This is the second journey that Pradales makes to Brussels, after that in November. During a two-day trip, he also plans to have a meeting with the vice-president of the European Commission, the president of Nouvelle Aquitania, and the Commissioner for Transport.
The Lehendakari, Imanol PradalesWill meet next Wednesday, January 29 with Antonio CostaChairman of the European Council, in Brussels. The meeting starts to 9:30 am.
Pradales’ Meeting with Costa, Former Prime Minister of Portugal and he started his mandate as head of the council December 1, 2024was confirmed this Friday.
The Lehendakari travels further to Brussels January 28 and 29 with the aim of positioning “Euskadi and to strengthen the contacts and relationships at the highest level” around issues that “enter into directly” in European institutions, such as the promotion of industry and energy transition, connections, the defense of Basque Country, the Housing policy and the Atlantic Macroregio, among others.
It’s about the second journey Die Pradales – after the November trip – makes and falls to Brussels together with the start of the mandate of the new European Commission led by Ursula von der Leyen.
Imanol Pradales will also have a first meeting with some of the executive vice presidents and commissioners who are responsible for the most strategic areas of the European agenda for the interests of the Basque autonomous community.
That is why he plans to have a meeting with the executive vice -president of the European Commission, Teresa RiberaTo address issues related to competition and the energy transition.
In the same way, Imanol Pradales will have a meeting with the president of Nouvelle Aquitania, Alain Roussetand with the commissioner responsible for transport in the European Commission, Apostolos TzitzikostasTo jointly discuss the connection of the Basque Y with Paris.
In addition, the Lehendakari will hold meetings with the vice-president of the European Commission for Cohesion Policy, Raffaele Fittoand with the European budget commissioner, Piotr SerafinTo “defend the regionalized cohesion policy for all regions of the European Union.”
On the agenda of Imanol Pradales is a meeting with Martin HojsikVice-chairman of the European Parliament, to “continue to promote the proposal on the use of Basque in the plenary sessions of the European Parliament.”
Source: EITB
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