🇪🇺 Mayors - @eumayors board & Conference speakers - are gathered together to meet with @KadriSimson over a coffee before the event takes off!
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eumayors/status/1641339560297734144
.@trzaskowski_ "Thank you for keeping energy at the top of the agenda. I think EU institutions can create strong synergies with with cities and regions. We are at the forefront of change. Without us it would be almost impossible to realise EU priorities."
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eumayors/status/1641340647704502274
.@OBMartinHorn: "There is a lot of motivation at the local level for the speeding up process: this is what we offer - that we bring our powers together. You are the decision-makers and we are the change-makers: we offer our help and support and direct cooperation."
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eumayors/status/1641341108851552257
.@EricPiolle : "People have hope. We really push for more direct connections with Europe so that people can see the direct actions Europe is taking and they can see that they are changing their daily lives."
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eumayors/status/1641341350804111362
@AnneLaureStan : "Energy can be a tool to empower citizens: when citizens take control, they are really able to change the future. We as local leaders have to have the tools to help them fulfil that potential."
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eumayors/status/1641341995082735616
Strong start to the event 🚀 Mayors discussed with @KadriSimson how cities handled the #EnergyCrisis & #RepowerEU , taking stock of the past winter and looking ahead to coming winters.
The conversation continues with the Conference ⏭️
🔗Stream live http://bit.ly/3ZfTB5n
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eumayors/status/1641344549149712386
🗝️ Key messages:
➡️ National governments need to involve local actors in decision-making in energy and climate policy - without cities, targets will never be reached
➡️ Cities need to be given the resources & tools to implement action at local level & make the transition happen
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eumayors/status/1641343015733145601