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Back to all in-depth news"Europe for the citizens" - 11.05.2007
The European Commission and CEMR jointly launch "Europe for the citizens"
The new -Europe for Citizens' programme has been launched simultaneously in Brussels and Rhodes, on 10 May 2007. EU Commissioner in charge of Education, Training and Youth, Jan Figel spoke from Brussels by videolink to the 600 delegates at the Council of European Municipalities and Regions' (CEMR) conference 'Twinning for tomorrow's world", in Rhodes.
For the past half century, European integration has affected mostly markets and institutions. I believe that in the next half century a new balance should be found. We must bring the process of integration to the people, said Jan Figel. The European Union is a community upholding the values of respect, tolerance, solidarity, ...
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