Political perspectives

The texts included in this section are not the transcripts of the speech itself as it was given by the speaker on the actual day. The spoken word shall prevail.

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Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth

Brief Statement: European cooperation and opportunities for all ages: future perspectives

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Theresa Schopper, State Minister of Baden-Württemberg and Secretary of State for political coordination

Brief statement: The significance of the Danube Region for Europe

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Karl-Heinz Lambertz, former president of the European Committee of Regions

Keynote speech: Cross-border cooperation in social affairs has proven to be particularly difficult due to the system differences in the neighbouring countries. How can the EU help to solve these problems?

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Gisela Erler, the State Counsellor for Civil Society and Civic Participation, State Ministry of Baden-Württemberg.