| European Alliance group discusses 'reflections on the future of Europe' | | 12 December 2016 | At the last European Alliance Group meeting of 2016, members discussed their reflections on the future of the European Union and communicating Europe. Mr Stephen Gethins MP, Shadow SNP Spokesperson on Europe, Westminster led discussions on The Impact of the UK Leaving the EU on Scotland and this gave rise to a lively discussion on the impact ... |
| Truskolaski appointed to lead 'StartUp and ScaleUp' opinion in the CoR | | 02 December 2016 | At the ECON meeting of the Committee of the Regions Mr Tadeusz Truskolaski was today appointed as rapporteur on the key Commission dossier on StartUp and ScaleUp which aims to give Europe's many innovative entrepreneurs every opportunity to become world leading companies. The proposal also examines venture capital, investment, insolvency law ... |
| COTER endorse Mr Szwabski opinion on regeneration of port cities and port areas | | 30 November 2016 | Following the successful EA Group seminar in Gdynia, Mr Szwabski opinion on the regeneration of port cities and port areas has been approved by overwhelming majority at today's COTER commission meeting.
The opinion highlights the high potential of Port cities and port areas for local economic development and job creation. Challenges faced ... |
| Stenson discusses young farmers and EU health policy at Committee of the Regions NAT | | 28 November 2016 | At the NAT commission meeting Leitrim Cllr Enda Stenson said that it was fundamentally important that young farmers have the possibility to continue farming. He said that the future of rural areas are also dependent on farming and local jobs.
The NAT commission also discussed EU policy for health and also the EU alcohol strategy. |
| McCarthy hosts lively City Dialogue on the role of local government in the EU | | 19 November 2016 | On Saturday 19 November Cllr Kieran McCarthy was one of the lead organisers in a lively City Debate held in UCC. The panel included Minister for Europe Dara Murphy TD and President of the European Committee of the Regions Markku Markkula.
Participants highlighted the need to engage Local Government more in the European Union; the need ... |
| Marc Hendrickx participates in CoR - Western Balkans working group in Kosovo | | 26 October 2016 | On 25 October, the COR working group on Western Balkans met in Gjilan, Kosovo, to discuss the state of play of EU-Kosovo relations and the involvement of local government in the EU accession process.
While Kosovar members underlined that EU integration is a priority for them, they also lamented the EU has been far too distant. Moreover, the ... |
| CoR and EP should join forces to bring EU closer to its citizens | | 11 October 2016 | On 11 October during the CoR Plenary, members debated on the future of the EU in the presence of Danuta Hubner, the EP chair of constitutional affairs committee.
Speaking on behalf of the EA Group Nanette Maupertuis, councillor of the Corsican territorial community executive, highlighted the important role of the CoR in bridging the gap wit ... |
| COTER discuss transport missing links and future of cohesion policy | | 29 September 2016 | On 29 September the COTER commission and the European Parliament TRAN committee held their first joint meeting on the topic of missing transport infrastructure links in border regions.
