GPM will be represented in this years 2019 Cities and Regions for Development Cooperation organised by the European Committee of the Regions. The first part of the Forum will be organised around panel discussions, while the second part is built on an interactive “Open Space” methodology “, clustered around the 5Ps of the New European Consensus. In this session, participants will be able to discuss topics of their interest, interact and generate insights and recommendations directed to the European  institutions, through cross-fertilization of ideas. This participatory approach will ensure the ownership of all stakeholders and allow them to actively shape the event conveying policy recommendations to the European Institutions.