Hon. Premier D. Romeo
The Hon. Premier Donaldson Romeo of Montserrat during last week following his first meeting of the ECCB Monetary Council in St. Kitts at the beginning of the week attended the 13th Overseas Countries and Territories – European Union Forum, which took place in Tortola, Overseas Territory of the British Virgin Islands (BVI).
The Premier Donaldson Romeo, made a presentation on Friday February 27, 2015 on geothermal energy at the conference of the European Commission and EU Overseas Countries and Territories in which he took part.
Mr Romeo was at the time taking part in a round table event captioned ” Regional Cooperation: Unlocking the Potential of OCTs”.
That was the last day of the conference and the other members of the round table were: Anguilla, Bonaire, New Caledonia, Sint Maarten, and Saba.
Among other matters addressed were a review of the current disbursement of funds and performance of projects funded under 10th European Development Fund programme.
Preparations for the 11th EDF funding cycle will also be considered.
They were also examine the relationship between the overseas countries and territories and the European Union (EU), as well as other international and regional partners, in a bid to create regional hubs and centres of excellence.
The Premier’s address came during their commitment to the sustainable use of natural resources and emphasise the importance of coastal marine management and climate change adaptation.
The session was chaired by the Hon. Premier of the BVI, Dr. Orlando Smith.
According to a release from the Government Information Unit the presentation focused on the exploitation of geothermal energy.
