EPP-CoR External Cross-Border Group Meeting
Mikulov, Czech Republic | 21 September 2026 | 14:00 – 18:00

 

Moderator: Michala Hergetová, television economics editor and journalist 

13:15 – 14:00 | ARRIVAL, REGISTRATION AND COFFEE

14:00 – 14:30 | OPENING SESSION

Welcome addresses

• Jan Grolich, Governor of the South Moravian Region

• Sari Rautio, President of the EPP-CoR Group 

 

14:30 – 14:45 | KEYNOTE SPEECHES

•  Jessika Roswall, Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy, video message 

•  Marek Mora, Vice-President responsible for Economic and social cohesion, Water, and Health, European Investment Bank

 

14:45 – 15:45 | PANEL I. FINANCING WATER RESILIENCE TO BOOST COMPETITIVENESS IN OUR REGIONS AND CITIES

SETTING THE SCENE: 

 

• Alexander Bernhuber, Member of the European Parliament 

• Paul Rübig, Member of the European Economic and Social Committee

• Carlos Moedas, Mayor of Lisbon

• Oriana Romano, Head of Unit, OECD Water Governance Programme

Exchange with the audience (Q&A)

15:45 – 16:15 | COFFEE BREAK

 

16:15 – 17:300 | PANEL II. DELIVERING WATER RESILIENCE: ACCELERATING THE IMPLEMENTATION AND FOSTERING THE COORDINATED ACTION TO ACHIEVE WATER SECURITY AT THE LOCAL AND REGIONAL LEVEL

SETTING THE SCENE: Franz Steiner, Managing Director of the Marchfeld Canal Operating Company

• Jan Zámečník, Deputy-Governor of the South Moravian Region

• Piotr Całbecki, President of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Region

• Alberto Cirio, President of the Piedmont Region

• Aleksandra Dulkiewicz, Mayor of Gdańsk 

• Anthony Chircop, President of the Eastern Region of Malta

Exchange with the audience (Q&A)

17:30 – 18:00 | CLOSING SESSION AND THE ADOPTION OF THE MIKULOV DECLARATION

Closing Remarks

• Jan Zámečník, Deputy-Governor of the South Moravian Region 

• Sari Rautio, President of the EPP-CoR Group

 

18:00 | FAMILY PHOTO

 

TUESDAY, 22 SEPTEMBER 

9:00 – 13:30 | STUDY VISIT TO THE MARCHFELDKANAL IN LOWER AUSTRIA