News Overview 2011

News Overview 2011

European Alliance Group President welcomes European Commission Work Programme for 2012 but calls for more balance between Urban and Rural policies

CLLR LINDA GILLHAM AND EU COMMISSIONER POTOCNIK: Local Authorities and the European Commission must work together to address Environmental Challanges

EA group hosts debate on the future Common Agriculture Policy

Estonian High Level Representatives from Local Authorities visits the Committee of the Regions

CoR-Croatia JCC continue good cooperation with European Parliament JPC

Civex Commission appointed Dr Szwabski rapporteur on enlargement package

Musotto's opinion on reducing disparities adopted by the CoR October Plenary

CoR approves resolution in view of Durban Climate Change talks

Meaney urges action on children's malnutrition to Indian Minister

Banaszak says 'No' to an industrial policy at CAP expenses

Thomas urges more integrated territorial approach which also focuses on rural areas

EA group hosts debate on developing an Rural-Urban balance in EU policies

European Alliance President against macro-economic conditionality

EA group welcomes 1st Conference of Local And Regional Authorities for the Eastern Partnership (CORLEAP)

CoR Plenary adopted the opinion of Daiva Matonienė on the future of LIFE Programme

Winners of the EA - CoR Secondary Schools Competition visit the Committee of the Regions

Mr Rhodri Glyn Thomas AM gives broad welcome to the EC proposals on Future budget

Mr Knox opinion on Innovation union flagship adopted by CoR June plenary

EA 1st Vice President calls for more action on interoperability of EU rail networks

European Alliance Group President calls for more urban-rural balance in the future cohesion policy

CoR Conference of Presidents meets Council President prior to the European Summit

Banaszak meets the Commissioner on Health and Consumer Polices, Mr. John Dalli

Cllr Mrs Linda Gillham delivers keynote address at "Days of Regional Development " Croatia

Banaszak participates in 3rd meeting of the Technical Health Platform

Francesco Musotto discusses EU interventions aimed at reducing the disparities in economic and social growth at COTER meeting

Zająkała plead for CoR-Council Partnership and immediate action towards climate and Mediterranean

EA group welcomes the setting up of the CoR – Montenegro JCC

Meaney Speakes at New indicators – measuring progress in cohesion policy organised by the CoR's COTER Commission

Gdynia City Council President, Mr. Stanislaw Szwabski on the reform of the EU budget

Musotto calls for EU intervention for tragic events in Lampedus

Gold Cross of Merit awarded to Mr Tramś

EA members participate in the 5th Subsidiarity conference in Bilbao

EA 1st Vice-President Dr. Silberg presented Estonia's experience in tackling the crisis

EA delegation met with President of Sicily Region Raffaele Lombardo

Role of local and regional authorities in EU at the centre of talks with the President of the Sicily Regional Parliament and members of the EU affairs committee

Knox meets MEP to discuss Innovation Union

Zająkała tells Commissioner of the need to better balance between the first and second CAP pillars

Maritime policy is of fundamental to the European Union, Knox tells Commissioner

Silberg welcomes priorities of the Hungarian Presidency

Knox meets stakeholders to discuss Innovation Union