The Belgian regions – co-leaders of the Belgian presidency of the EU

On 1 July, Belgium, one of the founding states of the European Union, assumed the presidency of the Council of the European Union for the twelfth time, taking over the reins from Spain. Pending the formation of a new national government following elections in June and in accordance with the...

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Priorities of the Belgian presidency

Priorities of the Belgian presidency    After Spain, now is the time for Belgium to chair the EU in order to continue working on economic recovery and the fight against climate change.   From 1st July to 31st December 2010, it is Belgium's turn to preside over the Council of the European Union (EU).  This is a real challenge,...

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The economy is Europe's heart, but culture is its soul

09.07.2010 - 'You don't fall in love with the internal market', Jacques Delors once famously said. Today, the former President of the European Commission who stated that 'Europe needs a soul' will join Committee of the Regions (CoR) President Mercedes Bresso, regional politicians and experts in Avignon for talks on...

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Regions and cities take centre stage at European Commission

Local and regional interests will take centre stage at the European Commission this week: Committee of the Regions President Mercedes Bresso and the leaders of European associations will meet Commission President José Manuel Barroso on Tuesday, 29 June. President Bresso will then discuss future cooperation with Commissioners Johannes Hahn, Maroš Šefčovič...

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The Spanish Presidency of the EU finishes

It's been six months since the Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has been in the EU presidency.   The event of the presidency was held on December 3 in Madrid with members of the European Parliament. In that act Zapatero assured that Spain would work "in full cooperation and loyalty" to the new positions created...

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Parliament threatens to block Europe 2020 plan

A new plan, named 'Europe 2020', was launched for consultation by the European Commission in November last year, placing the emphasis on green growth and jobs through innovation. The general outline of the plan and the idea of national targets were agreed by the 27 heads of state and government at the Spring European Council. The...

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