20/05/2011 Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
“In times of crisis, it is essential to give a boost to the regional economy and to develop the often underexploited local economic potential”, according to participants in Lamezia Terme at today’s hearing on input for local development, organised by the PACE Committee on Economic Affairs and Development.
Speakers at the hearing included the Italian Deputy Minister of Economy Antonio Gentile, the Chair of the Italian delegation to PACE Luigi Vitali, the President of the Calabria Region Giuseppe Scopelliti, the President of the Province of Catanzaro Wanda Ferro, and the Mayor of Lamezia Terme Gianni Speranza. Also attending the meeting were the chairs of the national agencies for tourism, economic development and employment, and the Director General of Milan Expo 2015.
Participants also discussed the underground economy, the role of the OECD, environmental impacts on the economy, the participation of women in economic and social decision-making bodies, and youth unemployment.