June 3, 2021

The following is a press release from the European Committee of the Regions:

What:

Green Week closing session: Together towards zero pollution - becoming the change we need

The closing session of the EU Green Week 2021 will look at the environment and health nexus, which are fundamental to steering together our recovery and resilience efforts. It will explore challenges and opportunities for society, businesses, young people and others in particular in the regional and urban context. All participants will be asked to present their expectations towards the Zero Pollution Stakeholder Platform, which will be launched during the session and will carry forward the discussions from the EU Green Week towards more regular exchanges and sharing of good practices. Together with the European Committee of the Regions, the European Commission will organise regular interactions on topics of common interest with the aim to meet again for the next Zero Pollution ambition conference in 2023 (tbc).

Who:

Vasco Alves Cordeiro, First Vice-President of the European Committee of the Regions and Member of the Regional Parliament of Azores

Florika Fink-Hooijer, Director-General for Environment, European Commission

Alexandre Affre, Deputy Director General, Business Europe

Samuel Masse, President of European Council of Young Farmers (CEJA)

Jeremy Wates, Secretary General, European Environmental Bureau (EEB)

Monique Goyens, Director General, The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC)

Bent Madsen, President of Housing Europe

When:

Friday 4 June 2021 | 12:00 – 13:30

Where:

You can watch the event live here: https://www.eugreenweek.eu/virtual-conference/together-towards-zero-pollution-becoming-change-we-need?_cldee=ZWRpdG9yc0BsZXRhLmx2&recipientid=contact-45adf204f85feb11811b005056a033d5-c9e35b37f77b4d83a58f1670dbfb0919&esid=e6e88451-41c4-eb11-8118-005056a043ea. Please register here: https://www.ubivent.com/register/11/eugreenweek2021 to access the Q&A functionality

More information:

Find here the agenda of the event: https://www.eugreenweek.eu/virtual-conference/together-towards-zero-pollution-becoming-change-we-need?_cldee=ZWRpdG9yc0BsZXRhLmx2&recipientid=contact-45adf204f85feb11811b005056a033d5-c9e35b37f77b4d83a58f1670dbfb0919&esid=e6e88451-41c4-eb11-8118-005056a043ea. All information on Green Week 2021 can be found here: https://www.eugreenweek.eu/?_cldee=ZWRpdG9yc0BsZXRhLmx2&recipientid=contact-45adf204f85feb11811b005056a033d5-c9e35b37f77b4d83a58f1670dbfb0919&esid=e6e88451-41c4-eb11-8118-005056a043ea

Press Contacts:

European Commission

Daniela Stoycheva // Daniela.Stoycheva@ec.europa.eu

European Committee of the Regions

David Crous // David.Crous@cor.europa.eu