Road to Recovery

Zagreb, Croatia – 27 February 2023

Welcome

Background

As part of a wide-ranging response, the aim of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) is to mitigate the economic and social impact of the coronavirus pandemic and make European economies and societies more sustainable, resilient and better prepared for the challenges and opportunities of the green and digital transitions.

Currently, most National Recovery and Resilience Plans (NRRPs) are approved and implementation is underway in the Member States.

According to the Recovery and Resilience Facility Regulation, the European Parliament (EP) has an important role in the monitoring of the implementation of the Facility. It is for this reason that the Conference of Presidents has established an EP Working Group on the monitoring of the RRF.

Objectives

  • Support the EPP Mayors, regional and local representatives
  • Increase awareness of the Resilience and Recovery Facility in the EU Member States
  • Explain the scope, objectives, targets and intended outcome of RRF projects and reforms
  • Explain and make aware that all RRF money is coming from the EU
  • Raise awareness of EU help in Member States
  • Ensure that EPP Mayors, regional and local representatives express their point of view as regards their involvement in the drawing up and implementation of NRRP
  • Provide support to EPP Mayors, regional and local representatives in highlighting shortcomings in the drawing up and implementation of NRRP and – where relevant – previous policy shortcomings by the government that have accelerated the crisis
  • Provide a platform for citizens, businesses, NGOs and other stakeholders as regards the process of drawing up and implementation of NRRP
  • Promote the NRRP by highlighting the benefits of the reforms and investments for the development of the targeted Member States. Highlight specific investment projects implemented through the RRF

SPEAKERS

(Listed Alphabetically)

Andrej PLENKOVIĆ
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Andrej PLENKOVIĆ

Prime Minister of Croatia

Antonija JOZIĆ
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Antonija JOZIĆ

Prefect of Požega-Slavonia County

Božidar LONGIN
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Božidar LONGIN

Prefect of Zadar County

Dubravka ŠUICA
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Dubravka ŠUICA

European Commissioner for Democracy and Demography

Igor ANDROVIĆ
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Igor ANDROVIĆ

Prefect of Virovitica-Podravina County

Ivan RADIĆ
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Ivan RADIĆ

Mayor of Osijek

Ivan ŽAGAR
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Ivan ŽAGAR

Mayor of the Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica

Ivana MALETIĆ
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Ivana MALETIĆ

Member of the European Court of Auditors

Jan OLBRYCHT
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Jan OLBRYCHT

Vice-Chair of the EPP Group in the European Parliament

Karlo RESSLER
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Karlo RESSLER

EPP Vice-Coordinator for Budgets

Marija KUŠMIŠ
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Marija KUŠMIŠ

Mayor of Novska

Marko MARUŠIĆ
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Marko MARUŠIĆ

Prefect of Bjelovar-Bilogora County

Marko PAVIĆ
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Marko PAVIĆ

Chair of the Committee on Regional Development and European Funds, Croatian Parliament

Marko PRIMORAC
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Marko PRIMORAC

Minister of Finance

Olgierd GEBLEWICZ
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Olgierd GEBLEWICZ

President of West Pomerania Region

Siegfried MUREŞAN
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Siegfried MUREŞAN

Vice-Chair of the EPP Group in the European Parliament (EP)

Stipe ČOGELJA
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Stipe ČOGELJA

Deputy Prefect of the Split-Dalmatia County

Tomislav SOKOL
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Tomislav SOKOL

Member of the Committee for Regional Development

Željko TURK
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Željko TURK

Mayor of Zaprešić

Zvonimir SAVIĆ
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Zvonimir SAVIĆ

Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for Economic Issues

PROGRAM

Registration of Participants

30 min

Welcome

Welcome by Siegfried MUREŞAN and Željko TURK

15 min

Siegfried MUREŞAN
Siegfried MUREŞAN

MEP | Vice-Chair of the EPP Group in the European Parliament (EP) | Chairman of the Working Group for Budget and Structural Policies