EA member and Shetland islands leader Cllr Gary Robinson, underlined the importance for the EU funding instrument Connecting Europe facility (CEF) to cover improve ... |
| CIVEX adopts Karl Vanlouwe opinion on Integration of third country nationals | | 22 September 2016 | On 22-23 September CIVEX held its external meeting in Oviedo, Spain. The main topics on the agenda concerned the EU proposals for a common European asylum system, legal migration and the action plan on integration of third country nationals. The members also voted upon the REFIT programme which aims at cutting the administrative bur ... |
| Cllr Buchanan calls for more focus on the development of small-scale fisheries | | 27 June 2016 | On 27 June 2016 the NAT commission of the CoR organized a debate on small-scale fisherie, chaired by the 1st Vice-Chair of NAT, Cllr Tony Buchanan. Small scale fisheries have been the foundation of small coastal communities for literally thousands of years, with many of the biggest European ports having their origins as small fishing harbours. Tod ... |
| CIVEX: Karl Vanlouwe presents his opinion on integration of third country nationals | | 23 June 2016 | On 23 June the CIVEX commission adopted the opinion on the Neighbourhood Policy review and held an exchange of views on the recently published proposals on the reform of the Common European Asylum System, the legal migration package as well as the EU action plan on the integration of third country nationals. Furthermore a debate was held on s ... |
| SEDEC Commission adopts Cllr Kieran McCarthy opinion on Digitising European Industry | | 22 June 2016 | Today SEDEC commission members adopted by a large majority the opinion of Cllr Kieran McCarthy, Cork City Councillor and EA Coordinator for SEDEC on Digitising European Industry. With about 4% of GDP, the ICT sector in Europe represents an important share of the economy employing more than 6 million people. Recent studies estimate that digit ... |
| Szwabski meets the Board of Union of Rural Communes of the Republic of Poland | | 14 June 2016 | On 14 June 2016 Mr Stanisław Szwabski, EA President welcomed in his premises the Board of Union of Rural Communes of the Republic of Poland which is the largest polish national organization bringing together rural and urban-rural communes with head of the delegation, Mr Marek Olszewski as a President of the Union and EA Group Member. The EA Presid ... |
| Mr Truskolaski calls for a responsible EU policy to save the steel industry | | 15 June 2016 | During the 118th Plenary session of the CoR on 15 June 2016, EA Coordinator for ECON Commission Mr Tadeusz Truskolaski, Mayor of Bialystok took floor in discussion on challenges for the EU's steel industry with Commissioner in charge of Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska.
Mr Truskolaski, Chair of th ... |
| Cllr Buchanan calls for more action on reducing food waste | | 15 June 2016 | In a Committee of the Regions debate with Vytenis Andriukaitis, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, which was dedicated to the topic of reducing food waste Cllr Tony Buchanan called for more action at Local, National and EU level on combatting food waste.
He highlighted the Scottish Government's pledge to reduce food waste by 33 per ce ... |
| Cllr Gary Robinson presents next COTER seminar in Lerwick, Shetlands Islands | | 31 May 2016 | During the COTER external meeting in Amsterdam, Gary Robinson, EA Group member and Leader of Shetland Islands Council updated members on his invitation to Lerwick.
On 9 September 2016 COTER members will participate in the seminar "Overcoming Barriers to Economic development" and will have an opportunity to know more about the Shet ... |
| Urban Agenda, MFF and future cohesion policy at the centre of COTER debate | | 31 May 2016 | On 31 May in Amsterdam the COTER commission held its external meeting. During the debate members expressed their views on the just adopted Pact of Amsterdam which takes up many of the CoR recommendations and suggested a way forward for its implementation.
The EA Group coordinator and President of Valle D'Aosta Region Augusto Rollandin welco ... |
| European Alliance President welcomes Urban Pact of Amsterdam | | 30 May 2016 | During the CoR Urban forum held in Amsterdam on the 30th May the European Alliance Group President Mr Stanisław Szwabski welcomed the agreement of the Dutch Presidency of the EU on the Urban Pact of Amsterdam as a starting point to developing an Urban policy which is fit for the 21st Century. The Pact was signed the same day as the CoR held ... |
| Silberg calls for practical cooperation in Euro-Mediterranean area | | 04 May 2016 | At a meeting of the bureau of the Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM), held in Murcia on the 3rd May, the Vice President of the European Alliance Group Dr Uno Silberg called for practical cooperation between EU and non EU local authorities across the Euro-Med area. He highlighted in particular energy projects (including so ... |
| Bioeconomy Challenges for the EU Regions highlighted by Cllr Tony Buchanan | | 29 April 2016 | On 29 April 2016, Vice Chair of the Committee of the Regions Commission for Natural Resources and EA Group Member Cllr Anthony Buchanan participated in the seminar on Bioeconomy-related Research and Innovation, which was organized in the framework of the Knowledge Exchange Platform (KEP). He pointed out that finding new ways to re-use a ... |
| Impact of Schengen crisis on the European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) | | 20 April 2016 | On 20 April, the EA Group member and Mayor of Morawica, Mr Buras took part in the 6th annual meeting of the EGTC platform. Discussion was focused on the current Schengen crisis and its impact on cross-border cooperation. Currently, Schengen faces several challenges generated by a rising number of asylum-seekers, security concerns and fragile ... |
| ENVE debates circular economy with Commissioner Vella | | 21 April 2016 | On 21 April 2016, EA Group Member Cllr Enda Stenson took part in the 8th Commission for the environment, climate change and energy.
