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18/01/2005 - Slovak deputy premier Pal Csaky to hold talks with Committee of the Regions President (0001)
Documents de travail
24/01/2005 - Cohesion policy must not be 'adjustable variable1 in EU budget, says Minister (0002)
25/01/2005 - Hiibner to address CoR conference on territorial cooperation and Mediterranean neighbourhood policy (0003)
25/01/2005 - Constitution outcome 'spectacular and revolutionary' for CoR, says Judge Timmermans (0004)
27/01/2005 - We need more cohesion to achieve jobs and growth, Commissioner Hübner tells CoR seminar (0005)
01/02/2005 - President Straub and President Barroso announce second 'structured dialogue' with associations of regional and local authorities (0006)
16/02/2005 - Public debate on the European Constitution at the Committee of the Regions (0007)
23/02/2005 - Lifelong learning programmes must be firmly anchored at local and regional levels (0008)
23/02/2005 - Culture 2007 must promote cultural diversity (0009)
23/02/2005 - Committee of the Regions wants ESF to focus more on the young and workers over 40 (0010)
17/02/2005 - Committee of the Regions 58th Plenary Session (23-24 February) (0011)
23/02/2005 - Media 2007 must enhance cultural diversity (0012)
23/02/2005 - Floods : Risk management is a matter for regional and local authorities (0013)
23/02/2005 - Services of general interest Ensuring freedom of choice for local and regional authorities (0014)
24/02/2005 - Commission Budget proposal is the minimum necessary for an enlarged EU : 'It's unrealistic to expect more Europe for less money,' says CoR First Vice-President (0015)
24/02/2005 - CoR urges Commission to support young farmers and strengthen the role of women in the rural economy to create a 'living countryside' (0016)
24/02/2005 - Politique de cohésion et perspectives financières La délégation française soutient les propositions de la Commission européenne (0017)
24/02/2005 - Jose Manuel Barroso announces a stronger partnership with the Committee of the Regions "to revitalise Europe" (0018)
01/03/2005 - Committee of the Regions and leaders of European regional parliaments and assemblies to spell out advances in EU Constitution for regional democracy (0019)
09/03/2005 - Press Conference: European Commission Berlaymont Press Room 12:15, Wednesday 9 March (0020)
**/**/2005 - We welcome your initiative to reinvigorate the Lisbon process (0021)
16/03/2005 - Local and regional authorities must play 'decisive role' for Lisbon Strategy to succeed, CoR Secretary General tells research conference (0022)
17/03/2005 - Lokker calls for more action to create jobs in rural areas to build a living countryside (0023)
18/03/2005 - President Straub set for official visit to Slovak Republic: decentralisation, cohesion financing arid EU Constitution top agenda (0024)
05/04/2005 - Joint Conference by European Parliament and Committee of the Regions The Future of European Cohesion and its Financing Brussels, 6April 2005. (0025)
22/03/2005 - President Straub set for official visit to Slovenia: decentralisation and financing of EU cohesion policy top agenda (0026)
**/**/2005 - Committee of the Regions backs Employment Week 2005 (0028)
13/04/2005 - Committee of the Regions - Open Day Saturday 30 April 2005 (0029)
11/04/2005 - Plenary Session, 13-14 April: President Straub to urge CoR members to sell the Constitution to the public (0030)
15/04/2005 - Le CdR conteste les propositions de régulation "excessive" du marché des services portuaires (0031)
14/04/2005 - Structural Funds (0032)
15/04/2005 - The Committee of the Regions calls upon the Commission to take better account of the regional and local dimension of the neighbourhood policy (0033)
18/04/2005 - CoR divided on the issue of working time (0034)
13/04/2005 - Mission exploratoire des membres de la commission des relations extérieures du Comité des régions (RELEX) à Kaliningrad (0035)
14/04/2005 - Regional spending proposal is the 'bottom line', Commissioner Hubner tells CoR Plenary (0036)
19/04/2005 - Committee of the Regions calls for regional and local authorities to play a greater role in the establishment of the area of freedom, security and justice (0037)
22/04/2005 - Regional and local authorities should get proper funding for receiving and integrating asylum seekers and refugees, urges Mr Serto-Radics at the Committee of the Regions' plenary session (0038)
