Strasbourg, 11 January 2010 CDLR-Bu(2010)4
Item 6 of the agenda
BUREAU OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE ON LOCAL AND REGIONAL DEMOCRACY
(CDLR)
INFORMATION ON THE OTHER COUNCIL OF EUROPE BODIES
Secretariat Memorandum
prepared by the
Directorate General of Democracy and Political Affairs
Directorate of Democratic Institutions
Foreword
The calendar of meetings of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe for 2010 appears in Appendix I. More detailed information on sessions can be downloaded from the Congress website.
The fourth part of the Plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) was held on 28 September – 2 October 2009. The work programme (version of January 2010) of the Committee on the Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs of the Parliamentary Assembly appears in Appendix II. Other information on the sessions of the PACE (order of business, working documents, other documents adopted, speeches and verbatim reports) may be found on its website.
Action required
The CDLR Bureau members are invited to take note of the work of the above-mentioned bodies of the Council of Europe.
TIMETABLE OF EVENTS / CALENDRIER DES ÉVÉNEMENTS |
Date / Date |
Place / Lieu |
Event / Evénement |
Entity / Entité |
Représentants du Congrès |
Contact (Name/Nom & Email) |
Web Site / Site Web |
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15/01/2010 |
Lugano SWITZERLAND / SUISSE |
Bureaux of the Congress and its Chambers Bureaux du Congrès et de ses chambres |
Congress : organiser Congrès : organisateur |
|
Linette Taesch |
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18/01/2010 21/01/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
Session of the European Parliament Session du Parlement européen |
For information Pour information |
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Info: |
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18/01/2010 |
Andorra ANDORRA / ANDORRE |
Visit of the Acting President of the Congress to Andorra Visite du Président a.i. du Congrès à Andorre |
Congress : organiser Congrès : organisateur |
|
Stéphanie Poirel |
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19/01/2010 19/01/2010 |
Vienna AUSTRIA / AUTRICHE |
CLIP Steering Committee meeting CLIP - Réunion du Comité Directeur |
Congress : represented Congrès : représenté |
|
Dolores RIOS |
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21/01/2010 |
Barcelona SPAIN / ESPAGNE |
First meeting of the Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM) Première réunion de l'Assemblée régionale et locale euro-méditerrannéenne (ARLEM) |
Congress : represented Congrès : représenté |
|
Tim Lisney |
||
25/01/2010 29/01/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
Session of the Parliamentary Assembly Session de l'Assemblée parlementaire |
Congress : represented Congrès : représenté |
|
Antonella Cagnolati |
||
28/01/2010 29/01/2010 |
Paris FRANCE / FRANCE |
Black Sea Conference Conférence sur la Mer Noire |
Congress : represented Congrès : représenté |
|
Jean-Paul Chauvet |
http://www.aer.eu |
|
05/02/2010 |
Paris FRANCE / FRANCE |
Bureaux of the Congress and its Chambers Bureaux du Congrès et de ses chambres |
Congress : organiser Congrès : organisateur |
|
Linette Taesch |
||
08/02/2010 11/02/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
Session of the European Parliament Session du Parlement européen |
For information Pour information |
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Info: |
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09/02/2010 11/02/2010 |
Brussels BELGIUM / BELGIQUE |
Plenary Session of the Committee of the Regions Session plénière du Comité des Régions |
For information Pour information |
|
Giamapolo Cordiale |
||
15/02/2010 |
Utrecht NETHERLANDS / PAYS-BAS |
Institutional Committee Commission Institutionnnelle |
Congress : organiser Congrès : organisateur |
|
Stéphanie Poirel |
||
17/02/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
Meeting of the Working Group on Inter-regional Co-operation (GT/CIR) Réunion du Groupe de travail sur la coopération interrégionale (GT/CIR) |
Congress : organiser Congrès : organisateur |
|
Joanne Hunting |
||
08/03/2010 11/03/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
Session of the European Parliament Session du Parlement européen |
For information Pour information |
|
Info: |
Date / Date |
Place / Lieu |
Event / Evénement |
Entity / Entité |
Représentants du Congrès |
Contact (Name/Nom & Email) |
Web Site / Site Web |
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16/03/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
Bureaux of the Congress and its Chambers Bureaux du Congrès et de ses chambres |
Congress : organiser Congrès : organisateur |
|
Linette Taesch |
||
16/03/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
Social Cohesion Committee Commission de la cohésion sociale |
Congress : organiser Congrès : organisateur |
|
Dolores Rios |
||
16/03/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
Sustainable Development Committee Commission du développement durable |
Congress : organiser Congrès : organisateur |
|
Marité Moras |
||
16/03/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
Culture and Education Committee Commission de la culture et de l'education |
Congress : organiser Congrès : organisateur |
|
Alexander Bartling |
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17/03/2010 19/03/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
18th PLENARY SESSION OF THE CONGRESS 18ème SESSION PLENIERE DU CONGRES |
Congress : organiser Congrès : organisateur |
|
Dolores Rios |
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30/03/2010 |
Brussels BELGIUM / BELGIQUE |
Meeting of the Secretaries General of the Committe of Regions, the Associations of Regional and Local Authorities and the Congress Réunion des secrétaires généraux du Comité des Régions, des Associations de pouvoirs locaux et régionaux et du Congrès |
Congress : represented Congrès : représenté |
|
Christine Ebel |
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13/04/2010 |