In the presence of Karmenu Vella, Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries and MEP Simona Bonafe', rapporteur on legislative proposals amending waste directives, Members of the ENVE Commiss ... |
| Rural Agenda Post 2020: 'Is the current CAP fit for purpose?' asks Cllr Tony Buchanan | | 19 April 2016 | The conference 'For a rural agenda in the programming period post 2020' organized by the Committee of the Regions and Rurality-Environment-Development - R.E.D. Association in cooperation with the European Countryside Movement, took place on the 19th of April, aiming to address the full potential of rural areas that must be realised thr ... |
| CIVEX: Debate on migration, EU Enlargement Strategy and radicalisation | | 19 April 2016 | On 19 April the CIVEX Commission held a debate on migration with representatives from the European Parliament, European Commission, and Council of the EU. The findings of the study commissioned by the CoR on Regulatory Framework on Employment and Funding for Migration and Integration Policies in the EU were also presented.
During the discu ... |
| Truskolaski and Buchanan take part in EU Budget/MFF discussion with MEPs | | 06 April 2016 | In the presence of EP rapporteurs Isabelle Thomas and Jan Olbrycht and European Commission Director General Nadia Calvino, the EU-COR Budget working group debated the major issues at stake in the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) review/revision.The CoR members called for an EU budget which could live up to current challenges and for a revision ... |
| Tax incentives needed for development in isolated areas | | 10 February 2016 | President of the Autonomous Region of Valle D'Aosta and EA coordinator for the COTER commission, Mr Augusto Rollandin, addressed the Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Cretu during the 116th Plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions on the topic of the Cohesion Policy. Mr Rollandin appreciated that a direct dialogue betwe ... |
| Van Overmeire tells Dutch EU Presidency "value of EU cities lies in their Identities" | | 10 February 2016 | In a Committee of the Regions debate with Ronald Plasterk, Dutch Minister of Interior and Kingdom Relations on behalf of the Dutch Presidency, European Alliance Group 1st Vice President and member of the Flemish Parliament, Karim Van Overmeire said that Schengen was one of the most important achievements of the European Union but the ex ... |
| Election observation report on Ukraine presented during the last CIVEX commission | | 05 February 2016 | The local elections in Ukraine that took place from 22 to 26 October 2015 have been closely monitored by the Council of Europe Congress, who deployed its largest ever mission to observe these elections – including also 12 members from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and four from the European Committee of the Regions, all in al ... |
| Shetland Leader welcomes European Parliament resolution on island regions | | 04 February 2016 | Leader of Shetland Islands Council, Councillor Gary Robinson has welcomed the resolution on the vulnerable position of EU Islands passed in the European Parliament today. Mr Robinson, a Scottish member of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), addressed the annual joint meeting between the CoR and the European Parliament’s Regional (REGI ... |
| EA Members welcome the Libyan representatives to ARLEM assembly | | 19 January 2016 | Mr Stewart Maxwell, MSP (Scotland) and Mr Emil Drăghici Mayor of Vulcana-Băi (RO) participated in the 7th Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM) Plenary Session organised in Nicosia (Cyprus) on 17-18 January 2016.
Both European Alliance Members welcomed Libyan representatives from local communities to ARLEM. They said that t ... |
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