 | European Summit of Local Governments - Barcelona, 22-24 February 2010 22-02-2010, Source: European Summit 2010 Introduction 2010 will be a key year for the citizens of Europe. On one hand, it is
thought that it will be the first year of recovery from the global economic and
financial crisis. On the other hand, European construction will confront new
challenges and new scenarios: the newly approved legislature of the European
Parliament, the renewal of European Commission, the coming into force of the
Lisbon Treaty and the formulation of the “EU 2020” strategy for growth and
competitiveness. 2010 will also be European Year of Combating Social Exclusion
and Poverty.
Description
The Lisbon Treaty, which includes elements such as recognition of local
autonomy, strengthening the principle of subsidiarity, increasing the powers of
the Committee of the Regions, cultural diversity and the introduction of the
concept of territorial cohesion, presents new opportunities and challenges for
European local governments.
In this context, from 22 to 24 February 2010, Barcelona will host the
European Summit of Local Governments, which will debate the role of local
authorities at European and local level, and the measures necessary for adoption
in the current context. The primordial question around which this summit will
revolve is that of how local governments should act to achieve cities and a
Europe that are more cohesive.
Aims
The European Summit of Local Governments provides a space for debate and
exchange among local governments from all over Europe, the European
institutions, the member states and the private sector, for the purpose of
providing a response and promoting specific proposals in the framework of a new
European agenda, and the current context of economic and financial crisis. The
future perspectives, the models, public financing and the policies of European
local governments will be revised, always taking into account their special
situation of being the government body closest to the citizens.
The European Summit of Local Governments provides a space for debate and
exchange among local governments from all over Europe, the European
institutions, the member states and the private sector, for the purpose of
providing a response and promoting specific proposals in the framework of a new
European agenda, and the current context of economic and financial crisis. The
future perspectives, the models, public financing and the policies of European
local governments will be revised, always taking into account their special
situation of being the government body closest to the citizens.
To this effect, it must be taken into account that one of the added values of
European integration has been the development of networks of actors linked to
directly to the region. These networks have had and still have a fundamental
role in the formulation of European policies.
Programme
Location
World Trade Center, Barcelona Address: Moll de Barcelona s/n
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