solidarity between EU territories➡️key messages to EU Leaders meeting today in
@EUCouncil
to discuss next
#EUbudget
A warm welcome to our 4️⃣ new Member Regions; Hauts-De-France (France), Lapland (Finland), Quebec (Canada) and Västernorrland (Sweden)! 🎉
Your inclusion enriches our collective landscape! Here's to long-term cooperation and mutual growth among our regions 🤝
#CPMRis50
Warm congratulations to Cees Loggen, newly elected President of
@CPMR_Europe
, Regional Minister of Noord-Holland, and former CPMR Vice President for Climate & Energy 💐
#CPMR2020
#CPMR2022
| The Political Bureau of the
@CPMR_Europe
has just elected its 1st Vice-President and the 5 Vice-Presidents that will steer the work of the association for the next 2 years, under the leadership of
@CPMR_President
Cees Loggen. Congratulations to all of them! 👏
President of
@regionbretagne
Loïg Chesnais-Girard opens the
@CPMR_Europe
51st General Assembly in Saint-Malo.
🎶The European Anthem resonates as we come together to shape a brighter future for our diverse and dynamic regions 🇪🇺 🤝
#CPMRis50
#TerritoriesMatter
.
@JanOlbrycht
MEP co-rapporteur on the MFF 2021-2027: “We are new Parliament and we will say NO to cohesion cuts. We ask the
@EUCouncil
to rethink the overall budget size - 1.03 or 1.08 is not enough!"
☀️Good morning Saint-Malo! The sun is out to welcome the first meeting of the
#CPMRis50
General Assembly week: a discussion on the challenges & opportunities for
#Marine
renewable energies in
@CPMR_Europe
Regions
#CohesionPolicy
| We have seen the new
#MFF
#negobox
: figures are worrying, including 25% cuts for more developed regions (compared to EC proposal)
🔜Expect a
@CPMR_Europe
analysis next week breaking down the numbers ⏱️
Welcome to the
@CPMR_Europe
49th General Assembly meeting! Follow
#CPMR2021
today for:
▶️ EU recovery
#TerritoriesMatter
▶️ Maritime policies & Sustainable Blue Economy
▶️ Climate proof connectivity
…from the lens of Regions 🔍
JOB OPPORTUNITY! Fancy working for the brilliant team at our Intermediterranean Commission
@IMC_CPMR
?
They are seeking a ‘Projects & Policy Officer - with a focus on EU projects. 1yr, fixed term. Application deadline is 4 Dec @ 12pm.
Apply here >>>
Do you want to learn more on how
@CPMR_Europe
influences EU policy?
🆕 Check out our latest publication: “The Impact of the CPMR” showcasing the most important successes and achievements of the CPMR, from 2015 to 2020, and forward ⏩
➡️
#CPMR2021
The CPMR - alongside DG MARE - is co-organising today’s “Smart Specialisation for Sustainable Blue Economy” event in Crete, Greece.
CPMR Regions play an active role in implementing these strategies. Developing a
#SustainableBlueEconomy
is a key objective!
Internship offer 💼 | We are looking for a highly motivated intern for a 6-month internship based in Brussels. Interested in:
🌱
#Climate
and
#Energy
🇪🇺
#EUAffairs
💡Eager to find solutions to climate issues
Apply here ⬇️
#EUBUDGET
| Constructive exchange of views between
@JhahnEU
and a
@CPMR_Europe
Presidents of Regions delegation to share key messages on
#NextGenEU
Recovery Instrument and the next
#MFF
ahead of the crucial
#EUCO
summit at the end of the week.
🟡
#Cohesion
Core Group meeting |
@CPMR_Europe
members will get the latest updates on the
#Brexit
Adjustment Reserve and discuss with DG REGIO ➕ exchange views on the involvement of
#CPMR
members in the
#Recovery
& Resilient facility plans
#RRF
#CPMR
Political Bureau | Future of
#EUbudget
@younousomarjee
: “Regions can count on the European Parliament and its REGI and BUDG committees to ameliorate the proposals put on the table by the Commission"
We welcome
@Europarl_EN
#EPlenary
'Common Provisions Regulation Report' on future investment in EU
#regions
, which represents positive step towards strong post-2020
#Cohesionpolicy
In particular, we support the removal of macro-economic conditionality ==>
The CPMR Gen Secretariat has taken measures to ensure the health & safety of our teams: upcoming events are postponed until further notice. We remain open, bringing you our latest policy analysis and working with our members & partners on all projects
Reach us by 📩📲 as usual!
