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12 Autumn 2019 European Energy Innovation
EUROPEAN PORTS
Strive for more at home to
lead in the world
By Isabelle Ryckbost (pictured), Secretary General, European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO)
Between 23 and 26 May, the
citizens of 28 EU Member and new policy priorities for the next brought together in a document
States cast their votes in five years. entitled “A Union that strives for
the European elections. The more”. While I am writing this, we are
Mid July the European Parliament waiting for the full list of incoming
outcome of those elections marked confirmed the candidacy of the Commissioners and their respective
the beginning of a new European German Christian Democrat portfolios. We therefore have no
Parliament, that started its mandate politician, Ursula von der Leyen, clear picture yet of which concrete
in July and will lead to a new and so gave support to her political initiatives in the fields of interest to
Commission, a new political agenda agenda and priorities, which are European ports, such as transport,
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