European Committee of the Regions
1994 (Brussels)Identity Area
CdR
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The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) was established in 1992 by the Maastricht Treaty and set up on March 9, 1994.
At the instigation of the President of the Commission Jacques Delors, the CoR‘s calling must have been to strengthen the democratic legitimacy of the Union and bring Europe closer to its citizens. It represents local and regional authorities in the European Union.
The CoR was set up as an advisory body of the Council and the European Commission and since the Treaty of Amsterdam (1997) also of the European Parliament.
The CoR has its seat in Brussels, having an organisational structure in common with the Economic and Social Committee, although the two remain independent.
Originally, the Committee consisted of 189 members and an equal number of alternate members. Today, it has 329 members. The members must either hold an electoral mandate or be politically accountable to an elected assembly in their home regions and cities.
In 2015, the Committee of the Regions was renamed the European Committee of the Regions and, for the first time, its political programme was set for the full five-year term, instead of four, in step with the Commission and the European Parliament.
The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) was set up on March 9, 1994, after the entry into force of the Maastricht Treaty. By Art. 198a, b and c of the Maastricht Treaty (TEU) "A Committee consisting of representatives of regional and local bodies, hereinafter referred to as 'the Committee of the Regions', is hereby established with advisory status."
The article also stipulated that "The members of the Committee and an equal number of alternate members shall be appointed for four years by the Council acting unanimously on proposals from the respective Member States. Their term of office shall be renewable" and that "The members of the Committee may not be bound by any mandatory instructions. They shall be completely independent in the performance of their duties, in the general interest of the Community."
The position of the CoR was consolidated with the various Treaty changes:
The 1997 Treaty of Amsterdam strengthened the organisational autonomy of the Committee and introduced further amendments which extended its advisory role to the European Parliament.
The 2001 Treaty of Nice confirmed the democratic legitimacy of the CoR by introducing the necessity for political responsibility of its members in their capacity as representatives of regional and local authorities.
The Lisbon Treaty (2007) -entered into force on 1 December 2009- bringing a new definition of subsidiarity reinforced the advisory role of the CoR and grants it the right to bring a case before the Court of Justice in order to defend/protect its prerogatives in the fields of mandatory consultation or in the event of a breach of CoR prerogatives.
The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) is an advisory body of the European Union, alongside the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC).
Composed of local and regional representatives, the Committee has the task of advising the Council, the Commission and the Parliament, about the regional and local implications of Union policies.
Since its establishment, the consultation of the Committee is mandatory for the Council or the Commission in the following areas: education, culture, public health, trans-European networks and economic and social cohesion. And it may also act on its own initiative in case it considers it is necessary.
With the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam in 1999, the mandatory consultation is extended to the Parliament and expanded to include the following areas: transport, employment, social policy, European Social Fund, education, vocational training and youth and, environment.
Then, with the Lisbon Treaty in 2007, the CoR's term was aligned with that of the European Parliament and mandatory consultation of the Committee extended to some new policy areas, e.g. energy and climate change.
In addition the CoR may be consulted in all cases in which the Council, Commission or European Parliament considers it appropriate.
(Notice rédigée par Valérie Mathevon, archiviste aux AHUE, 2024)
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European Committee of the Regions
1994 (Brussels)Identity Area
CdR
Description Area
The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) was established in 1992 by the Maastricht Treaty and set up on March 9, 1994.
At the instigation of the President of the Commission Jacques Delors, the CoR‘s calling must have been to strengthen the democratic legitimacy of the Union and bring Europe closer to its citizens. It represents local and regional authorities in the European Union.
The CoR was set up as an advisory body of the Council and the European Commission and since the Treaty of Amsterdam (1997) also of the European Parliament.
The CoR has its seat in Brussels, having an organisational structure in common with the Economic and Social Committee, although the two remain independent.
Originally, the Committee consisted of 189 members and an equal number of alternate members. Today, it has 329 members. The members must either hold an electoral mandate or be politically accountable to an elected assembly in their home regions and cities.
In 2015, the Committee of the Regions was renamed the European Committee of the Regions and, for the first time, its political programme was set for the full five-year term, instead of four, in step with the Commission and the European Parliament.
The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) was set up on March 9, 1994, after the entry into force of the Maastricht Treaty. By Art. 198a, b and c of the Maastricht Treaty (TEU) "A Committee consisting of representatives of regional and local bodies, hereinafter referred to as 'the Committee of the Regions', is hereby established with advisory status."
The article also stipulated that "The members of the Committee and an equal number of alternate members shall be appointed for four years by the Council acting unanimously on proposals from the respective Member States. Their term of office shall be renewable" and that "The members of the Committee may not be bound by any mandatory instructions. They shall be completely independent in the performance of their duties, in the general interest of the Community."
The position of the CoR was consolidated with the various Treaty changes:
The 1997 Treaty of Amsterdam strengthened the organisational autonomy of the Committee and introduced further amendments which extended its advisory role to the European Parliament.
The 2001 Treaty of Nice confirmed the democratic legitimacy of the CoR by introducing the necessity for political responsibility of its members in their capacity as representatives of regional and local authorities.
The Lisbon Treaty (2007) -entered into force on 1 December 2009- bringing a new definition of subsidiarity reinforced the advisory role of the CoR and grants it the right to bring a case before the Court of Justice in order to defend/protect its prerogatives in the fields of mandatory consultation or in the event of a breach of CoR prerogatives.
The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) is an advisory body of the European Union, alongside the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC).
Composed of local and regional representatives, the Committee has the task of advising the Council, the Commission and the Parliament, about the regional and local implications of Union policies.
Since its establishment, the consultation of the Committee is mandatory for the Council or the Commission in the following areas: education, culture, public health, trans-European networks and economic and social cohesion. And it may also act on its own initiative in case it considers it is necessary.
With the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam in 1999, the mandatory consultation is extended to the Parliament and expanded to include the following areas: transport, employment, social policy, European Social Fund, education, vocational training and youth and, environment.
Then, with the Lisbon Treaty in 2007, the CoR's term was aligned with that of the European Parliament and mandatory consultation of the Committee extended to some new policy areas, e.g. energy and climate change.
In addition the CoR may be consulted in all cases in which the Council, Commission or European Parliament considers it appropriate.
(Notice rédigée par Valérie Mathevon, archiviste aux AHUE, 2024)
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