Call for participants: Training on 'public service delivery with a
#territorial
integrated approach in the
#Mediterranean
' - happening in Casablanca, Morocco on 11-12 April, organised by CPMR,
@IMC_CPMR
@Platforma4Dev
. Find out more ==>
🆕
#CPMR
Technical note | Placing regional disparities at the heart of the EU future agenda 🇪🇺💙
@CPMR_Europe
input for the
@EU_Commission
8th Report on economic, social and territorial
#Cohesion
🔗
📄
Members from
@EP_Regional
mentioned the importance of the
#SEARICA
intergroup at the exchange of views with
#CPMR
earlier this week at the REGI Committee.
@CPMR_Europe
is happy and honoured to continue supporting the SEARICA Secretariat for the next 4 years!🌊
Good morning from sunny Cartagena ☀️
@CPMR_Europe
members are meeting tomorrow for their spring Political Bureau meeting. Warming up with two seminars dedicated to
#Youth
&
#Energy
on the agenda today! 🗓️
👁️Watch this space!
#CPMR2023
As part of our
#CPMRis50
celebrations, we have asked friends of
@CPMR_Europe
to send a birthday wish video 📽️
The result? Many kind words highlighting CPMR's contribution to regional cooperation & European policy throughout the years! Watch this space for the full videos reveal
#CPMR2022
⎮Political Bureau
That’s a wrap on our first in-situ event in Barcelona after almost two years!🎬
⏰Save the date for our next events; Political Bureau happening on the 6th of June 2022 in Skåne (SE) & General Assembly on the 26-28 of Oct 2022 in Crete (GR)
.
@lemaitre_eu
, Director General of
@EU_Regional
, is discussing future of
#Cohesionpolicy
with
#CPMR
regions this morning at our meeting in Brussels. Ahead of meeting, read our ambitious proposals for a modernised Cohesion Policy >
Closing a fruitful day of discussions where
@CPMR_Europe
members have shown strong commitment for cooperation to forge a resilient and inclusive European Union that accounts for the diversity of its territories and responds effectively to future challenges!
#TerritoriesMatter
⚓️
#Transport
Working Group⎮ members of the
@CPMR_Europe
Transport Working Group meet today.
🗓On the agenda:
1️⃣ Presentation of the
#TEN_T
proposal adopted by the
@EU_Commission
2️⃣ TEN-T: What is next?
Happy Europe Day 🇪🇺
Celebrating our values, achievements and dreams for all of Europe’s regions and citizens facing a more sustainable future!
#EuropeDay
#CPMR2021
|
@younousomarjee
Chair of the REGI committee, addresses an inspiring keynote speech to members of the
@CPMR_Europe
General Assembly. Regions are the first & front actors, and together with the EP have had & still have a key role to play to leave the crisis behind
🎉 Starting the celebratory session of the 50th anniversary of
@CPMR_Europe
Join new & former Presidents to joyfully commemorate half a century of dedication, cooperation, and impact in
#Europe
& beyond
#CPMRis50
#EUBudget
| Ahead of the
#EUCO
summit tomorrow, the CPMR has assessed the main elements of the
@eucopresident
negotiating-box with particular respect to the implications for the regions.
READ
@CPMR_Europe
new policy analysis to know our main takeaways!
➡️
🔴 LIVE | Meeting of the
#CohesionAlliance
at the final stretch of
#CohesionPolicy
package negotiations
🗨️
@CPMR_Europe
Vice President Ana Martínez Vidal highlights the importance of continuing the efforts to voice the views and the involvement of local & regional authorities 👇
👏Congratulations and welcome to
@CPMR_Europe
to our NEW members:
- Saint Martin 🇫🇷
- Jämtland Härjedalen 🇸🇪
- Thessaly 🇬🇷
- Valcea County Council 🇷🇴
- Värmland 🇸🇪
Looking forward to productive collaboration & partnerships!
