Plenary Session of the Congress
3 to 5 March 2009 - Strasbourg, France
The Congress responded to the current economic downturn by organising, on 4 and
5 March, a debate on ways for European territorial authorities to cope with
the consequences of the international financial crisis.
Among participants to the debate were Maurice Vincent, Mayor of
Saint-Etienne (France), Svetlana Orlova, Representative of the Kemerovo
Regional Parliament in the Russian Federal Assembly (Russian Federation),
Vladimir Moskov, Mayor of Goce Delcev (Bulgaria) and Vice-President of NALAS,
Yevgen Kartashov, President of the Municipal Council of Zaporizhzhya
(Ukraine), and Adrien Zeller, Président of the Regional Council of Bas-Rhin
(France).
Maurice Vincent: Putting our finances on a sound and secure footing and preparing for the end of the crisis
Speaking
in the debate on the consequences for local authorities of the international
financial crisis, the Mayor of Saint Etienne, Maurice Vincent, called on the
latter to re-assess and renegotiate if necessary their bank loans, and to
prepare now for the future and for the end of the crisis by investing in
sustainable development and innovation. Interview Speech
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Vladimir
Moskov, NALAS Vice-President
Speaking
in the debate on the consequences for local authorities of the international
financial crisis, the Mayor of Saint Etienne, Maurice Vincent, called on the
latter to re-assess and renegotiate if necessary their bank loans, and to
prepare now for the future and for the end of the crisis by investing in
sustainable development and innovation.