The VIII European Congress of Local Governments will take place in Mikołajki on March 6-7, 2023. The Congress will host leaders of Polish and European local governments, as well as representatives of central authorities, business, science, culture, media, and non-governmental organizations.
On March 7, 2023, the second day of the European Congress of Local Governments, there will be a plenary session on "Cohesion Policy and Directions for the Development of Contemporary Regions." The moderator of the session will be journalist Jan Rokita. The speakers of the session will include Ossi Savolainen (Mayor of the Helsinki-Uusimaa Region, Finland), Cezary Przybylski (Marshal of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship), Even Aleksander Hagen (Mayor of the Innlandet Region, Norway), Małgorzata Jarosińska-Jedynak (Secretary of State at the Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy), and Dmytro Razumkow (Deputy of the Supreme Council of Ukraine).
European funds are a powerful tool for building social, economic, and territorial development of the regions of the European Union. Especially now, after the pandemic and during the war in Ukraine, these funds will be helpful in strengthening the economy. How to effectively prepare for their expenditure, what projects to choose to meet the challenges facing contemporary Europe? What conclusions and recommendations can be drawn from the implementation of cohesion policy programs in the previous perspective? These issues will be discussed during the plenary session on "Cohesion Policy and Directions for the Development of Contemporary Regions."
The VIII European Congress of Local Governments will take place on March 6-7, 2023, at the Gołębiewski Hotel in Mikołajki. The main partner of the 8th European Congress of Local Governments is the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. More information about the Congress can be found on the website:
https://www.forum-ekonomiczne.pl