About to start the summer Political Bureau of the
@CPMR_Europe
in Firenze, Regione Toscana. Ready for a day of intense discussions on a future of
#Europe
that place
#Regions
at its heart 💙🇪🇺
#CPMR2023
📢Job opportunity |
#CPMR
is recruiting a Regional Policy Director to join the Brussels team in January 2020
✅Passionated about
#cohesion
policy
✅+7 years' experience
✅Ready for a new challenge?
Apply by 25 October
More here➡️
#EUjobs
#JobsinBrussels
Below are some questions the CPMR would like to have seen in the
@EU_Commission
public consultation on ‘EU funds in the area of Cohesion” – to which we would have been delighted to contribute.
🔔
#CPMR
Special Newsflash🔔
Read, watch & discover the outcomes of the
#CPMR2019
General Assembly in Palermo ➡️
📃 Political Statements
🎥 Interviews
💡 Session Highlights
📰 Press coverage
📸 Photo Gallery
🤝 Parallel meetings
In view of the ongoing preparations for the future
#ETC
,
@CPMR_Europe
Member Regions launch 8⃣ point Joint Statement to call on EU decision-makers to maintain existing programmes & to ensure constructive
#cooperation
with UK partners post
#Brexit
READ |
Developments across EU territories indicate that territorial cohesion is one of the central socio-economic challenges the EU is facing, and key climate and energy needs will require place-based solutions to achieve the EU’s objectives. Time for
#Cohesion
debate! @
#CPMR2023
Warm thanks to President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola for addressing an encouraging address today to Peripheral and Maritime Regions: "No region in Europe is peripheral" she said. Indeed,
@CPMR_Europe
is working to achieve it!
#CPMR2022
A delegation of
@CPMR_Europe
Presidents of Regions meets today with Commissioner
@PaoloGentiloni
as the EU Commission sets about assessing the National Recovery & Resilience Plans: how will the EC assess if Member States have effectively involved
#Regions
in their preparation?
Follow the
#CPMR2022
Ariadne’s thread these days, as we navigate the labyrinth of our 50th General Assembly 🧵 On the programme: Geographical Commission plenaries, Working groups & Task Force meetings,
@CPMR_Europe
GA & Political Bureau. Greetings from Agios Nikolaos! 🇬🇷
#CPMR2023
| Engaging discussion of
@CPMR_Europe
leaders at the
#Presidium
meeting today. Connecting, sharing ideas and planning to further strengthen the voice of
#Regions
and pave the way for future endeavors 🇪🇺
🔴 LIVE | What future for the
#BlueEconomy
?
@EMarianou
🗨️ "Regions are a key governance level: Local & regional authorities have competences in areas linked to sustainable blue economy, such as skills, education,
#innovation
, SME support... They can act directly, and deliver!"
#Cohesion
session | CPMR members raise key points on the challenges faced on the 21-27 programming period & main elements to defend in the debate of the policy's future: Further simplification, place-based investment, reinforced subsidiarity & guarantee long-term objectives
Closing a successful first
@CPMR_Europe
virtual Political Bureau meeting 🖥️ listening to the EU anthem 🇪🇺🎼CPMR Regions are passionate about
#Europe
💙
👏Thank you to all our members, participants and guests for your valuable contributions🎙️
#CPMR2021
| 🎬 Closing the
@CPMR_Europe
Political Bureau meeting 👏 Thank you to the more than 100 participants, members, speakers and guests for a lively exchange with
#Regions
in the spotlight! ✨
#EUBudget
| President Vasco Cordeiro reacts to
#EUCO
deal 💬 welcomes agreement, but expresses concerns over budget reductions to key EU policies, making harder to meet EU ambitions to recover from the crisis & reach long-term objectives
🆕Press Release📰
🔴LIVE | Meeting of
@CPMR_Europe
Political Bureau
🗨️Interesting discussions on the future of the
#EUbudget
taking place with high level speakers & members
👁️Check the visual recording of the first part of the meeting 🖌️
Want to know more about
#CPMR
projects❔ Visit the
#CPMR2019
GA project corner!👥Speak to our colleagues & learn more about
#CPMR
European projects and initiatives ➡️
#CPMR2021
| A warm welcome to Region Östergötland, Sweden, to the
@CPMR_Europe
and the
@CPMR_BSC
💐 We are looking forward for a long term cooperation with you!