You are invited to a hybrid stakeholder consultation meeting on "Exploring the role of the private sector in reinforcing cohesion policy post-2027" by Rapporteur Kristoffer TAMSONS (SE/EPP).
The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) is currently drafting an opinion on "Exploring the role of the private sector in reinforcing cohesion policy post-2027".
Cohesion policy is the main EU investment policy to implement the treaty objective of strengthening the economic, social and territorial cohesion of the EU and local and regional authorities (LRAs) play a key role in its design and implementation. In light of a fiscally constrained context post-2027, it will be even more important to ensure that LRAs and other stakeholders are able to maximise the impact of EU public funds, including by optimising the participation of the private sector and private sector financing at all territorial levels.
Against this background, this opinion aims at exploring the current and potential role of the private sector in reinforcing Cohesion policy post 2027 and at enabling the CoR to put forward its political recommendations on the matter during the first months of the negotiations of the legislative package for post 2027.
The rapporteur for this opinion, Mr Kristoffer Tamsons (SE/EPP), Member of the County Council, Stockholm Region, would be pleased to meet representatives of relevant stakeholder organisations for a consultation on the theme of the opinion, in order to gather the different points of views and discuss the main issues.
The stakeholder consultation meeting will be held in hybrid mode on 8 October 2025 (from 09:00 to 11:00) at the premises of the European Committee of the Regions (room JDE 53) and via Microsoft Teams.
The meeting will be held in English only.
The deadline for registrations is Tuesday 7 October at 10am
In addition, if you have any position papers or written contributions relevant to the subject, you are welcome to send them by email to the CoR COTER Secretariat coter@cor.europa.eu by 10 October 2025.
When and where
Wednesday 8 October 2025 | 09:00-11:00
Meeting room JDE 53 and Teams
(meeting in EN only)
European Committee of the Regions
Rue Belliard 99-101
B - 1040 Brussels