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‘I would like to thank
you for the work for the Polish regions in the European Union and for your
active involvement not only on the EU forum, but also within the scope of
Polish-Belgian relations. There are many positive examples of common activities
in our bilateral cooperation. However, there is still much to be done’ – said President Bronisław
Komorowski during the meeting with the representatives of Polish regions in
Brussels on 13th November 2012. The meeting was a part of a two-day visit of
our head of state in the Kingdom of Belgium. The visit consisted, among others, of a meeting with
the Belgian Royal Couple, talks with the President of the European Council and Belgian
businessmen.
The Secretary General of the Committee of the Regions, Gerhard Stahl, expressed his thanks to the respresentatives of Polish local and regional authorities for their work in support of strong cohesion policy, which fosters economic growth and creation of new jobs in Europe. He also emphasized that the Poles have been strongly involved in developing the future budget for the EU. ‘The Polish delegation is one of the most active ones in the Committee of the Regions. I would like to thank you - the representatives of regions and cities in Brussels for supporting actions of your politicians and for strenghtening the voice of European local and regional governments in the dialogue with the UE institutions.’
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Monika Kapturska, Director of Wielkopolska Region Brussels Office,
chairing the meeting on behalf of all Polish regional offices, highlighted the
tasks performed by the offices in relations with the European institutions and
initiating cooperation with partners from the whole Europe as there are over
300 representatives of regional and local authorities in Brussels. She also
described the scope and examples of cooperation between Polish local and
regional governments and Belgian regions: Flanders, Wallonia and
Brussels-Capital in the fields of economy, science and culture, as well as in the
European regional networks. ‘Today,
in the presence of the President of the Republic of Poland, we would
like to thank all the representatives of Belgian local and regional authorities,
cultural and business institutions, as well as our colleagues who represent
European regions and EU institutions, for their support and cooperation to
date. We do believe that our joint initiatives in the future will continue with
even more effort and we will achieve excellent results supporting the
development of our regions’.
Representatives of many European regions, UE institutions, as well as Belgian partners participated in the meeting with President Komorowski. It took place in the East Poland House, which was yesterday a symbolic seat of all sixteen Polish regional offices in the capital of the European Union.
Author: Wielkopolska Region Brussels Office, 14/12/2012
Photos: Ł. Kobus
