ECR News European Committee of the Regions | 16th edition
CONTENTS
Making access to EU Funds simpler
EDITORIAL 2 POLICY LEADERSHIP Making access to EU Funds simpler
2
Efficient cross-border cooperation
3
LOCALISM Task Force on Subsidiarity
4
Dialogue with Frans Timmermans
4
No to new EU tax
5
Tax competition and tax avoidance
6
Transatlantic cooperation
6
Coopeation with Southern Mediterranean
6
CURRENT CHALLENGES Europe after Brexit
7
Resolution on Poland
8
Driverless trains
9
Helping unemployed youth
10
ENVIRONMENT AND AGRICULTURE Climate action
10-11
Concerns on natural disasters
Oldřich Vlasák
“Bold simplification putting local and regional beneficiaries at the heart of the post-2020 structural investments will help ensure that the European Union’s next long-term budget better responds to the challenges facing regions and cities”, said Oldřich Vlasák, rapporteur for the opinion on the final conclusions and recommendations of the High Level Group on Simplification for post-2020, adopted unanimously by the European Committee of the Regions on 1 February 2017.
Translatlantic cooperation – going local Cllr Joe Cooney went to the United States as part of a wider delegation of the Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe. The delegation attended the Conservative Political Action Conference. Cllr Cooney also met with representatives of US cities and think tanks working on localism and translatlantic relations. The U.S. Capitol Building
Europe’s local and regional politicians defend Poland Europe’s local and regional politicians rejected any political ex-post conditionality, which would mean that local and regional authorities in Poland could see their funding suspended as a result of procedure triggered by the European Commission against Poland.
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Prospects for the Common Agricultural Policy 12 Animal rights
13
Organic farming in Groningen
14
The EU supports organic production in Rypin 14
MEMBERS ACTIVITIES Citizens Dialogue in Lombardy
15
Nomination as Deputy Minister
16
Italian elections
16
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