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12/12/2011
Local and regional leaders call for their active participation in the European governance
The current situation in Europe, characterised by economic and social instability as well as a lack of confidence vis-à-vis national and European governing bodies, has led local and regional governments and their leaders to call for their active involvement in all EU policies with a territorial dimension via the “governance in partnership” approach ...
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09/12/2011
Dexia Crédit Local and CEMR publish 2011-2012 edition of Key Figures on Local and Regional Europe
For the sixth year in a row, Dexia Crédit Local and the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) have jointly published a figure-based portrait of local and regional Europe in the form of information sheets comprising a series of indicators that compare the organisation and finances of subnational authorities ...
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30/11/2011
Local development needs to be a key pillar of post-2013 Cohesion policies
At the occasion of a seminar on “Local development as a key pillar of post-2013 EU integrated territorial policies”, local and regional authorities expressed their hope to see that all cohesion-related EU funds be integrated so as to truly focus on the development of all of Europe's territories ...
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29/11/2011
Three years of the Covenant of Mayors - cities show the way out of the crisis
Faced with economic hardship, cities signatory to the Covenant of Mayors have still managed to allocate over €40 billion to their sustainable energy development.   Starting with a political commitment by the mayor signing the Covenant of Mayors declaration, cities invest in an ambitious agenda of local energy actions ...
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27/10/2011
Municipal employers and trade unions concerned about effects of crisis
Municipal employers and trade unions are deeply concerned about current economic and social developments in the EU, as these undermine the provision of public services, especially by local and regional authorities, which are faced with a steadily decreasing allocation of resources ...
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21/10/2011
St. Pölten Manifesto: European regions, cities and organisations for a better cohesion policy
Welcoming the draft cohesion regulations, regions, cities and their representative organisations agreed that there is still a lot to do to ensure that the full impact of cohesion policy is felt on the ground ...
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06/10/2011
CEMR welcomes local development and partnership in new EU cohesion regulation
The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) welcomes the European Commission integrating detailed provisions on local development strategies and partnership contracts in its regulation on the future of EU cohesion policy for the increased involvement of local authorities in the development and implementation of operational programmes ...
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03/10/2011
CEMR calls for budget of one euro per citizen for new "Europe for citizens" programme
The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) calls on the European Commission to strengthen the 2014-2020 “Europe for citizens” programme based on a symbolic budget of one euro per citizen, a total of €495 million ...
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05/07/2011
CEMR Employers’ Platform and EPSU welcome EU guide for application of social criteria to public procurement
The Council of European Municipalities and Regions' Employers' Platform (CEMR-EP) and the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) welcome the European Commission Guide on socially responsible public procurement (SRPP) as a tool to better explain how social criteria could be applied to public procurement and to help socially responsible purchasing ...
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27/06/2011
Congress on citizenship and town twinning: exploring new forms of partnerships
The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) is co-organising a European Congress on Citizenship and Twinning, to take place from 29 September to 1 October 2011 in Rybnik, Poland, in order to explore ...
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23/06/2011
CEMR questions feasibility of 3% target for annual renovation of public buildings
While the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) welcomes the proposal for a new EU directive on energy efficiency, presented on 22 June 2011, it calls into question the feasibility of the proposed 3% target for the annual renovation of public buildings ...
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21/06/2011
CAP reform: CEMR calls on European Parliament to provide comprehensive response to rural challenges
Ahead of the 22 June plenary vote on the Albert Dess report relative to the common agricultural policy (CAP),* and thus to rural development policy, the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) calls on members of the European Parliament to provide a comprehensive response to the challenges faced by rural areas ...
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