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Main challenges faced by EU islands, and mountainous and sparsely populated areas. The role of the civil society

10:00 | Opening speech 

  • Ioannis VARDAKASTANIS, EESC Member, President of ECO Section and rapporteur of the EESC “Main challenges faced by EU islands, and mountainous and sparsely populated areas” report.

10:10 | Discussion panel

  • Claudia GUZZON, Executive Secretary of the Islands Commission at the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions
  • Normunds POPENS, Deputy – Director General, European Commission, DG REGIO

11:10 | Discussion with members

11:30 | End of the debate 

The debate is webstreamed (original, FR, EN) and recorded.