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THEY ARE ALL USEFUL, BUT NONE OF THEM ACTUALLY “DOES”
DEVELOPMENT
Wherever they occur, poverty, conflicts
and political instability affect the lives of all. In a globalised
world solving such problems is also important for us in Europe.
The EU is the largest donor of humanitarian aid, and its external
assistance programmes help to promote peace, democracy and wellbeing
worldwide.
Francesco
De Angelis, a director at EUROPAID in the European Commission,
is proud of the EU's leading role in the field of humanitarian
assistance, and is aware that “Europe has become a model
envied by all, a model of peace, high standards of living, respect
for human and individual rights, the rule of law and legal safeguards.
This model is certainly the product of the fertile minds and
intellectual capacities of Europeans; it is also the product
of a range of organisations like the Conference of Peripheral
Maritime Regions of Europe (CPMR) which ensure dialogue; and
of simple groups of citizens prepared to fight for mutual respect,
freedom, transparency and democracy”.
Europe
is at the forefront of efforts to assist developing countries,
but it lacks an ability to coordinate this assistance, and it
lacks an organising capacity to prevent “excessive”
resources and opportunities being wasted.
“The
Paris declaration was signed in 2004 by 100 countries, including
all the member states of the EU, together with the European
Commission, a number of UN agencies, and the World Bank. The
idea is to increase efficiency by coordinating and harmonising
aid...
Enrico
Mayrhofer
Director
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EUROPE
CANNOT BE BUILT WITHOUT ITS CITIZENS
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by Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso
From 25th to 27th October 2006, the Murcia region will be hosting
the 34th General Assembly of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime
Regions (CPMR), making it a centre for discussion and reflection
on topics of specific interest to our regions because of their
two common characteristics i.e. an ongoing maritime history
and a peripheral geographical location...
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THE
REGIONS GIVE A BOOST TO EUROPE’S MARITIME AGENDA
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by Patrick Anvroin
Two
years ago Joe Borg was – at last – mandated to draw
up an integrated maritime policy for Europe. The Conference
of Peripheral Maritime Regions of Europe (CPMR) welcomes the
speed with which the European Commission has taken on this challenge.
In close cooperation with the Regions a Green Paper was published
on 7 June 2006, a broad consultation process begun and a deadline
date set for the end of 2007...
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THE
BALTIC SEA – CONNECTING AND NOT DIVIDING!
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by Marko Mälly
For
centuries the people around the Baltic Sea have been trading
and exchanging ideas. Cultures have met and bonds have been
created between individuals. Fifty years of East-West division
caused a break in the lively cooperation, but after the fall
of the iron curtain and through the enlargement of the European
Union to central and eastern European countries, the perspectives
for both eastern and western regions look now better than ever
before, with growing economies and stabilized democratic institutions...
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A
SAILBOAT FOR THE TREATY OF ROME -
TOUR OF EUROPE 2007
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by
Lejla
Becirovic
To
celebrate the 50th anniversary of the signature of the Treaty
of Rome, signed 25 March 1957, a 50 foot sailboat, skippered
by Philippe Hanin is preparing to leave for a tour of Europe,
with the moral and financial support of the European Institutions....
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