Cllr Tony Buchanan East Renfrewshire Council, Scotland is the current chair of the Commission for Natural Resources (NAT) of the EU Committee of the Regions, a body that brings together councillors and members of devolved parliaments from across the EU to work together on EU Agriculture Rural, Fisheries issues.
 
As chair of the NAT commission Cllr Buchanan said: "I will seek to build compromises and alliances across national, regional and local boundaries, which is what CoR stands for and influence the EU decision making process in this regard”
 
His first meeting as interim Chair agreed an ambitious work programme as well as dealt with opinions such as innovation in the rural economy, tourism and fisheries.
 
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