GET READY | #ProgressivesSpeakUp School in Portimão

👋 Just a week to go!

Our #ProgressivesSpeakUp School of young local and regional politicians is around the corner! The updated agenda of the School is available here. It aims at discussing a comprehensive European Plan for affordable housing, which should be the top priority of the future European Commission, and the adoption of a declaration on “Affordable Housing Needs Europe – Europe Needs Affordable Housing”.

✈️ Ready to go?

Thursday 4 April

The first day of the School starts on Thursday, 4 April at 12:30 and will end at 20:30 after the citizen's debate on "Youth and Europe". The citizen's debate will be followed by a cocktail reception whereas lunch will be provided from 12:30 until the start of the School at 14:30.

Friday 5 April

The second day of the School starts with our External PES Group meeting from 9:00 to 12:30. We invite you to dive into crucial discussions on tackling the housing crisis within the European Union and to adopt our PES Group declaration on “Affordable Housing Needs Europe – Europe Needs Affordable Housing”.

We're thrilled to announce an incredible line-up of speakers, including Nicolas Schmit, European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights and Klara Geywitz who currently serves as the Deputy Party Leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and Federal Minister of Housing. Joining them will be, Pedro Nuno Santos, Leader of the Portuguese Socialist Party (PS), and many more!

Meeting venues and addresses 

The Progressives Speak Up School will take place in Portimão at the following venue:

Museu de Portimão, Rua D. Carlos I Zona Ribeirinha, 8500-607 Portimão, Portugal

→ Pick up your badge at the welcome desk of the venue from 12:30 on Thursday, 4 April.

 → The citizen's debate and the External PES Group meeting will take place at this venue too.

🛩️ How are the shuttle busses from and to Faro airport organised? ​ ​

Regular shuttle buses will be organised from Faro airport to Portimão and back. A dedicated desk will be placed at the first exit point for all passengers at the airport. Look for our local hosts who will be holding a "PES Group" sign.

The meeting point for the shuttle return from Portimão to Faro airport will be at the intersection of "Rua Gonçalo Nascimento / Rua 28 de Maio, right next to the Portimão Museum (2 minute walk - see map below).

Find below the timetable for the shuttles only for those who have registered online.

Please inform us about any change about your travel details.

📲 Join our WhatsApp group!

We have created a WhatsApp group for all of you! Join us to get all the latestnformation, ask your questions and discover who will join the School with you.

🤳 Get ready to share your journey on social media

Use the hashtags #ProgressivesSpeakUp and #HousingForAll and tag us @PES_CoR

📷 Photos of the events

Photographers will take pictures during the events. We will share them on our Flickr account and send them to you.

⚠️ Do not forget to sign the attendance list!

Your presence is required at all three events. An attendance list will be available at the start of each event for your convenience. Please remember to sign it upon arrival to facilitate your reimbursement. Thank you for your cooperation.

📱 Whom to contact in case of need?

Vanessa.Paget@cor.europa.eu (Overall Coordination +32 492 46 72 64)

Bastian.Meic@cor.europa.eu (Organiser +32 488 37 52 98)

Maria.Freitas@cor.europa.eu (Organiser +32 492 46 72 64)

Julien.DeRidder@cor.europa.eu (Financial procedures +32 473 ​ 52 02 03)

If you have other questions, do not hesitate to reach out to us.

We look forward to seeing you all in Portimão and making #HousingForAll a top priority in the next EU mandate!

Our best wishes,

The PES Group Secretariat

Vanessa Paget

Communications and Press Officer

• vanessa.paget@cor.europa.eu
• +32 (0) 2 282 22 63

• pes.cor.europa.eu
• @pagetvanessa

Julien De Ridder

Political Adviser

• julien.deridder@cor.europa.eu

Bastian Meić

Political adviser

• bastian.meic@cor.europa.eu
• +32 (0) 2 282 22 55

Maria Freitas

Political Adviser

• maria.freitas@cor.europa.eu
• +32 2 282 2178