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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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05/11/2009
CEMR to the European Parliament: "The proposal on late payment is unfair!"
The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) presented its view on the European Commission's proposal on combating late payment to the European Parliament's Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee on 4 November 2009 ...
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03/11/2009
Local and regional associations join forces against "renationalisation" of cohesion policy
Seven organisations representing Europe's local and regional authorities addressed a letter to the Members of the European Parliament,  on 3 November 2009, stating their concerns about the draft Communication “Reforming the budget, changing Europe”, prepared recently by ...
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22/10/2009
Council of ministers highlights local governments' role in tackling climate change
The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) welcomes the recognition by both the Council of ministers in charge of environment and the European Parliament's Environment Committee of the crucial role played ...
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15/10/2009
Combining transport, energy, environment and cohesion policy for our towns and regions
The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) held a joint meeting of its working groups on energy, environment, transport and cohesion policy, in Brasov (Romania), on 12 and 13 October 2009 ...
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