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15/07/2010
Response to the consultation on the future Energy Strategy for Europe 2011-2020
The response to the consultation in pdf   Policy recommendations The Energy Strategy of the European Union for 2011-2020 should be the concrete demonstration of a change of paradigm in the governance of European policies ...
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13/07/2010
CEMR key political messages on Cohesion Policy and the Europe 2020 Strategy
The key political messages in pdf   1. Cohesion Policy and the Europe 2020 Strategy can both contribute to achieving the new EU objective of territorial cohesion enshrined in the Lisbon Treaty   Whereas the Europe 2020 Strategy is a strategy to overcome the crisis and to respond to the challenges the EU is facing ahead, territorial cohesion, together with economic and social cohesion, is an aim of the EU, embedded in the Treaty ...
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13/07/2010
CEMR Policy Position on the Future of EU Rural Development Policy
The complete policy position in pdf (Deutsche Fassung)   1. Rural development policy addressing specific challenges of rural areas Rural areas should not be considered as underdeveloped ...
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01/06/2010
CEMR contribution to the debate on the Common Agricultural Policy post-2013
The complete consultation reply in pdf - While CEMR welcomes the public consultation on the future of the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP), we however regret that the consultation focuses mainly on the first pillar of the CAP ...
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10/05/2010
CEMR response to the European Commission Consultation of the Social Partners on the review of the Working Time Directive
Brussels, May 2010   CEMR key messages   (the full response) Services provided by local and regional authorities are very much affected by the Working Time Directive: in particular social, health care and fire ...
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08/04/2010
CEMR reply to the public consultation on universal service principles in e-communications
The consultation reply in pdf   Demand for basic e-communications services from all sections of society – social inclusiveness   - CEMR shares the Commission's concern that there are geographic areas where broadband services will not be delivered by the private telecoms market ...
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30/03/2010
Joint position on the European Interoperability strategy for European Public Services
The position paper in pdf   The European Commission does not possess exclusive competencies in the area of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and must thus work directly with member states ...
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04/03/2010
Joint statement to the European Council meeting 11 February 2010 on the economic crisis
The position paper in pdf   European Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for local and regionalGovernment   1. CEMR-EP and EPSU call on the European Council to take a long-term perspective when coordinating their responses to the crisis and to reflect in their recovery plans sustainable development in all its dimensions ...
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23/02/2010
Over-reliance on Public Procurement as a Policy Instrument
Brussels, January 2010   The full position paper in pdf   Background   CEMR observes that in recent years, the instrument of public procurement has been increasingly chosen by the European Commission to address policy objectives in the area of environment, energy, social policy, innovation, etc ...
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18/01/2010
CEMR response to the European Commission's consultation on the future “EU 2020” strategy
COM(2009) 647/2   The response in pdf   Brussels, January 2010   Key political messages   1. The current economic and financial crisis is an opportunity to change our society towards more sustainability The Strategy should advocate for ambitious changes of our styles of living and producing, not just “greening” the existing modes and ways ...
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03/01/2010
CEMR position paper on the recast of the proposal for a directive on waste electrical and electronic equipement (WEEE)
COM(2008)810/4 Brussels, November 2009   The position paper in pdf format   Policy statement   The objective of the WEEE directive is to protect the environment and human health through the prevention of generation of WEEE, its diversion from disposal or incineration, and the promotion of its recycling, re-use and recovery ...
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14/12/2009
CEMR policy paper on the future of EU cohesion policy
The position paper in pdf (Deutsche Fassung)   Brussels, December 2009   Key political messages of CEMR on the future of EU Cohesion Policy   1. The local level is closest to the citizens Local and regional authorities play a decisive role in economic and social development of all territories in the European Union and in implementing EU policies and achieving cohesion ...
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