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By Martin Banks - 15th May 2013 Boosting job creation and stimulating competitiveness is vital Europe's regions and cities are set to receive a major financial shot in the arm to help them cope with the continuing economic...

Dinsdag 14 mei 2013 | EU Comm. Regions ] 14/05/2013 Page Image Image Caption Page Content *The President of the Committee of the Regions, Ramon Luis Valcarcel, has welcomed the Economic and Financial Affairs Council's (ECOFIN)...

Regionalization is a genuine country project, which cannot have any political colour, and Romania’s incumbent ruling coalition cannot afford missing this moment and fail achieving the regionalization because history will never...

On the occasion of Europe Day the Committee of the Regions President, Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso, has underlined the key role played by the EU in achieving significant economic progress across Europe. On 9 May Mr Valcárcel will...

The president of the Committee of the Regions, Mr Valcárcel Siso, will open the international donor conference for development in Mali – “Together for a new Mali” – on Wednesday 15 May 2013 in the Committee of the Regions...

Europe and its global partners that are being asked to help finance a €4-billion development programme in Mali should pressure the government to address executions, rape and other abuses in the divided country, human rights... All similar articles: 290 »

Rhodri Glyn Thomas AM has been praised by Brendan Howlin TD, Ireland’s Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, at a high level conference in Brussels. Plaid Cymru’s Rhodri Glyn Thomas is a Welsh representative on the...

See below for the experiences of: • Emma Banks (French and Italian Studies), now working in Brussels for the European Commission • Barley Blyton (English and Italian Literature) now working for Oeno • Ashley Durward (German...

By Martin Banks - 9th May 2013 We shall therefore be campaigning hard in the European elections The leader of a new political party in the Committee of the Regions (CoR) says it aims to "get back to the fundamental reason" why...

CoR President Valcarcel to open donor conference for Mali Page Image Image Caption *R. L. Valcarcel Siso Page Content *The president of the Committee of the Regions, Mr Valcarcel Siso, will open the international donor...

Europe Day: "In times of crisis Europe should be more united than ev.. Page Image Image Caption *R. L. Valcarcel Siso Page Content *On the occasion of Europe Day the Committee of the Regions' President, Ramon Luis Valcarcel...

A 12-member delegation of the Council of Europe Congress composed of representatives from nine European countries, including three members of the EU Committee of the Regions, has observed the elections for the Yerevan Council... All similar articles: 208 »

Poverty and social exclusion: What role for regions and cities? The fourth in a series of seven conferences held by the Committee of the Regions to assess the state of play of the Europe 2020 strategy flagship initiatives and ...

A delegation of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe headed by Rapporteur Stewart Dickson (United Kingdom, ILDG) and including three members of the EU Committee of the Regions will carry out a...

By Martin Banks - 29th April 2013 I would opt for a more balanced economic course Member states have come under renewed pressure to relax their "strict" austerity measures. Leading the demand is the president of the Committee...

EU ‘grassroots’ engagement Beyond the spotlight of high-profile crisis meetings of EU leaders exists a very different community. A group that can almost be likened to a sub-culture. They meet in over-sized buildings in Brussels...

Woensdag 24 april 2013 | EU Comm. Regions ] 24/04/2013 Page Image Image Caption Page Content *The President of the Committee of the Regions, Ramon Luis Valcarcel Siso, together with the First Vice-President, Mercedes Bresso,...

A conference called “Investing in Europe's regions and cities; maximising the impact of regional and local public expenditure and the EU budget 2014-2020” will be held in Brussels on 13th May. It is organised with the support...

Author(s): Eleni Stamatoukou The Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived set out by the Commission is insufficient says the Committee of the Regions (CoR). The CoR argues that an additional €1bn is needed. read more

The FINANCIAL -- The Committee of the Regions shares the view that industry has become an urgent priority, which is why the European Commission has adopted the target of increasing industry's share of GDP to 20% by 2020. The...

In 2010 I noted with dismay the Conservative councillors represented on the EU Committee of the Regions continued to sit as part of the European Peoples Party. No longer. They are now part of a new group in the Committee...

The FINANCIAL -- Representatives of local and regional authorities from the EU and developing countries gathered on 9-10 April in Brussels to promote a sustainable development policy having local authorities as its main...

Press Release The EU's Assembly of Regional and Local Representatives Brussels, 12/04/2013 During the Committee of Regions (CoR) 100th plenary President Ramon Luis Valcárcel presented Europe's cities and regions priorities to...

Vrijdag 12 april 2013 | EU Comm. Regions ] 12/04/2013 Page Image Image Caption *Ossi Martikainen Page Content Europe's cities and regions have argued that the level of investment for a new fund dedicated to supporting citizens...

Woensdag 10 april 2013 | EU Comm. Regions ] 10/04/2013 Page Image Image Caption Page Content *Representatives of local and regional authorities from the EU and developing countries gathered on 9-10 April in Brussels to promote...

by Eugene Eteris The co-operation between the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the European Citizens' Initiative has been always very close and intensive. The ECI Day conference was...

A new group formed yesterday and officially announced today in the Committee of the Regions will champion an agenda of decentralising power closer to the local and regional people. The European Conservatives and Reformists...

Author(s): Elena Ralli The Committeeof the Regions (CoR), represented by René Souchon (FR/PES), President of the CoR's Commission for Natural Resources welcomed the amendment concerning the lowering of the ceiling for direct...