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The
voice of the Peripheral Maritime Regions
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THANK YOU ANGELA MERKEL
Due to your action, for the first time
in 50 years, the Heads of State and Government have finally
associated Regions with the construction of Europe!
Indeed,
on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the signature of
the Treaties of Rome, the German Presidency included the following
references to regional and local authorities in the final
Declaration:
There
are many goals which we cannot achieve on our own, but only
in concert. Tasks are shared between the European Union, the
Member States and their regions and local authorities.
Although
we have believed in these values for many years, we had been
waiting for an explicit recognition of Regions by European
Governments. Today, we still have a minor role in EU policy
processes even though we implement many EU laws. Moreover,
adapting policies developed at a higher level to local circumstances,
we welcome the European degree of legitimacy and we promote
the spread of European values at the regional level. European
integration will falter unless citizens are given a stronger
role, and regions and local authorities are the closest tiers
of government to citizens!
We
wish to express our sincere thanks to you for this explicit
recognition and we do hope to contribute to bringing Europe
closer to the citizens, as you mentioned on several occasions.
We
will support any other future action coming from the German
Government in favor of the subsidiarity and strengthening
of regions and local authorities at the European level.
We
wish you success for the remainder of the German Presidency.
Yours
sincerely,
Xavier
Gizard
Secretary General
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"PRESTIGE"
LAWYER TELLS THE CPMR: THERE ARE STANDARDS BUT NO SANCTIONS!
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It
is impossible to identify economic responsibilities after a
maritime disaster like the Prestige! International legal cooperation
does not work at all! What use is it to pass sentence if we
already know that there will be nobody legally involved? Consuelo
Castro, the Spanish government's lawyer in charge of the "Prestige"
case, took part in a CPMR seminar on maritime safety in Santander,
Spain...
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THE
ART INITIATIVE, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE REGIONS
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The
CPMR and UNDP have signed a memorandum of understanding to undertake
programmes and projects supporting regions from developing countries
as part of the ART initiative...
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SMART
SOLUTION FOR POLLUTION
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Business
is business, but if business can also help the environment,
then why not?
LAMOR
(Larsen Marin Oil recovery) is a skimmer producer company founded
in 1982. It is based in Porvoo (Finland) and it is one of the
three biggest companies worldwide in this sector. Definitely
a good example of a moral business combined with innovative
technologies which bring local solutions to the global market!....
The
14th edition of Employment Week, the leading employment and
social-affairs event of the year, will takes place on 5-6 June
2007 in Brussels. The two-day conference and exhibition offers
a great opportunity for practitioners and European decision-makers
to connect and discuss the latest policies and trends in European
employment.
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TIMETABLE
23-26
April, European
Parliament Plenary Session, Strasbourg (FR)
26 April, CPMR
Islands Commission Annual Conference, Isle of Man (UK)
27 April, EC
Seminar on Islands and European Maritime Policy, Isle of Man (UK)
2 May, Dinner with
Gunter Verheugen, British Chamber of Commerce, Brussels (BE)
10 May, Infoday
on ZERO PLUS project, Valencia Region Brussels office (BE)
10-11 May, Towards
Regions for Economic Change ERIK Brussels (BE)
24-25 May, General
Assembly of the CPMR Balkans/Black Sea Commission, Canakkale (TR)
5-6 June, Employment
week, Brussels (BE)
8 June, CPMR
Political bureau, Podlaskie (PL)
14-15 June, General
Assembly of the CRPM Baltic Sea Commission, Bodo - Nordland (NO)
29 June, Energy
for Regional Development European Best Practices, Cornwall, (UK)
29 June, Reducing
inequalities in health in Europe, Bordeaux (FR)
4 July, General
Assembly of the CPMR Intermediterranean Commission, Granada (ES)
9-10
July, Seminar
on Maritimes policies and globalization, Azores (P)
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The
Tenor N°13 April 2007
The European Newsletter Of Regions
is the CPMR Newsletter
Director of publication: Xavier Gizard
Editor: Enrico Mayrhofer
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