Book Launch: The EU Downtown – winning hearts and minds through storytelling

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The EU Downtown – winning hearts and minds through storytelling

The future of the European Union is at stake. As internal and external forces relentlessly try to weaken the Union, the EU’s strength and success will depend largely on its citizens’ commitment to European unity.

On the occasion of the publication of the new book The EU Downtown by Sean O’Curneen, the European Liberal Forum invites you to the following panel discussion organised by ELF and hosted by Renew Europe in the CoR:

“The EU Downtown – winning hearts and minds through local action and storytelling”

Speakers include:

Bart Somers, Mayor of Mechelen, former President of Renew Europe CoR (the focus of Chapter 5)
Mirja Vehkaperä, former Chair of the City Board of Oulu, Vice-President of Renew Europe CoR (the focus of Chapter 7)
Sean O’Curneen, Secretary General of Renew Europe CoR, author of The EU Downtown.

Date and venue:

Wednesday 14 October 17:00-18:30, in the Presentation Space on the 1st floor of the European Committee of the Regions.

Due to limited seating, please register in advance by confirming your attendance by 7 October.

Please note: Participants who do not work for an EU institution and do not hold a valid staff badge issued by that institution will be registered for visitor access to the European Committee of the Regions (CoR). They will be required to enter through the Visitors’ Entrance, undergo security screening, and collect a visitor badge from the reception desk upon arrival.

This event is organised by the European Liberal Forum. The event receives financial support from the European Parliament. The sole liability remains with the organiser. The European Parliament is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.