Tuesday 20 November 2012

It's a round table of high level politicians involved in the discussions
for the future budget of the European Union and the legislative package
for Cohesion for the next programming period 2014-2020.
Participants discuss the role of cohesion policy for growth and development
of all EU regions as well as the importance of sufficient funding
for all EU policies that can be used to face the current economic crisis.


Participants:

Hannes Swoboda, President of the S&D Group,
Mercedes Bresso, Vice President of the Committee of the Regions
Goran Färm, Vice President of the S & D Group (Budget and Cohesion)
Constanze Krehl, S&D Coordinator for Regional Policy
(Rapporteur on Common Provisions Regulation),
Ivailo Kalfin, BUDG Committee Vice-President, Rapporteur on the next MFF
Giorgios Stavrakakis, REGI Committee Vice-President

Moderator: Jim Gibbons, Journalist

Video messages from:

Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for Regional Policy,
Maria Irigoyen Perez, REGI Committee Draftsperson on the European Social Fund
Victor Bostinaru, Rapporteur on the EP and Council Regulation on Cohesion Fund
Derek Vaughan, Draftsperson in BUDG Committee for the Common provisions
on European Funds and repealing Regulation
Kerstin Westphal, S&D Group Shadow Rapporteur on the European Regional
Development Fund and the 'Investment for growth and jobs' goal
Salvatore Caronna, Draftsperson in AGRI Committee for the Common provisions
on European Funds and repealing Regulation