17/05/2005 - 300 Presidents and Mayors at European Summit ' of Regions & Cities for growth and jobs (0039)
25/04/2005 - Spanish and French regional leaders to hold Press Conference at CoR on outcome of talks with Barroso (0040)
26/04/2005 - Conférence de presse au CdR sur la présentation de l'Eurorégion Pyrénées-Méditerranée à José Manuel Barroso (0041)
04/05/2005 - Better communication and cooperation vital, says CoR President Straub ahead of talks with Commissioner Wallstrom (0042)
10/05/2005 - Basque Parliament to host Committee of the Regions' seminar on better law-making (0043)
19/05/2005 - Decentralisation is the key to achieving Europe's goals, President Straub tells Summit of Regions & Cities (0044)
20/05/2005 - European Summit of Regions & Cities says cYes' to the European Constitution (0045)
23/05/2005 - Bore urges Ministers to back policy of 'full engagement' with local and regional authorities (0046)
23/05/2005 - President Straub to address Austrian Bundesrat and to hold talks with Fischer, Schiissel, Khol and regional governors (0047)
25/05/2005 - Fighting back after earthquakes and floods: Udine to host DEVE seminar on civil protection, 27 May (0048)
30/05/2005 - Peter Straub, President of the Committee of the Regions: "Europe has to be built at the grassroots" (0049)
30/05/2005 - Peter Straub, President of the Committee of the Regions: "Europe has to be built at the grassroots" (0049)
01/06/2005 - 2 June 2005 Committee of the Regions to host conference on impact of night flights on residents in Brussels, Paris and Frankfurt (0050)
06/06/2005 - Harry Dijksma lance un site Internet pour consulter la société civile sur la compétitivité et l'innovation (0051)
09/06/2005 - President Straub to hold talks with President Fenech-Adami, Prime Minister Gonzi and district leaders during official visit to Malta (13-14 June) (0052)
09/06/2005 - CoR President Straub tells European Summit it must 'pull together' to win public support (0053)
10/06/2005 - CoR President and regional parliament leaders call for more democratic accountability in EU (0054)
17/06/2005 - The role of EU regional and local authorities in the process of democratic consolidation in the Western Balkans Regions (0055)
17/06/2005 - Beijing envoy to address CoR conference on CEU & China: The Growing Role of Private Business', 21 June (0056)
17/06/2005 - Committee of the Regions to host launch of Digital Civilizations Forum, 20 June (0057)
21/06/2005 - Commissioner Fischer Boel and Joseph Daul to address roundtable on GMOs, 27 June (0058)
21/06/2005 - Bavaria, Baden-Wurttemberg and Saxony to spotlight calls by Schulz and Verheugen to press on with subsidiarity (0059)
23/06/2005 - CoR members have crucial role in reconnecting EU to its citizens, says UK Europe Minister (0060)
23/06/2005 - At Pristina, Kosovo, the Committee of the Regions (CoR) advocates the values of local and regional democracy (0061)
23/06/2005 - Les conséquences de l'échec du Sommet européen de Bruxelles -, sur la programmation des fonds structurels, en débat à Namur, le 24 juin (0062)
24/06/2005 - Réunion de la Commission COTER du Comité des régions à Namur (BE), le 24 juin 2005 (0063)
27/06/2005 - Landfill Directive: environmental success story or waste of effort? Stakeholders have their say (0064)
28/06/2005 - Regions should not ban GM products authorised by European Commission, says Fischer Boel (0065)
28/06/2005 - Moscow could still win Olympic race, Vice-Mayor tells audience at CoR (0066)
05/07/2005 - Plenary Session, 6-7 July: Wallstrom, Kroes and UK Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Baroness Andrews to address CoR (0067)
07/07/2005 - One-size-fits-all approach to regional state aid could undermine cohesion, CoR tells Kroes (0068)
05/07/2005 - Luxembourg Deputy Prime Minister Asselborn to provide insider's account of failed Summit (0069)
07/07/2005 - Rules on economic migration should provide hope for immigrants and flexibility for Member States, says CoR report (0070)
07/07/2005 - Report calls for flexible rules on regional aid for airports in wake of Ryanair case (0071)
08/07/2005 - Accession of Bulgaria and Romania on the right track. A more cautious approach on Turkey (0072)
07/07/2005 - "L'Europe ne peut pas se construire dans les couloirs de Bruxelles", a martelé Danuta Hûbner (0073)
11/07/2005 - Sea our future: Commissioner Borg to address conference on EU maritime policy at CoR (0074)
11/07/2005 - Luxembourg vote is positive for Europe, says CoR President (0075)
