During the CoR plenary session on the 16 February 2012, held in the European Parliament in Brussels, Dr Uno Silberg, 1st Vice President of the European Alliance group called on the European Commission to reach out and explain to the people what Europe is doing to address the current crisis which is affecting people across the European Union.  There is need for clarity in the vision and projects proposed.  Grand actions such as the Jobs initiative are good but they need to be implemented, and local and regional authorities should have a role in this process.  Full speech in Estonian.