Bristol Hannover Council
Meeting of the European Local Partnerships and Twinning Group
** In the same week as the Sommerfest at the German Embassy, Ann Kennard attended the latest meeting of the ELPTG, which was held at Europe House, Westminster, home to the European Parliament Liaison Office to the UK.
The meeting was addressed by the German Ambassador Miguel Berger, Sandro Gozi MEP, Co-Chair EU-UK Parliamentary Party Assembly, Wera Hobhouse MP, Vice-Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Europe, and representatives of local government, twinning partnerships etc.
Carl Wright, Chair of ELPTG, in conversation with Wera Hobhouse
The meeting discussed successful local partnership and twinning experiences between the UK and partners in the EU, local action (particularly in Bath) in support of Ukraine, and devoted particular attention to the next steps on UK-EU Youth Experience and Mobility, especially the return to the Erasmus Plus scheme in the light of the decisions taken at the UK-EU London Summit held in May.
The main outcomes were listed in a final statement.
ANN KENNARD
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