Ivan Korčok - 7th European Summit of Regions and Cities

Ivan Korčok, State Secretary and Plenipotentiary of the Government of the Slovak Republic for the Presidency on the Council of the EU at the Bratislava Summit, 8-9 July 2016. Every two years, the CoR holds a European Summit of Regions and Cities. These summits bring elected representatives from regional and local authorities together to discuss the main challenges facing the European Union. Bratislava hosted the 7th Summit of Regions and Cities held on 8-9 July 2016. The Summit was organised by the European Committee of the Regions and co-hosted by the Bratislava Self-Governing Region and the City of Bratislava, in cooperation with the Slovak Presidency of the Council of the EU. Gathering over 700 participants and open to all CoR members, this major event coincided with the start of the Slovakian EU Presidency which begins on 1 July. Under the title 'Invest and Connect', EU leaders and representatives from both the public and private sector considered how to strengthen connections between Europe's people, places, ideas and resources through investment. Follow us on : cor.europa.eu/BratislavaSummit twitter.com/EU_CoR www.facebook.com/committee.of.the.regions www.flickr.com/photos/cor-photos

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