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10 February: election of the new President of the Committee of the Regions. The 3 candidates set out their priorities

Mercedes Bresso, PES group candidate to the presidency of the Committee of the RegionsRamón Luis Valcárcel Siso,  EPP group candidate to the presidency of the Committee of the RegionsFlo Clucas, ALDE group candidate to the presidency of the Committee of the Regions

Wednesday 10 February - Press Conference

15:30 - 16:00 The newly elected President of the Committee of the Regions and Manuel Chaves González, Third Vice-President of the Spanish Government and Minister of Territorial Policy
Theme: Political priorities of the Committee of the Regions and its new President, cooperation with the Spanish EU Presidency
Where: EP Press room (room PHS 0 A 050), European Parliament, Paul Henri Spaak Building, entrance rue Wiertz 60, Brussels
Languages: EN - FR - IT - ES
Press contact: Christian Gsodam, + 32 (0)2 282 2121, mobile +32 (0)478 883 092


Highlights - Read more

New mandate, new powers: Europe's strengthened regional assembly to kick off

04.02.2010 - Europe's regional and local representatives will assert their strengthened position under the new Lisbon treaty rules at the constituent plenary session of the Committee of the Regions' 2010-2015 mandate. 344 regional presidents, parliamentarians, mayors and county councillors from across Europe will meet in Brussels from 9-10 February to elect their new leadership, debate the political priorities of regions and local authorities in Europe for the next five years, and in particular the future of regional policy with Manuel Chaves González, Third Vice-President of the Spanish Government. The assembly will also continue its work in the legislative process and adopt several key reports.

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Major cities join forces to make the Euro-Mediterranean partnership a success story

21.01.2010 - At the inaugural session of the Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM) in Barcelona today, mayors of major cities from the European Union and the Mediterranean partner countries have joined forces to energise the Euro-Mediterranean partnership. The mayors are determined to go beyond existing traditional diplomatic relations by launching concrete cooperation programmes on issues such as immigration, climate change, urban development or cultural exchange. Closeness to citizens, efficiency in project management and tackling real life issues will be at the heart of this cooperation, which should underpin the institutional framework of the Euro-Mediterranean Union.

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The Euro-Mediterranean Assembly of Local and Regional Authorities (ARLEM) seeks tangible action

21.01.2010 - As the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) nears the end of negotiations on its structure and work programme, local and regional representatives have not let the grass grow under their feet. Over seventy local and regional representatives from thirty countries around the three shores of the Mediterranean met in Barcelona today, Thursday 21 January, for the inaugural meeting of the Euro-Mediterranean Assembly of Local and Regional Authorities (ARLEM). They called on EU Commissioner, Paweł Samecki, and Spanish State Secretary, Ángel Lossada Torres-Quevedo, to ensure an "inclusive process" and to give "priority to tangible action".

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LIVE webstream: Constituent plenary session of the Committee of the Regions 2010-2015

Tune into the debate on the future of your region and your city in Europe! On Wednesday 10 February from 9.00-11.00 and 14.30-21.00 (Brussels time) you can follow the election of the new Committee of the Regions President and the proceedings of the CoR's constituent plenary session live via webstream in your language. An agenda is available here.


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Agenda: 8 - 14 February

9 - 10 February - The Committee of the Regions' fifth mandate meets for its first plenary session and election of the new CoR President and 1st Vice President, European Parliament, Brussels

11 February - Announcement of the winners of the European Entrepreneurial Region (EER) label for 2011 and 2012, CoR building, Brussels

11 February - The Danube and North Sea intergroups and the Baltic Sea Regions interregional group meet to discuss the future development of their strategies, CoR building, Brussels

11 February - The CoR commissions hold their first meetings under the new mandate, CoR building, Brussel

11 February -The UNACLA 2010 World Urban Forum holds its preparatory meeting, CoR building, Brussels


Meetings and Events - Read more

11.02.2010 / Conference
First and constitutive meeting of the NAT Commission
11.02.2010: First and constitutive meeting of the Commission for Natural Resources NAT Committee of the Regions, Room JDE 52, Brussels Agenda  

11.02.2010 / Conference
First and constitutive meeting of the EDUC Commission
11.02.2010: First and constitutive meeting of the Commission for Education, Youth, Culture and Research EDUC Committee of the Regions, Room JDE 62, Brussels Agenda  

11.02.2010 / Conference
First and constitutive meeting of the ECOS Commission
11.02.2010: First and constitutive meeting of the Commission for Economic and Social Policy ECOS Committee of the Regions, Room JDE 62, Brussels Agenda  

11.02.2010 / Conference
First meeting of the ENVE Commission
11.02.2010: First and constitutive meeting of the Commission for the Environment, Climate Change and Energy ENVE Committee of the Regions, Room JDE 52, Brussels Agenda  

11.02.2010 / Conference
First and constitutive meeting of the CIVEX Commission
11.02.2010: First and constitutive meeting of the Commission for Citizenship, Governance, Institutional and External Affairs CIVEX Committee of the Regions, Room JDE 62, Brussels Agenda  

11.02.2010 / Conference
First and constitutive meeting of the COTER Commission
11.02.2010: First and constitutive meeting of the Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy COTER Committee of the Regions, Room JDE 52, Brussels Agenda  

 

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