The President of the European Parliament
Martin Schulz met with the Committee of the Regions Conference of Presidents this Wednesday 6th April where they discussed ways to find a response to the extremism and instability in Europe. They stressed that governments at all levels need to significantly strengthen cooperation in order to counteract the growth of populist sentiment in Europe. The EU, they argued, must demonstrate that it can meet the needs of citizens by driving local economies, promoting social cohesion and creating legislation that delivers locally.
In the course of the discussions the European Alliance group
President Stanisław Szwabski highlighted the need of both institutions to work together to ensure that Investment projects which create jobs and growth would happen in the areas where it is needed most not only in richer regions of Europe or for large scale projects which often overlook smaller towns and cities. President Schulz said that in the area of creating opportunities to address youth unemployment both institutions should work together more as the Local and Regional Authorities are key to delivering the conditions for creating jobs in their respective regions.
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