Ladies and Gentlemen,Welcome to this event on the coal regions in transition !I am thrilled we could organise this session, as part of the European Week of Regions and Cities.Climate action starts with our regions.Regions are THE actors, the drivers, the testbed, in some cases also the pioneers and the engines, of the clean energy transition.They experience first-handedly not only the benefits but also the social and industrial challenges linked to the low carbon transition.Our ultimate objective is: to make sure no region, no sector, no worker is left behind.