United Kingdom: Interviews
Local democracy: British councillors spread the word to Europe's neighbours
21.01.2011 - UK councillors in the Committee of the Regions take a keen interest in the development of local democracy in many of the EU's neighbouring states, often taking the lead on opinions concerning the development of so-called Eastern partnership countries or visiting the countries themselves as part of election observation missions.
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Chapman: more needs to be done to address child poverty
19.01.2011 - Christine Chapman, a Labour member of the National Assembly for Wales, was recently appointed CoR rapporteur on the European Commission's communication on the platform against poverty. Here she explains why this is such an important issue for her, and for Wales.
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Whitmore: CoR and Congress have complementary roles
18.01.2011 - Keith Whitmore, a former CoR member and a local councillor from Manchester, was recently elected president of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe. Here he discusses how the CoR and Congress have complimentary roles, and the challenges faced by UK councillors when it comes to communicating about Europe.
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The crucial role of local and regional authorities in developing European VET
01.09.2010 – Cllr Robert Bright, a Labour member in Newport City Council, South Wales, is the CoR’s rapporteur on European Cooperation in Vocational Education and Training (VET) to support the Europe 2020 Strategy.
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Linda Gillham: It's time to take biodiversity seriously
02.06.2010 - Linda Gillham is an independent councillor from Runnymede, and is the coordinator for the European Alliance on the ENVE commission of the CoR. She is the rapporteur on the CoR's draft opinion on EU and international biodiversity policy beyond 2010.
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Paula Baker: 'Local and regional authorities need environmental policies that they can implement'
11.05.2010 - Paula Baker, a Liberal Democrat member of Basingstoke & Deane Council, is the CoR's rapporteur on the outlook opinion on the role of local and regional authorities in future environmental policies.
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Peter Moore: Football has the power to help communities
09.04.2010 - Peter Moore is a Liberal Democrat councillor on Sheffield City Council. In 2007, he was the Committee of the Regions rapporteur on equality in sport, and has worked on issues such as combating racism in football with the sport's European governing body, UEFA. He will discuss the role of football in the development of local communities with the President of UEFA, Michel Platini, at the Plenary Session of the CoR on 14 April.
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Sir Richard Leese: Why Manchester is proud to have signed the Covenant of Mayors
08.04.2010 - Sir Richard Leese is leader of Manchester City Council, and will represent the city at the second annual Covenant of Mayors signing ceremony in the European Parliament in Brussels on 4 May.
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Corrie McChord: Why Europe (and Scotland) needs a North Sea strategy
07.04.2010 - Corrie McChord is a Labour member of Stirling Council in Scotland and vice-president of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities. He is also a founding member of the Committee of the Regions' North Sea intergroup, which explores ways in which regions can work together to find shared solutions to common problems. Here he talks about the importance of macro-regions ahead of this month's CoR conference on the issue.
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Keymer sets out UK priorities for next five years
23.02.2010 - Gordon Keymer, leader of Tandridge district council in Surrey, is the leader of the UK delegation to the Committee of the Regions. Here he sets out goals of the 24-strong UK delegation.
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‘None of us want to see the EU involved in initiatives that set people up in business only to subsequently fail’
26.11.2009 - David Parsons, a Conservative member of Leicestershire County Council, was rapporteur on the CoR’s opinion on the EU’s microfinance initiative adopted at the October Plenary Session. Here he explains why this initiative is so important to help Europe’s regions and cities cope with the current economic crisis.
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CoR must assume its responsibility in cutting red tape
25.11.2009 - Lord Graham Tope, a Liberal Democrat member of Sutton Borough Council in London, is the CoR’s rapporteur on the latest annual assessment of the EU’s attempts to improve lawmaking and reduce red tape.
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28.10.2009 - Interview: Sir Albert Bore, rapporteur for the CoR on urban Mobility
Sir Albert Bore, a Labour member of Birmingham City Council and former President of the Committee of the Regions (CoR), has been appointed rapporteur on the European Commission's Action Plan on Urban Mobility. Here he shares his initial thoughts on the much-delayed and sometimes controversial piece of legislation.
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Miranda Bird, Campaign Director for the European Regions of Culture Campaign (EROCC), talks about the benefits of the programme to peripheral regions
02.11.2009 - The idea at its simplest level is to create a mirror designation to the European Capitals of Culture programme for rural isolated and peripheral regions. The benefits of the new scheme would be to role out the positive impacts experienced by cities celebrating the European Capital of Culture designation to rural, isolated and peripheral regions...
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