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Europe Day: "In times of crisis Europe should be more united than ever"

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:50:21 GMT

Press release The EU's Assembly of Regional and Local Representatives Brussels, 8 May 2013 <> 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.

CoR President Valcárcel to open donor conference for Mali

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:35:23 GMT

Press release The EU's Assembly of Regional and Local Representatives Brussels, 13 May 2013 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...

Commit extra €1bn from EU funds to support the most deprived

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:10:17 GMT

Press Release The EU's Assembly of Regional and Local Representatives Brussels, 15/04/2013 Europe's cities and regions have argued that the level of investment for a new fund dedicated to supporting citizens most in need is insufficient.

Regional independence movements must be seen as internal State matters

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:19:28 GMT

Press Release The EU's Assembly of Regional and Local Representatives Brussels, 15 April 2013 Regional Regional In an opinion adopted on 12 April on the state of devolution in the EU and the place for local and regional self-government in EU policy making, the Committee of the Regions (CoR) made...

CoR shares with Martin Schulz its concerns on 2014-2020 budget: "Agreement needed before summer"

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:16:37 GMT

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 the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz.

Industrial policy: local roots and the human factor are vital to recovery

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:58:25 GMT

Press Release The EU's Assembly of Regional and Local Representatives Brussels, 11 April 2013 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.

3rd Assises of d ecentralised cooperation: local authorities as key drivers in development policy

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:46:21 GMT

The EU's Assembly of Regional and Local Representatives Press Release Brussels, 10 April 2013 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 drivers.

President Schulz joins regions and cities in debate on EU budget and the crisis during landmark 100th plenary (11-12 April, Brussels)

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 08:25:03 GMT

Press Release The EU's Assembly of Regional and Local Representatives Brussels, 8 April 2013 Need for a stronger European industry and fight against poverty also on the agenda Celebrating its 100th edition since its creation in 1994 the Committee of the Regions' (CoR) President, Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso, will welcome...

Key European Parliament vote on the CAP: René Souchon supports lowering the ceiling for direct payments

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 08:23:20 GMT

Press Release The EU's Assembly of Regional and Local Representatives Brussels, 8 March 2013 In view of the plenary session vote on the Common Agricultural Policy after 2013, the Committee of the Regions (CoR), represented by René Souchon (FR/PES), President of the CoR's Commission for Natural Resources, points out that...

Committee of the Regions joins EU-wide climate change campaign

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:53:33 GMT

Press Release The EU's Assembly of Regional and Local Representatives Brussels, 21/03/2013 <>The Committee of the Regions (CoR) has offered its full support to a pan-European climate change campaign recently launched by the European Commission. The campaign entitled "A world you like.