Watch Video - Johannes Hahn in Copenhagen during URBACT Conference
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10 February 2015Johannes Hahn, Member of the European Commission in charge of Regional Policy, attended the 2012 URBACT Annual Conference "Cities of Tomorrow: Actions Today" last December in Copenhagen and met at this occasion Mr Nicolai Wammen, Danish Minister for European Affairs, and other high-level government representatives. Watch this video produced by the European Commission to learn more about his day in Denmark!
At this time of intense debates on the objectives and budget of the European 2014-2020 Cohesion Policy, the presence of Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for Regional and Urban Policy, served as clear and welcome proof the Commission's strong commitment in favour of cities. Johannes Hahn advocated a greater role for cities in the cohesion policy. He also highlighted the central role of URBACT in promoting integrated and sustainable urban development in the coming years
In this movie shoot during M. Hahn's day in Copenhagen, you can hear him reflect and explain his views on Regional and Urban Policy. "We are meeting at the time, when Europe is taking key decision about the years ahead of us", M. Hahn said in his speech opening the URBACT Annual Conference. He also recommended URBACT participants: "Make sure your voice is heard".
In this video, you will also have the chance to hear extracts from the speech of Frank Jensen, Lord Mayor of Copenhagen. He explained that if "Sustainability is key to URBACT, sustainability is also key to Copenhagen".
Read more:
- Johannes Hahn Video - European Commission Audiovisual website
- Emmanuel MOULIN, Head of the URBACT Secretariat, comes back on the URBACT Annual Conference 2012 - URBACT website
- URBACT Annual Conference - website
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