11/07/2005 - Romania's Hunedoara County launches EU representation in Brussels (0076)
12/07/2005 - Participation du Président Straub à la réunionnationale des élus des parlements régionaux italiens et des provinces autonomes (0077)
13/07/2005 - Regions 'indispensable' to development of EU maritime policy, Commissioner Borg tells conference at CoR (0078)
20/07/2005 - President Straub appeals for solidarity after floods in Romania and Bulgaria leave thousands without homes (0079)
26/07/2005 - Committee of the Regions and DG REGIO to host European briefing for regional TV chiefs (0080)
29/07/2005 - UK Minister and EU Commissioner to address Birmingham jobs conference, 2 September (0081)
07/09/2005 - European Parliament President Borrell and UK Deputy Prime Minister Prescott add their support to OPEN DAYS-European Week of Regions and Cities (0082)
0/08/2005 - UK Minister and EU Commissioner to address Birmingham jobs conference, 2 September (0083)
31/08/2005 - Official visit by Peter Straub to the Baltic states 5-9 September (0084)
05/09/2005 - CoR Bureau and Commissioner Hiibner issue stark warning to UK Presidency over EU Budget (0085)
05/09/2005 - Committee of the Regions sends message of solidarity to victims of Hurricane Katrina (0086)
08/09/2005 - Reunification of Cyprus: The contribution of local authorities to the emergence of a multicultural society RELEX Commission meeting on 15 September 2005 in Paphos, Cyprus (0087)
07/09/2005 - Olivier Bertrand a défendu à Bruxelles l'aspect territorial de réforme du secteur du sucre (0088)
08/09/2005 - Committee of the Regions President welcomes impact of CoR report on new guidelines for financing of regional airports (0089)
08/09/2005 - President Barroso confirmed as keynote speaker at opening of European Week of Regions and Cities (0090)
12/09/2005 - CoR Secretary General agrees with the Secretary General of the Union of Cyprus Municipalities to intensify cooperation (0091)
14/09/2005 - "Trust the regional and local level," says Peter Straub on an official visit to the Baltic states (0092)
14/09/2005 - Recognition of Cyprus must be a pre-condition for the opening of negotiations with Turkey, says Isidoro Gottardo (EPP/IT) (0093)
20/09/2005 - CoR members call for the fall of the "Cyprus wall" (0094)
19/09/2005 - President of Asturias to address eGovernment conference in UK (0095)
23/09/2005 - Romania's Cluj County to launch EU representation (0096)
28/09/2005 - Archaeology conference to urge more integrated approach to economic development and conservation (0097)
27/09/2005 - Commissioner Dimas to hold first sectoral dialogue on climate change (0098)
28/09/2005 - Commissioner Piebalgs set to consult DEVE members over Green Paper on Energy Efficiency (0099)
05/10/2005 - Prescott, Borrell and Hiibner to address CoR Plenary (12-13 October) on occasion of OPEN DAYS European Week of Regions and Cities (0100)
05/10/2005 - OPEN DAYS European Week of Regions and Cities finds inspiration in Pope John Paul II, Shakespeare, Montesquieu . . . and Wenger (0101)
14/10/2005 - Theodora Bakogianni calls for measures against terrorism at local and regional levels (0102)
13/10/2005 - Michel Delebarre appelle à la consultation précoce des autorités régionales et locales dans lfélaboration de la législation européenne (0103)
14/10/2005 - The Committee of the Regions is calling for a "fully decentralised" approach to implementing the Lisbon strategy (0105)
18/10/2005 - Committee of the Regions calls for a decentralised debate close to citizens' concerns to put energy back into the European venture (0106)
13/10/2005 - UK putting rebate on the table to help secure EU budget, Prescott tells CoR (0107)
11/10/2005 - Give us a fair budget now: Hiibner, Straub and Galeote spell it out to Member States at launch of Open Days European Week of Regions and Cities (0108)
11/09/2005 - Wallstrom tells regional TV editors that EU must 'go local' to bridge knowledge gap about Europe (0109)
19/10/2005 - CoR opinion on Period of reflection welcomed by Jo Leinen (0110)
14/10/2005 - Josep Borrell, President of the European Parliament: "A sound agreement on the financial perspective is vital for funding the Community's economic and social cohesion policies" (0111)
27/10/2005 - Women politicians from Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia and Turkey set to speak out at CoR gender equality forum (7 November) (0113)
