Discussing the Conference on the Future of Europe ahead of its launch on Europe Day May 9th, former ALDE Group President Guy Verhofstadt supported a larger involvement of subnational governments.

Guy Verhofstadt, who is the co-Chair of the Conference on the Future of Europe, explained that it will give citizens the possibility to discuss the future of Europe and establish a vision for the EU for the 21st century.

He argued that in a multipolar world, Europe needs to be able to see eye-to-eye with global powers; and it is necessary to define what kind of Europe Europeans want: “We’re not just in a listening mode. We need to respond in the presence of European citizens to their requests to come to a clear conclusion: a list of reforms that shape the future of the EU.”

Guy Verhofstadt supported a larger role for regional governments, through the European Committee of the Regions, which will have a sizeable delegation in the plenary session of the Conference.

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