Member's Profile

Member of a Regional Assembly: Haderslev municipal council 
Jens Christian GJESING
Jens Christian GJESING 

Political group: PES (Party of European Socialists);

Commissions:
CIVEX (Commission for Citizenship, Governance, Institutional and External affairs)
SEDEC (Commission for Social Policy, Education, Employment and Culture)

Languages: Danish, English, Swedish, German

Represented Country: Denmark

Member of the European Committee of the Regions since: 26.01.2010

Contact +32 2 5501260 international.relations1@kl.dk
Tuoreimpia uutisia
  • Turkey has "moved further away" from rule of law, says senior local EU politician
    Turkey has "moved further away" from rule of law, says senior local EU politician
    Press release25.03.2021 | Migration, asylum and integration of migrants;Turkey;
    Ahead of an important discussion on Turkey at the European Council on 25-26 March, the chairman of the Working Group on relations with Turkey of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) has emphasised that all countries seeking EU membership must abide by rule-of-law principles.
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  • Calls made to keep channels open at low point in EU's relations with Turkey
    Calls made to keep channels open at low point in EU's relations with Turkey
    18.12.2020 | Turkey;
    The sharp deterioration in relations between Turkey an​d the European Union's member states and institutions has underscored the importance of maintaining lines of communication between local and regional authorities in the EU and Turkey, EU and Turkish politicians and officials said on 16 December.
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  • Turkey and EU neighbours stress value of city-to-city collaboration
    Turkey and EU neighbours stress value of city-to-city collaboration
    13.12.2019 | Turkey;
    Turkey would like to increase its participation in cross-border programmes and to see an upgrading in relations between Turkey and the European Committee of the Regions, Faruk Kaymakci, Turkey's Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Director for EU Affairs, told local and regional politicians from the European Union and Turkey on 27 November.
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