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European Parliament President, David Sassoli, Prime Minister of Portugal, António Costa, on behalf of the Presidency of the Council, and European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, have signed the Joint Declaration on the Conference on the Future of Europe. The Conference aims to provide citizens with ‘a greater role in shaping EU policies and ambitions’. The joint statement stipulates that there will be a multitude of conference-events, panels and debates across the EU, as well as a multilingual digital platform on topics that range from the green and digital transition to European industry’s competitiveness. The conference’s leadership will be divided between a joint presidency—consisting of von der Leyen, Sassoli and European Council President, Charles Michel—and an Executive Board, with three representatives from each institution and up to four observers.
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