The Secretary-General of
the European Committee of the Regions has overall
responsibility for preparing proceedings and
implementing decisions taken by the statutory
bodies: The Plenary Assembly, the Bureau,
the Conference of Presidents and the President himself. As
head of the secretariat, he oversees support to the Members as
representatives of more than a million elected local and regional politicians
across the EU.
The Secretary-General also supports the President in representing the CoR's interests to the other EU
institutions and bodies as well as by managing
the day-to-day operations of administration, member services,
policy work, budget and communication.