'European Climate Law: enshrining the 2050 climate neutrality objective'- Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla, President of Andalusia
"Taking action against climate change is an urgent challenge as its consequences affect our social and economic well-being, health, food systems as well as ecosystems and biodiversity. If we want to guarantee success, we must work hard to ensure that the climate neutrality objectives are compatible with the economic development of regions and cities"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBanVAuzmn8
The Water Framework Directive and the Floods Directive'- Piotr Całbecki, President of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Region
"Whilst the Water Framework Directive has been crucial to improve the state of water resources in the EU, given the emerging challenges including climate change and micro-plastics, solutions such as new technologies as well as in the light of the sustainable development goals and the Green Deal, it is necessary to update this directive. In addition, we need a paradigm shift to place circularity and sustainability at the center of water management."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8MrFopwAZc&t=4s
'Implementation of Free Trade Agreement (FTAs): the regional and local perspective'- Michael Murphy, Cathaoirleach of Tipperary County Council and ECON Chair
"The impact of FTAs in the EU is felt at regional level. EU companies in villages, cities and regions can only benefit from EU trade agreements if they have pertinent information on the contents of these agreements and understand how they function in practice. Therefore it is crucial to involve regional representatives in the effort to improve implementation of FTAs as well as develop FTA implementation action plans that are tailored to each Member State, their respective regions, and regional business interests."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFqTN4QTzR0&t=196s
'The Future of EU Clean Air policy in the framework of the zero-pollution ambition'- János Adam Karácsony, member of the Tahitótfalu Local Government
"The difficult recovery ahead of us cannot undermine the EU's zero pollution ambition. Clean air and the overall zero-pollution action plan must be an integral part of the COVID-19 economic recovery. This is crucial to deliver concrete benefits for citizens, in particular in the health sector."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XXPVZa0ads