Europe 2020: Commission proposes new economic strategy

Commission sets out a 10-year strategy for reviving the European economy, casting a vision of ‘smart, sustainable, inclusive' growth rooted in greater coordination of national and European policy. Coming on the heels of the longest and deepest recession in EU history, the much-anticipated Europe 2020 plan acknowledges the huge challenges ahead. The economic crisis...

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Europe must not shirk its social responsibilities

Facing the social consequences of the economic crisis in their regions and cities, the members of the CoR's ECOS commission on 24th of February launched a debate on what can be done by the EU, Member States and local and regional authorities to combat insecurity. Using its treaty-given right of...

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Cohesion policy should be driven by the EU Treaty, rather than by EU 2020 agenda", CoR President Bresso tells in Zaragoza

The newly elected President of the Committee of the Regions, Mercedes Bresso (IT/PES), on February 19 warned against turning European cohesion policy into a mere tool for implementing the new Europe 2020 strategy for growth and jobs. Addressing high-level EU decision-makers and national ministers in charge of regional affairs at...

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Driving Europe out of economic crisis: CoR rewards six European Entrepreneurial Regions blazing a trail for the Europe 2020

As EU leaders discuss the Europe 2020 proposals to revamp the European economy at a summit in Brussels, six European regions that are already working to create jobs and boost their local economies through their entrepreneurial vision have become the first winners of the European Entrepreneurial Region (EER) label at...

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The CoR will be more courageous and persevering in its political action

The newly elected President of the Committee of the Regions, Mercedes Bresso (IT/PES), has invited the Assembly to be more courageous in pursuing its political aims. The leader hailed the enormous political progress the institution has made in 15 years and underlined its key mission to effectively represent the common...

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Major cities join forces to make the Euro-Mediterranean partnership a success story

At the inaugural session of the Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM) in Barcelona on 21 January, mayors of major cities from the European Union and the Mediterranean partner countries have joined forces to energise the Euro-Mediterranean partnership. The mayors are determined to go beyond existing traditional diplomatic relations by launching...

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