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Click to enlarge the picture 09/03/2010
Eurobarometer: Enhanced trust in local and regional authorities
38% of European citizens believe that local and regional levels of government have more influence on their living conditions than the European or national levels ...
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Click to enlarge the picture 08/03/2010
Cypriot Minister of Interior meets CEMR's member associations
The future of CEMR, the new mandates at the European institutions and the reform of local government in Cyprus, these were the main topics discussed at the meeting of secretaries general and directors of CEMR's ...
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Click to enlarge the picture 05/03/2010
International Women's Day: she's local, she's global
Ahead of the International Women's Day on Monday 8 March, CEMR, and more specifically its Committee of women elected representatives, calls upon all European local and regional governments to commit themselves to promoting equality between women and men ...
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Click to enlarge the picture 04/03/2010
Top 30 greenest major cities in Europe: Copehagen takes home the gold
Copenhagen is the greenest major city in Europe, according to a study orchestrated by the Economist Intelligence Unit and sponsored by Siemens. The study, which was presented at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December 2009, evaluated 30 major cities in 30 European countries based on their achievements and objectives in terms of climate change and environmental challenges ...
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Click to enlarge the picture 03/03/2010
Dutch local councillors at risk
Approximately 30% of the Netherlands' 10 000 local councillors have been threatened or physically assaulted at one time or another, according to a survey conducted by the Dutch daily newspaper Trouw ...
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Click to enlarge the picture 02/03/2010
No new funding for Danube Strategy confirmed
The new EU Danube Strategy, much like the Baltic Sea Strategy, will not be receiving any specific funding in the context of the current 2007-2013 framework of the EU budget ...
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Click to enlarge the picture 01/03/2010
Information Society: EISCO conference to take place in Bilbao
Roughly 400 local and regional authority experts and representatives from across Europe are to gather in Bilbao from 20 to 22 May for the 8th European Information Society Conference (EISCO), organised with the support of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) ...
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Click to enlarge the picture 26/02/2010
New publication on the urban dimension in EU policies
The European Commission has published a guide looking at the ways in which cities can benefit from EU policies, and exploring the impact of European policies in urban areas, and offers information on potential sources of finance ...
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Click to enlarge the picture 24/02/2010
CEMR executive bureau debates local governments' role in tomorrows EU
The executive bureau of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) met in Barcelona on 23 February 2010. Many speakers focused their intervention on the future of Europe, the Spanish presidency of the EU ...
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Click to enlarge the picture 23/02/2010
"Local governments are the drivers of economic recovery"
It will be almost impossible to emerge from the crisis without the help of local councils, since 70% of EU legislation is applied at this level.   That was the call the President of the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces ...
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Click to enlarge the picture 22/02/2010
Verdict on public transport in EU cities: "what is missing most is information"
Clear, visible and understandable information is lacking. This is one of the results of a EuroTest survey on local public transport systems in 23 major European cities ...
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Click to enlarge the picture 19/02/2010
Eurostat ranking: How rich is your region?
Inner London, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Brussels and Hamburg are the richest regions of the European Union. This is what emerges from the latest ranking of Eurostat, the statistical office of the Union, published on 18 February 2010 ...
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