EURegionsWeek 2020

Under the 2020’s edition of the EURegionsWeek Sardinia Region's EU Liaison Office led the interregional partnership "Med Insulae" - composed by Balearic Islands, Corsica, Gozo and Sardinia - and organised a high-level political conference entitled "EU policies in Mediterranean islands: challenges and solutions”, which took place online on Monday 5 October 2020.

The event addressed challenges and difficulties Mediterranean islands' people and businesses face, thus aiming to complement the island dimension into EU policies. The event also aimed to share experiences and common solutions, as well as foster cooperation among EU islands and regions.

The panel discussion saw the participation of high-level political figures of the regional governments of Sardinia, Corsica, the Balearic Islands and Gozo:

- Alessandra Zedda, Vice President of the Autonomous Region of Sardinia, Regional Minister for Labour, vocational training, cooperation and social security;
- Clint Camilleri, Minister for Gozo within the Government of Malta;
- Marie-Antoinette Maupertuis, Executive councillor of Corsica in charge of European and International Affairs, Public Innovation Policy and Smart Specialisation Strategy, President of the Corsica Tourism Agency and CoR member;
- Antoni Vicens Vicens, Director General of External Relations of the Balearic Islands Government and CoR member.

The second part of the event was dedicated to an open debate with participants, where several high-level representatives of EU institutions took the floor during the debate session to express their point of view on island-related issues and challenges under EU policies, including:
- Mr Markku Marrkula, CoR’s Vice-President;
- Ms Alicia Homs Ginel, member of the EP Intergroup SEARICA (Spain);
- Ms Josianne Cutajar, member of the EP Intergroup SEARICA (Malta).

The event was characterised by high attendance with nearly 200 registered participants, including MEPs, representatives of the European Commission, members of both the Committee of the Regions and the Economic and Social Committee, political and technical representatives of island local and regional authorities, and civil societies representatives.

The video recording of the event can be seen at the following link.

- Agenda;