28/10/2005 - CoR launches interactive subsidiarity monitoring network to give local and regional authorities more say over EU legislation (0114)
07/11/2005 - Claire Brisset sera l'une des oratrices principales de la Conférence sur la santé et le bien-être des enfants en Europe, Comité des régions, 9 et 10 novembre (0115)
07/11/2005 - Conference at the CoR calls on the EU to put children and young people first, 9-10 November 2005 (0116)
07/11/2005 - Le Comité des régions inaugure une exposition sur la Liaison ferroviaire Lyon Turin, mardi 15 novembre 2005 (0117)
08/11/2005 - Local authority access to finance under the spotlight at Brussels banking conference (10 November) (0118)
15/11/2005 - Committee of the Regions set to be first EU body to use regional languages at Plenary Session (16-17 November) (0119)
15/11/2005 - Europe must focus on creating right conditions for entrepreneurship in regions, Lisbon workshop told (0120)
16/11/2005 - Committee of the Regions reorganises its senior management team (0121)
17/11/2005 - Alain Rousset warns Member States against the temptation to finance national policies through cohesion policy (0122)
17/11/2005 - State Aid reform: CoR critical of the quantitative, "market failures" approach proposed by the Commission (0123)
16/11/2005 - Dijksma warns that 'top-down* approach by EU will not aid competitiveness drive (0124)
16/11/2005 - Spanish regional languages are used for the first time in EU institutions: "it's a historic day for Europe", say Spanish regional Presidents (0125)
16/11/2005 - Ayrshire MSP Oldfather backs skills approach to tackle fallout from business restructuring (0126)
16/11/2005 - Decentralised cooperation must be recognised as a dimension of European development policy (0127)
17/11/2005 - EU should implement democratic safeguards in stalled Constitution now without waiting for ratification, says CoR President (0128)
17/11/2005 - Substantial resources needed for transport security to counter terror threat, warns London Assembly member Robert Neill (0129)
17/11/2005 - The Committee of the Regions argues that European public policies must respond to the challenges of demographic change (0130)
17/11/2005 - Bodfish calls on European Commission to back tougher energy efficiency standards for appliances to combat climate change (0131)
17/11/2005 - Wallstrom calls for 'Copernican revolution' in way EU communicates and welcomes CoR's plea for Plan D to embrace decentralisation (0132)
18/11/2005 - Perspectives financières 2007-2013 Avant le sommet européen de décembre 2005, les membres du Comité des régions lancent un ultime appel aux chefs d'État pour la conclusion d'un accord (0133)
18/11/2005 - Zeeland Commissioner Van Gelder advocates landfill taxes to tackle Svaste tourism' and promote sustainability (0134)
21/11/2005 - Le Comité des régions adopte une résolution sur le programme de travail de la Commission européenne et ses priorités pour 2006 (0135)
22/11/2005 - Minister to address CoR-House of Lords conference on subsidiarity, London, 29 November (0136)
25/11/2005 - Commissioner Dimas to address landfill conference, Brussels, 30 November 2005 (0137)
30/11/2005 - Conference calls for creation of a 'real subsidiarity culture' to' meet citizens' needs (0138)
05/12/2005 - President Straub to call for 'credible minimum funding threshold' for cohesion at EU Ministerial, 6 December (0139)
08/12/2005 - 2006 OPEN DAYS European Week of Regions and Cities launched at CoR (0140)
09/12/2005 - Fighting racism and homophobia: CoR to host debate on protecting minorities, 12 December (0141)
13/12/2005 - Avenir de l'Europe Mercedes Bresso nommée rapporteur du Comité des régions sur le plan D (0142)
19/12/2005 - CoR President Straub welcomes budget breakthrough and vows to work with European Parliament towards final agreement (0143)
28/09/2005 - Un colloque archéologique en faveur d'une approche plus intégrée du développement économique et de la conservation du patrimoine (0900)
16/11/2005 - Le suédois Cari Rova est le gagnant du concours de thèse 2005 du Comité des régions (0901)
**/**/2005 - Göncz Kinga lesz az egyik fő felszólaló az európai gyermekek egészségéről és jólétéről szóló, november 9-10-én megrendezendő konferencián, melynek a Régiók Bizottsága ad otthont (0902)
**/**/2005 - Paweł Jaros jednym z głównych mówców na konferencji na temat zdrowych i dobrych warunków życia dzieci w Europie (Komitet Regionów, 9-10 listopada) (0903)

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