The President of the Committee of the Regions, Luc Van den Brande, has congratulated the Belgian Prime Minister, Herman Van Rompuy, on his appointment as the first President of the European Council and wishes him every success.
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19.11.2009 - The President of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) Luc Van den Brande has called on EU member states to "fulfill the potential offered by the network of European regions and cities to move ahead more rapidly in the area of eGovernment". Speaking at the informal meeting of ministers for eGovernment organised by the Swedish presidency in Malmo from 18 to 20 November 2009, Van den Brande underlined the need to speed up the move towards Europe-wide access to broadband internet and for the swift development of efficient eGovernment at all administrative levels.
19.11.2009 - Discussions on how to better adapt cohesion policy to the present and future needs of Europe's regions and cities are set to dominate the final meeting of the Committee of the Regions' Commission for territorial cohesion policy (COTER) of the 2006-2010 mandate, which takes place on 20 November in Brussels.
19.11.2009 - Brussels International Economic Forum on the topic “Climate and Growth”: Researchers call for a concrete climate policy with no illusions
13.11.2009 - Ad-hoc delegation from the Committee of the Regions to visit Kosovo on the occasion of the municipal and mayoral elections
13.11.2009 - CoR and Council of Europe's Congress of Local and Regional Authorities renew cooperation and make fight against corruption a priority for 2010
12.11.2009 - Rights of the Child: from Paper into Practice
07.10.2009 - Green partnership: EU and US mayors pledge to work together on climate change
07.10.2009 - Encouraging entrepreneurial vision: Committee of the Regions launches the European Entrepreneurial Region award
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