Discuss the regions of Europe.
Lille, 23 June 2025 – Our Secretary General, Sandro Gozi, took part in a meeting of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) delegation today in Lille. The CoR is an assembly that brings together municipalities and regions of the European Union. The meeting took place at the Regional Council of Hauts-de-France.
Organised at the invitation of François Decoster, Vice-President of the Hauts-de-France Region and Chair of the Renew Europe CoR Group, the meeting brought together mayors and regional leaders from thirteen EU member states, including Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania and Slovakia, as well as EU officials. Two Members of the European Parliament and Dan Barna, Vice-President of the European Liberal Party (ALDE), were also present. During a discussion about the current political climate in Europe, Sandro Gozi presented the EDP’s perspective, emphasising the party’s dedication to fostering a shared centrist and pro-European identity, beginning at the local level. ‘We European Democrats share a clear goal with you: to bring Europe closer to its citizens. We believe in a Union that listens to and acts at the local and regional levels because Europe is built in our communities every day.’ Gozi emphasised the central role that regional realities have always played within the EDP, from its origins with parties such as the Basque Nationalist Party et Coalition Canaria to its current structure, which guarantees equal dignity to local and national political forces: “Our party is not led by distant technocrats or the Brussels elite, but by people who have served and continue to serve their communities. This is our DNA,” added Gozi.
Parmi les initiatives citées par M. Gozi pour renforcer le dialogue entre les territoires et les institutions européennes, citons la campagne « Solutions pour l'Europe », le Sommet des maires du Congrès du PDE et les réunions périodiques avec les membres du CdR à Bruxelles. « L'Europe a besoin de votre intuition, de votre énergie, de votre expérience locale. Ce n'est qu'ainsi que nous pourrons construire ensemble des politiques européennes qui tiennent compte de la réalité des territoires », a conclu le secrétaire général du parti. Le PDE poursuit ainsi son travail en faveur d'une politique européenne qui part de la base, des maires, des régions, de ceux qui sont confrontés chaque jour sur le terrain aux défis de l'intégration et de la croissance durable et inclusive.
