Local Governance, Democracy and Citizenship

European Socialists issue resolution supporting European Constitution The Bureau of the Union of local and regional elected socialists and social-democrats of Europe has adopted a…

1994-2004 : the Committee of the Regions is 10 years old The Committee of the Regions of the EU will celebrate its tenth anniversary at…

PE hearing on constitutional treaty : the associations of local and regional government support Constitution The European associations representing local and regional government have expressed…

The signing of the European Constitution : "A step forward for our municipalities and regions" CEMR secretary general Jeremy Smith has welcome the signing of…

Committee of the Regions in favour of the European Constitution In a open letter published early December, the president of the Committee of the Regions,…

New site: The facts and figures about the EU What is the employment rate in each of the EU member states? How many Europeans have…

European neighbours' day 2005 : Is your municipality taking part? The third edition of the European neighbours' day will take place on 31 May 2005.…

Kiruna: a whole town on the move! The whole town of Kiruna, situated in the North of Sweden, will soon be moved and rebuilt. Actually,…

Regional elections results in Saxony and Brandenburg The Social Democrats (SDP) have won the regional elections in Brandenburg. Despite losing some ground, 32% of the…

A 'Dialogue" to better inform European citizens on their rights The European Commission launches a new 'Dialogue with citizens" portal. The website enables all EU…