We were invited by the European Commission - DG Regio to talk about our analysis of the Public Rating on the Regions, obtaining the approval, among others, of Transparency International.

Director General Vittoria Floyd Alliata, Director for Strengthening Administrative Capacity, included us among the scheduled interventions of the High level conference “Engaging Citizens for Good Governance in Cohesion Policy”, despite the fact that the conference program was closed for some time. "In her political guidelines for the new Commission, President Ursula von der Leyen expressed her will for European citizens to play a leading and active part in building the future of our Union.

The importance of more citizen engagement has been recognized and strengthened in the Lisbon Treaty with the European citizens' initiative and in a number of documents and political declarations, such as the Commission contribution to the Sibiu Declaration for a “new strategic agenda for the EU 2019 -2024 ". With this in mind, the European Commission's Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy is organizing a conference on engaging citizens and civil society in Cohesion Policy.

The event will take place under the political leadership and with the participation of Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms Elisa Ferreira and will focus on how to ensure closer cooperation with citizens and civil society in the governance and implementation of Cohesion Policy and management of dedicated EU funds. such as the Commission contribution to the Sibiu Declaration for a “new strategic agenda for the EU 2019-2024”. With this in mind, the European Commission's Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy is organizing a conference on engaging citizens and civil society in Cohesion Policy.

The event will take place under the political leadership and with the participation of Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms Elisa Ferreira and will focus on how to ensure closer cooperation with citizens and civil society in the governance and implementation of Cohesion Policy and management of dedicated EU funds. such as the Commission contribution to the Sibiu Declaration for a “new strategic agenda for the EU 2019-2024”. With this in mind, the European Commission's Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy is organizing a conference on engaging citizens and civil society in Cohesion Policy.

The event will take place under the political leadership and with the participation of Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms Elisa Ferreira and will focus on how to ensure closer cooperation with citizens and civil society in the governance and implementation of Cohesion Policy and management of dedicated EU funds. the European Commission's Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy is organizing a conference on engaging citizens and civil society in Cohesion Policy.

The event will take place under the political leadership and with the participation of Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms Elisa Ferreira and will focus on how to ensure closer cooperation with citizens and civil society in the governance and implementation of Cohesion Policy and management of dedicated EU funds. the European Commission's Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy is organizing a conference on engaging citizens and civil society in Cohesion Policy.

The event will take place under the political leadership and with the participation of Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms Elisa Ferreira and will focus on how to ensure closer cooperation with citizens and civil society in the governance and implementation of Cohesion Policy and management of dedicated EU funds.

Through a more active citizens' engagement, institutions will become even more transparent and accountable, while investments will bring more and bigger results on the ground. “In conjunction with the President of the Tuscany Region, Enrico Rossi, we talked about the partnership with that Region to improve its administrative capacity and therefore its ability to spend public money better and to provide better services.