07/05/2018 17:30 | Henry Le Boeuf Hall | |
<p>At a time when Europe is striving to retain its legitimacy and relevance in the face of growing disillusionment and Euroscepticism, cities can provide a critical link to citizens. Participatory decision making, citizens’ initiatives and the involvement of people in policy making at all levels are fundamental to an inclusive and democratic society.<br> Throughout May 2018, <strong>EUROCITIES</strong>, the network of big European cities, is running the campaign ‘<strong>Cities4Europe – Europe for citizens</strong>’, a platform for local initiatives that engage people, envision new forms of democracy and map out a common future.<br> Together with BOZAR and the city of Brussels, EUROCITIES is launching this campaign on 7 May in Brussels with a <strong>public debate</strong>, featuring a <strong>panel </strong>of national and European leaders as well as actors of urban change, artists and activists.</p> <p><strong>Speakers:</strong><br> <strong>Ada Colau </strong>is the mayor of Barcelona.<br> <strong>Philippe Close</strong> is the mayor of Brussels.<br> <strong>Gilles Pargneaux</strong> is member of the European Parliament<br> <strong>Ingrid Pecquet</strong> is general and financial director of Recyclart<br> <strong>Saskia Sassen</strong> is Professor, Columbia University and is member of its Committee on Global Thought (<a href="http://www.saskiasassen.com">www.saskiasassen.com</a>).<br> <strong>Daniel Termont</strong> is the president of EUROCITIES and mayor of Ghent.<br> <strong>Philippe Van Leeuw</strong> is a Belgian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer.<br> <strong>Philippe Van Parijs</strong>, philosopher and economist, is professor emeritus at the UCL.<br> <strong>Karmenu Vella</strong> is the European Commissioner for the Environment.</p> |