Interviews - Journal Général de l'Europe

Mr Julije DOMAC

President of Fedarene, European Federation of Agencies and Regions for Energy and the Environment

Thursday May 17th, 2018

The voice of the regions in Brussels The European Federation of Agencies and Regions for Energy and the Environment (Fedarene) defends the regional approach to the European institutions to weigh in particular on the development of legislation. Is the region the right level to act on the energy transition? At the European Energy Transition […]

Mr Daniel CALLEJA-CRESPO

Director General of the Environment at the European Commission

Wednesday May 16th, 2018

The protection of aquatic ecosystems harmonised at European level A framework directive aims to protect and restore the quality of Europe’s waters and to ensure their long-term sustainable use. Explanations … Can you remind us are the main objectives of the European Framework Directive (WFD) on water, published in 2000? This Framework Directive […]

Mr Maroš ŠEFCOVIC

Vice-President of the European Commission, in charge of Energy

Tuesday May 15th, 2018

«The challenge of successful energy transition with communities » The European Union has just launched a new package of measures to support and mobilise players of the energy transition. An industrial revolution carried by the territories and their elected representatives. What is Europe’s energy situation? The European Union is one step ahead. Our method […]

Mr Karl-Heinz LAMBERTZ

President of the European Committee of the Regions

Tuesday April 24th, 2018

You will be celebrating your 25th birthday in 2019, could you come back to the creation of your institution, its evolutions and your positioning today vis-à-vis the other European institutions. In Europe, as everywhere else, everything is changing. The Committee of the Regions was created in 1994 by the Maastricht Treaty to give […]

Mrs Corina CRETU

European Commissioner - Regional Policy

Tuesday April 24th, 2018

How is the cohesion policy important for the regions and the European project? In the first place, I think it is important to emphasize that cohesion policy can benefit all regions. This project was created with the aim of levelling out the inequalities that exist between the different regions of Europe. This cohesion […]

Mr Vasco CORDEIRO

President of the Autonomous Government of the Azores & President of CPMR

Tuesday April 24th, 2018

What is the role of regions in the future of the European project? The future of Europe depends on the involvement of regions because we connect the European project more closely to its citizens. It is important that regions have a greater role in building a better future for Europe, not only when it […]

Mrs Isabelle BOUDINEAU

Vice-President of the New Aquitaine Region, responsible for Europe and International Affairs, and member of the European Committee of the Regions and the CPMR

Tuesday April 24th, 2018

You are the Vice President of the New Aquitaine Region, from your point of view what is the role of regions in Europe’s future? The role of the regions is fundamental to Europe’s future, since 2014, the regions manage the European structural funds. It’s the cohesion policy, these budgets are one-third of the budget of […]

Mr Enrico ROSSI

President of the Tuscany Region and Vice-President of the CPMR in charge of cohesion

Tuesday April 24th, 2018

Could you please illustrate us the strong points of Tuscany Region? Tuscany is a very heterogeneous region. Art, history and landscapes have made it famous all over the World, but it is also a very dynamic territory, characterized by highly advanced manufacturing firms, a natural vocation for the export and very specialized Universities. After the […]

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