General Assembly and Forum
On the 24th and the 25th October the INSULEUR General Assembly and Forum were held at Gozo, Malta. Delegates from Malta, Greece, Spain, France, Italy and, Jersey participated in the events.
During the General Assembly on the 24th October, which was reserved solely for INSULEUR members, core issues such as "Blue Growth and Islands" and VAT regulations arose, while among the subjects having been discussed were a proposal for revisions to the state aid framework that would target islands' needs as well as the issue of refugees and immigrants.
This year's Forum was devoted to "the Digital Transformation of European Islands". In particular, the association and interconnectivity between insular economies and digitilisation was thoroughly examined. Furthermore, keynote speeches included initiatives of insular chambers with respect to digitalization on insular economies and SMEs, and the development of a strategy towards digitalization for EU islands.
