THE NEW PHASE: EUROPE AND THE WORLDWIDE SINGLE MARKET
With the recent memberships of the East
Midlands Assembly (UK), Skäne (S) and Uusimaa (FIN),
the CPMR began, during its annual General Assembly in Murcia,
the preparatory work on the involvement of its 156 Member
Regions in the new European and worldwide landscape.
Claudio Martini, President of Tuscany, was reappointed as
President of the Conference for the next two years.
Together
with the new Political Bureau, he will orchestrate our contribution
to the meeting which the Heads of State and Governments have
agreed to, in 2008-2009, to review the institutional and budgetary
prospects of the European Union for the following decade.
This General Assembly has been characterised by the exceptional
rate of participation by Member Regions, with 71% of them
being present. 104 Presidents and Vice-Presidents led the
delegations personally. Speeches by the President of the Committee
of the Regions, Michel Delebarre; the European Commissioner
for Regional Policy, Danuta Hübner and the State Secretary
representing the six month Finnish Presidency of the EU, Antti
Mykkänen, demonstrated the close involvement of the Conference
in EU institutional life, as well as its dialogue and proposal
capacity.
Continuing
the in-depth work on the role of the Regions in globalisation
launched a year ago, our Member Regions have begun to define
their proposals and their expectations - to contribute to
the positioning of Europe in the new XXI century world and
to receive the necessary support for this active participation
from the European Union. Certain challenges have already been
the subject of analysis and scope for action:
- the regions contribution to the European Energy Policy,
under the direction of Navarre;
- the regions participation in the European Training and Employment
Policy, under the dual leadership of the Regions of Stockholm
and Asturias;
- the development of the European Maritime Policy, undertaken
by the Regions of Brittany and north Portugal with participation
from 50 other Member Regions;
- the regions contribution to the crucial issue of innovation
for the durability of our economic vitality;
- the provision of solutions to population movement, in particular
irregular, initiated by the Canary Islands and the Islands
Commission;
- the increase in contact between our Regions and Regions
of other continents, led by the Region of Provence-Alpes-Côte
d’Azur and in collaboration with the United Nations Development
Programme and the European Commission’s Directorate of
External Relations;
- the responses to climate change, through the Network of
Regional Governments for Sustainable Development, co-chaired
by the Government of Euzkadi;
- the future of the Common Agriculture Policy and rural development....
Xavier
Gizard
CPMR Secretary General
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MICHEL
DELEBARRE’S MESSAGE TO THE CPMR: WE MUST WORK TOGETHER
TO PRESERVE REGIONAL POLICY
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Mr Delebarre was interviewed by Enrico Mayrhofer
Michel Delebarre, President of the Committee of the Regions,
took part in the 34th General Assembly of the Conference of
Peripheral Maritime Regions (CRPM) in Murcia on 26 and 27 October
2006.
Long
convinced of the importance of regional policy in Europe, Michel
Delebarre acknowledged in Murcia the effectiveness of the CPMR
and its action in lobbying the European institutions, and emphasised
the need for territorial cohesion across Europe...
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LE
DRIAN OPTIMISTE SUR LA FUTURE POLITIQUE MARITIME EUROPEENNE
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Mr Le Drian was interviewed by Enrico Mayrhofer
Jean-Yves
Le Drian has been President of Brittany Region since 2004. He
represents the French regions in the Conference of Peripheral
Maritime Regions of Europe (CPMR) and is also responsible for
coordinating the Conference’s policy positions on maritime
issues. Born in Lorient, he was elected Mayor of the city in
1981. He has served in the French government, holding the position
of Junior Minister for Maritime Affairs under the Minister for
Infrastructure, Housing and Transport. He is a member of the
French parliament, where he specialises in finance and maritime
policy...
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ISSUES
OF EUROPEAN DEMOGRAPHY: TOWARDS A REGION APPROACH
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by Philippe
Cichowlaz
The
demographic issues of our continent are progressively becoming
a major theme in Europe’s political agenda. The European
Commission communication published in October 2006 recalled
a few of the more illustrative outlines, and particularly the
very worrying development of the age groups which the enclosed
table summarises. Without doubt this poses new questions on
employment, important social balances and European strategy
for migration policy...
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“MARITIME
AND COASTAL ECONOMY CONFERENCE” Paris, 5 and 6 December
2006
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For
all information on the programme, please contact:
Jean-Ronan
Le Pen,
Conference Manager
What
to expect from a European Maritime Policy?
Which
role for the States and the Regions in this policy?
What
are the evolution prospects of the maritime sectors (fisheries,
transport and ports, naval construction, water sports)?
How
can economic development and coastline protection be reconciled?
These
are some of the issues which will be discussed during the second
“Maritime and Coastal Economy Conference”, organised
by the economic daily newspaper “Les Echos” and the
weekly maritime economy publication “Le Marin”, on
the 5 and 6 December 2006 in Paris...
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THE
NEW CPMR POLITICAL BUREAU
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During
its latest General Assembly held in Murcia last October, the
CPMR re-elected Claudio Martini as President and renewed its
Political Bureau.
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