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16/06/2010
Call for extension of the Covenant of Mayors to Western Balkans
Joint press release "Call for extension of the Covenant of Mayors to Western Balkans"   An extension of the Covenant of Mayors to the Western Balkans was called for in a declaration adopted during the meeting of the presidents ...
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18/05/2010
Budget Commissioner expresses willingness to collaborate with decentralised governments
EU Budget Commissioner, Janusz Lewandowski, recognised the vital role of local and regional authorities and expressed his willingness to work with these in the context of the EU budget review and beyond, at the occasion of a high-level informal exchange held on 17 May, in Brussels ...
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10/05/2010
"EU needs ambitious project with citizens at heart"
What is Europe doing to counter the effects and to face the challenges of the current economic crisis and its worrisome social repercussions? Such were the questions put forward by Michael Häupl, President of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR), Mayor and Governor of Vienna, in his column published at the occasion of Europe Day, on 9 May ...
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15/04/2010
CEMR President campaigns for inclusion of 'better living' in EU policies
"Better living” for citizens must be included in European Union policies and strategies on top of economic growth factors, was the key message delivered by Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) President, Mayor and Governor of Vienna, Michael Häupl, during his visit to Brussels on 14 April ...
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01/02/2010
CEMR new secretary general takes office!
The new secretary general of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR), Frédéric Vallier, has taken office on 1 February 2010.   In a video message to CEMR's members, Frédéric Vallier stated that the reflection process about the future of CEMR will be one of his priorities ...
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27/01/2010
Public procurement rules: "Put the focus back on value for money"
Public procurement rules have become such a complex matter that public authorities increase their focus on legal certainty and limitation of legal threat – rather than procedures that maximize ‘value for money' ...
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20/01/2010
"EU 2020 Strategy: the Commission is on the wrong track!"
The future "EU 2020" Strategy as laid down by the European Commission would set us on the wrong track. It is in these words that the President of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions, Michael Häupl, reacted ...
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15/01/2010
CEMR president welcomes hearing of designate regional policy commissionner
"We liked the score, but we have not heard the music yet". This was the reaction of the president of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) after the hearing of Johannes Hahn for the post of EU Commissioner for Regional Policy ...
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04/01/2010
CEMR secretary general Jeremy Smith ends his mandate
On 31st December 2009, Jeremy Smith ended his 8 year mandate as secretary general of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) - the pan-European umbrella organisation for national associations of local and regional governments ...
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01/12/2009
Frédéric Vallier will be the next secretary general of CEMR
Frédéric Vallier was elected secretary general of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR), on 30 November 2009. He should take office in February 2010.   At its meeting in Berlin, on 30 November and 1 December 2009, CEMR's Policy Committee voted in favour of Frédéric Vallier ...
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30/11/2009
Key figures on European local and regional government now available
Dexia and the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) have released their new factsheet on the state of sub-national government in Europe.   The latest edition covers 2008. It includes key indicators on local and regional government such as socio-economic data, number of sub-national governments, public sector expenditure, public balance and debt, allocation of EU structural and cohesion funds, women representation and number of twinnings ...
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12/11/2009
Economic and financial crisis: impact on towns and regions worse than thought!
Contrary to statements by EU and international institutions that 2010 will see an economic and financial improvement, Europe's local and regional authorities fear that 2010 will be as difficult as 2009 or even worse ...
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