On September 28, ministers from Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia met at Štrbské Pleso with the European Commission's Executive Vice-President for Cohesion and Reforms, Raffaele Fitto. The President of the European Committee of the Regions, Kata Tüttő, also attended the meeting. SITA ↗
The main topics were the future of the regions, demographic changes, and the importance of the European Union's cohesion policy. The talks took place amid discussions on how to support competitiveness while maintaining balanced development across individual regions.
O. Lunter stated that strengthening competitiveness must not come at the expense of regional development. According to him, it is important to preserve cohesion, which is not in conflict with the European Union's competitiveness. teraz.sk ↗
Bratislava Region governor Juraj Droba warned that the Bratislava Region must not be left aside when it comes to drawing on EU funds. He particularly emphasized the importance of infrastructure projects that neither the city of Bratislava nor the region can finance from their own budgets. teraz.sk ↗
The meeting of the V4 ministers with representatives of European institutions focused on the future setup of regional policy and the need to take into account differences between various parts of the European Union. The discussion was meant to help find a balance between supporting economic performance and preserving regional development.
Fitto held talks with V4 ministers on the future of regions and EU funds
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Budúcnosť regiónov aj demografické zmeny. Na Štrbskom Plese rokovali ministri V4 s Fittom
SITA
| 17:13 28.09.
Výkonný podpredseda eurokomisie R. Fitto sa zúčastní stretnutia V4
teraz.sk
| 15:36 28.09.
Droba: Bratislavský kraj nesmie zostať bokom pri čerpaní eurofondov
teraz.sk
| 18:19 29.09.
O. Lunter: Konkurencieschopnosť nesmie ísť na úkor rozvoja regiónov EÚ
teraz.sk
| 16:28 29.09.
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