Progressive Mayors: For Housing Justice and Quality of Life
Friday, 17 October
15:55 – 16:40
Organised with the PES Group in the European Committee of the Regions
Cities are where Europe’s biggest challenges and brightest solutions meet. From affordable housing to liveable neighbourhoods, progressive mayors are on the frontline of delivering policies that improve the daily lives of millions. In this panel, leading mayors from across Europe will showcase how progressive leadership at city level is reshaping housing, mobility, and quality of life. At a time when citizens expect solutions that are concrete and close to home, big cities are proving that progressive innovation can deliver fairness, sustainability, and better lives for all.
Speakers:
- Roberto Gualtieri, Mayor of Rome, Rapporteur on the CoR Opinion on Public Procurement and Coordinator of the PES Mayors’ Network
- Marjolein Moorman, Deputy Mayor of Amsterdam
- Haris Doukas, Mayor of Athens and Vice President of the PES Group in the European Committee of the Regions (CoR)
- Jaume Collboni Cuadrado, Mayor of Barcelona and Rapporteur on the CoR Opinion on the EU Affordable Housing Plan
- Dilek İmamoğlu, on behalf of Ekrem İmamoğlu, Mayor of Istanbul (video)
- Gergely Karácsony, Mayor of Budapest (video)
Moderated by Céline Hervieu, Member of the French National Assembly for the Paris 11th Constituency and Alumni of the CoR Young Elected Politicians Program
