SURE at EU Week of Regions and Cities

14 October - 2021

11:30-13:00 CEST

#EURegionsWeek

The METREX SURE Eurodelta Network hosted a special event at the European Week of Regions and Cities.

EN-Achieving green transition in the megaregion Eurodelta-14WS21709 from EURegionsWeek on Vimeo.

The megaregion is key to localising the European Green Deal and achieving the EU’s ambitions to become a neutral-climate continent. The workshop by the SURE-Eurodelta Network focused on presenting concrete spatial and policy-oriented actions, especially in the field of sustainable transport infrastructure and mobility. The SURE partners from four countries showcased their best practices in response to European Green Deal.

Additionally, the outcomes and recommendations from the ESPON STISE Research were presented, as well as the bright ideas from the Eurodelta Knowledge Platform.

A discussion took place on the added value for the European Member States and other megaregions, in terms of supporting cross-border cooperation. Various stakeholders addressed their challenges and impacts with green transition plans. The aim was to create a sustainable, green, just, productive delta region.

Speakers

Robert Van Asten
Member of the European Committee of the Regions and Deputy Mayor, The Hague

Christa Reicher
Head of Chair of Urban Design and Institute for Urban Design and European Urbanism, RWTH Aachen University

Tom SANDERS
Director of Strategy Department at perspective.brussels (Brussels Planning Agency)

Christina Zollmarsch
HUB Manager Greentech, Manager of the network Greentech.Ruhr, Business Metropole Ruhr GmbH

Moderator

Nathalie Verschelde
Deputy Head of Unit, European Commission

Video testimonials from

Frenk Bekkers
Senior policy advisor, Province of South-Holland

Robert Van Asten
Deputy Mayor on Mobility and European Affairs, Member of European Committee of the Regions City of The Hague, European Committee of the Regions

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