Local leaders to Vice-President Šuica: we are ready to join forces to strengthen and modernise democracy in the EU and to contribute to the success of the Conference on the future of Europe

Local and regional leaders held today a debate with Dubravka Šuica, European Commission Vice-President for Democracy and Demography. The members of the European Committee of the Regions’ (CoR) praised the role the Commission is playing in making sure that the voice of regions, cities and villages are represented in an adequate manner within the Conference. They reiterated their call to ensure that the debate on Europe’s future reaches citizens through local and regional authorities, responding to their demands.