The CoR Conference of Presidents including the European Alliance President Mr Jerzy Zająkała met with EU Council Preisdent Mr Van Rompuy to discuss agenda items of the EU Leaders Summit which is to take place on the 23-24th June 2011. Mr Zająkała reinforced a number of items in particular that Local and Regional Authorities need to be involved in implementing the National Reform Programmes in Member States and that they also highlighted that they would need resources with that responsibility.  He also welcomed the European Commission recommendation on Croatia's EU accession and hoped that this will be reinforced by the Summit decision.  He also called for the CoR to engage more with Croatian Local and Regional Authorities in ensuring a good exchange of experience which will help with the accession process.