On the 12 March 2015, MEPs and partner organisations are to officially launch the RUMRA Intergroup. While activities have been ongoing since the intergroup received official confirmation, this was the first opportunity for the intergroup to lay out its interests and objectives to the public, and in this case, to policymakers.
Rural, mountainous and remote areas contribute widely to European economies, cultures and ecosystems. Yet EU policies often overlook these key regions, contributing to the widening gap between those areas and other ones more developed. All EU citizens deserve a good quality of life, with access to jobs, information, transport and clean energy sources. This event will outline main areas of activities of the Intergroup on Rural, Mountainous and Remote Areas, and mark the opening of a forum dedicated to regions often underrepresented in public dialogue.
SPEAKERS:
- MERCEDES BRESSO, MEP,
Member of the Committee on Regional Development, Chairman of the Intergroup - ERIC ANDRIEU, MEP,
Vice-Chair of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development & Vice-Chair of the RUMRA Intergroup - FRANC BOGOVIČ, MEP,
Member of the Committee on Regional Development & Vice-Chair of the RUMRA Intergroup - HERBERT DORFMANN, MEP,
Member of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development & Vice-Chair of the RUMRA Intergroup - JOZO RADOŠ, MEP,
Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Vice-Chair of the RUMRA Intergroup - ANDREW FORD,
Founder of the Future of Rural Energy in Europe (FREE) initiative - JUAN-ANDRÈS GUTIERREZ,
President of the European Association for Mountains Areas (Euromontana) - GERARD PELTRE,
President of Rural Environment Development (R.E.D)