Željko TURK
Željko TURK

Chairman of the Association of Cities | Mayor of Zaprešić | Member of EPP-CoR

Special intervention

Special intervention by Karlo RESSLER and Dubravka ŠUICA

20 min

Karlo RESSLER
Karlo RESSLER

MEP | EPP Vice-Coordinator for Budgets

Dubravka ŠUICA
Dubravka ŠUICA

Vice-President of the European Commission | Commissioner for Democracy and Demography

Keynote Speech

Keynote speech by Andrej PLENKOVIĆ

25 min

Andrej PLENKOVIĆ
Andrej PLENKOVIĆ

Prime Minister of Croatia

Panel I

Panel I
Involvement of local authorities in the design and implementation of the Recovery Plan: lessons learnt

Opening by

  • Ivana MALETIĆ

Moderated by

  • Jan OLBRYCHT

Speakers

  • Marko MARUŠIĆ
  • Antonija JOZIĆ
  • Božidar LONGIN
  • Ivan RADIĆ
  • Ivan ŽAGAR

Open debate

1h 15m

Ivana MALETIĆ
Ivana MALETIĆ

Member of the European Court of Auditors

Jan OLBRYCHT
Jan OLBRYCHT

MEP | Vice-Chair of the EPP Group in the European Parliament

Marko MARUŠIĆ
Marko MARUŠIĆ

Prefect of Bjelovar-Bilogora County

Antonija JOZIĆ
Antonija JOZIĆ

Prefect of Požega-Slavonia County

Božidar LONGIN
Božidar LONGIN

Prefect of Zadar County

Ivan RADIĆ
Ivan RADIĆ

Mayor of Osijek

Ivan ŽAGAR
Ivan ŽAGAR

Mayor of the Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica | Member of EPP-CoR, Slovenia

Coffee Break

15 m

Special Intervention

Special intervention by Marko PRIMORAC

15 min

Marko PRIMORAC
Marko PRIMORAC

Minister of Finance

Panel II

Panel II

Enhancing synergies between the recovery funds and the traditional EU funds: key to a speedy recovery and resilience

Opening by

  • Zvonimir SAVIĆ

Moderation by

  • Olgierd GEBLEWICZ

Speakers

  • Igor ANDROVIĆ
  • Marija KUŠMIŠ
  • Tomislav SOKOL
  • Marko PAVIĆ
  • Stipe ČOGELJA

Open debate

1h 15m

Zvonimir SAVIĆ
Zvonimir SAVIĆ

Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for Economic Issues

Olgierd GEBLEWICZ
Olgierd GEBLEWICZ

President of the EPP Group in the European Committee of the Regions | President of West Pomerania Region

Igor ANDROVIĆ
Igor ANDROVIĆ

Prefect of Virovitica-Podravina County | Member of the EPP-CoR

Marija KUŠMIŠ
Marija KUŠMIŠ

Mayor of Novska

Tomislav SOKOL
Tomislav SOKOL

MEP | Member of the Committee for Regional Development

Marko PAVIĆ
Marko PAVIĆ

MP | Chair of the Committee on Regional Development and European Funds, Croatian Parliament

Stipe ČOGELJA
Stipe ČOGELJA

Deputy Prefect of the Split-Dalmatia County

Concluding Remarks

Concluding remarks by Siegfried MUREŞAN

30 min

Siegfried MUREŞAN
Siegfried MUREŞAN

MEP | Vice-Chair of the EPP Group in the European Parliament (EP) | Chairman of the Working Group for Budget and Structural Policies

Lunch

Lunch

1 hour

Kaptol Restaurant

DOCUMENTS

Final Program

Report

Zagreb, Croatia
27 February 2023

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Program Conference on “Road to Recovery”

27 February 2023
08:30-13:30 CET
Zagreb, Croatia
The Westin Zagreb Hotel
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Krsnjavoga 1, Zagreb, Croatia, 10000
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    Andrea LASKAVA
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    Andrea LASKAVA

    Director

    Marcin TROJANOWSKI
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    Marcin TROJANOWSKI

    Head of EPP Group Network Unit

    Gina VASILE
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    Gina VASILE

    Policy Adviser

    Cristina ALVAREZ DE VELASCO
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    Cristina ALVAREZ DE VELASCO

    Assistant

    Patryk ANDRUSZYSZYN
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    Patryk ANDRUSZYSZYN

    Assistant

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