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11 EU Commissioner Barnier responds positively to Clucas's Call to combat counterfeiting and child exploitation
11/6/2010
  Flo Clucas, President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe in the Committee of the Regions (CoR), urged Commissioner Barnier to tackle the problem of counterfeit sports and entertainment merchandising entering the European market.   Speaking during the CoR's plenary of 9, 10 Ju ... ->>>
10 Message to Summit Leaders: Support women entrepreneurs to combat poverty
10/6/2010
  The ALDE Group in the Committee of the Regions (CoR) successfully tabled an amendment to the CoR resolution "Stronger Involvement of Local and Regional Authorities in the Europe 2020 strategy" calling on the leaders attending the EU June Summit to make women entrepreneurs a priority in ... ->>>
9 ALDE to hold seminar on Macro-Regions in Ancona (Italy) in 2010
9/6/2010
    At its group meeting of 9 June, the ALDE group has accepted the proposal by its 3rd Vice-President, Gianmario Spacca, to hold a seminar on Macro-Regions in the capital of the Italian Marche Region, of which he is President. The date and programme are still to be confirmed, but the seminar wil ... ->>>
19 Immigration, Water and Ship Emmissions: ALDE CoR Resolution for the European Martime Days
19/5/2010
  At its external group meeting in The Hague, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe in the Committee of the Regions adopted a special resolution to contribute to the European Maritime Days taking place in Gijón, Spain between 18 and 21 May.   Emphasizing the importance of ensuring a ... ->>>
14 Simone Beissel chairs part of April's Plenary Session
14/4/2010
  Simone Beissel (ALDE member and Deputy Mayor of Luxembourg) chaired half of the plenary session of the Committee of the Regions on April 14th and 15th. Mrs Beissel stood in for First Vice-President, Ramón Valcarcel who chaired the other half of the session. Mrs Beissel was congratulated at the en ... ->>>

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