Le Ténor : Un nouveau look et plus d’informations

After 14 monthly issues we can say that we are really pleased with our small communications instrument designed to bring our regions closer to Europe and spread European values in our territories.

In order to further accommodate our growing number of subscribers, we have redesigned THE TENOR in an attempt to make it easier to read while providing additional content.
We do hope you will like the new look and we are interested in what you think of the changes and ideas for improving it.

Xavier Gizard, Secretary General
xavier.gizard@crpm.org

 

Regions above the Arctic circle

Peripheral regions are not only in Europe. Due to the Forum of Networks of World Regions created in Marseille in March 2007, the CPMR is already sharing experiences with other sub-national entities in different parts of the globe such as the Northern Forum, an international association composed of sub-national governments from different Arctic Circle countries, such as the United States, Russia, Iceland, Japan, Canada or Finland.

“Northern regions share characteristics that set them apart from other areas of the world”. Said Priscilla Post Wohl, the Executive Director and President of an association similar to the CPMR from the extreme North, based in Alaska (US). Indeed, their economies are only based upon the extraction of natural resources, infrastructure development is very limited, climate is harsh, ecosystems very vulnerable and in addition the sparse population has a strong indigenous culture. Such complex factors create unique challenges for regional Governors. Therefore the Northern Forum brings these leaders together from throughout the North to address common political, environmental and economic issues ...

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The Islands and the future EU maritime Policy

The 27th annual conference of the CPMR Islands Commission which was recently held in the Isle of Man enabled the island regions to continue the work which began during their 2006 conference in Crete on the problem of the Islands and the future EU maritime policy. Meanwhile, two seminars took place: one in the Canaries, focusing on the problems linked to illegal immigration; the second in the Balearic Islands, on the issue of sustainable tourism.

The Isle of Man Conference followed a special format since the Conference of the Islands Commission itself took place over only one day, with the second day being devoted to a working seminar organised by the Maritime Task Force of the European Commission in cooperation with the CPMR...

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CPMR part of the European "Open Day"

The CPMR took part in the "European Open Day", in Brussels on 5th May 2007 with the sail boat "Traité de Rome" which was one of the symbols of the EU open to the public.
The association “Sail for Europe” (www.sailforeurope.org), which aims to promote the construction of Europe through sailing, entered the sailboat “Traité de Rome” in the 1977-1978 and in 1980-1981 Whitbread Round the World Race. For the first time Europe participated in an international sports competition with a European team instead of having purely national teams as, for instance, at the Olympics...

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