EU Covenant Board meets with EU policymakers to discuss resilience, energy justice and a democratic EU budget

On 15 October, the day before the big annual EU Covenant of Mayors Ceremony, the in-person meeting of the extended EU Covenant of Mayors Board took place. The Week of Regions and Cities and EU Covenant Ceremony presented a good opportunity to organise meetings between our mayors and regional leaders with key EU policymakers on climate, energy and EU funding.  

First, members of the EU Covenant of Mayors Board and national Covenant Ambassadors from the European Committee of the Regions met with Jan Dusík, Deputy Director-General of DG CLIMA, and Rosalinde Van der Vlies, Director at DG ENER, to discuss how the European Union can better support local resilience and energy poverty and efficiency in the face of accelerating climate impacts.  

Later, the Board met with Members of the European Parliament (from the Committee on Regional Development) to discuss the future of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and the risks posed by its proposed centralisation, both for cities and for European democracy itself.  

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