Brussels BELGIUM / BELGIQUE |
Bureau of the Committee of the Regions Bureau du Comité des Régions |
For information Pour information |
|
Giampaolo Cordiale |
||
14/04/2010 15/04/2010 |
Brussels BELGIUM / BELGIQUE |
Plenary Session of the Committee of the Regions Session plénière du Comité des Régions |
For information Pour information |
|
Giampaolo Cordiale |
||
19/04/2010 22/04/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
Session of the European Parliament Session du Parlement européen |
For information Pour information |
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Info: |
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22/04/2010 24/04/2010 |
Uzhgorod UKRAINE / UKRAINE |
Conference on "Sustainable Development of the Carpathians and other mountain regions of Europe" Conférence sur "Le développement durable des Carpathes et d'autres régions montagneuses d'Europe" |
Congress : represented Congrès : représenté |
|
Marité Moras |
||
26/04/2010 30/04/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
Session of the Parliamentary Assembly Session de l'Assemblée parlementaire |
For information Pour information |
|
Antonella Cagnolati |
||
03/05/2010 04/05/2010 |
St Gallen SWITZERLAND / SUISSE |
Conference "Democracy and Decentralisation" Conférence "Démocratie et decentralisation" |
Congress : represented Congrès : représenté |
|
Stéphanie Poirel |
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05/05/2010 |
St Gallen SWITZERLAND / SUISSE |
Group of Independent Experts on the European Charter of Local Self-Government Groupe d'Experts indépendants sur la Charte européenne de l'autonomie locale |
Congress : organiser Congrès : organisateur |
|
Stéphanie Poirel |
Date / Date |
Place / Lieu |
Event / Evénement |
Entity / Entité |
Représentants du Congrès |
Contact (Name/Nom & Email) |
Web Site / Site Web |
|
06/05/2010 |
Messina ITALY / ITALIE |
Contact Group Committee of the Regions / Congress Groupe de contact Comité des Régions / Congrès |
Congress : represented Congrès : représenté |
|
Giampaolo Cordiale |
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07/05/2010 |
Messina ITALY / ITALIE |
Conference "The fight against corruption at local and regional level - a mandatory step towards good governance" Conférence "Lutte contre la corruption aux niveau local et régionale - un passage obligé vers la bonne gouvernance" |
Congress : co-organiser Congrès : coorganisateur |
|
Giampaolo Cordiale |
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17/05/2010 20/05/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
Session of the European Parliament Session du Parlement européen |
For information Pour information |
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Info: |
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24/05/2010 25/05/2010 |
Baku AZERBAIJAN / AZERBAÏDJAN |
7th Council of Europe Conference of ministers responsible for gender equality 7ème Conférence du Conseil de l'Europe des ministres responsables de l'égalité entre les femmes et les hommes |
Congress : represented Congrès : représenté |
|
Dolores Rios |
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08/06/2010 |
Brussels BELGIUM / BELGIQUE |
Bureau of the Committee of the Regions Bureau du Comité des Régions |
For information Pour information |
|
Giampaolo Cordiale |
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09/06/2010 10/06/2010 |
Brussels BELGIUM / BELGIQUE |
Plenary Session of the Committee of the Regions Session plénière du Comité des Régions |
For information Pour information |
|
Giampaolo Cordiale |
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14/06/2010 17/06/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
Session of the European Parliament Session du Parlement européen |
For information Pour information |
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Info: |
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21/06/2010 25/06/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
Session of the Parliamentary Assembly Session de l'Assemblée parlementaire |
Congress : represented Congrès : représenté |
|
Antonella Cagnolati |
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05/07/2010 08/07/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
Session of the European Parliament Session du Parlement européen |
For information Pour information |
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Info: |
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06/09/2010 09/09/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
Session of the European Parliament Session du Parlement européen |
For information Pour information |
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Info: |
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20/09/2010 23/09/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
Session of the European Parliament Session du Parlement européen |
For information Pour information |
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Info: |
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04/10/2010 07/10/2010 |
Brussels BELGIUM / BELGIQUE |
Plenary Session & Open Days of the Committee of the Regions Session plénière et "Open Days" du Comité des Régions |
Congress : represented Congrès : représenté |
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Giampaolo Cordiale |
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04/10/2010 08/10/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
Session of the Parliamentary Assembly Session de l'Assemblée parlementaire |
Congress : represented Congrès : représenté |
|
Antonella Cagnolati |
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05/10/2010 |
Brussels BELGIUM / BELGIQUE |
Bureau of the Committee of the Regions Bureau du Comité des Régions |
For information Pour information |
|
Giampaolo Cordiale |
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18/10/2010 21/10/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
Session of the European Parliament Session du Parlement européen |
For information Pour information |
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Info: |
Date / Date |
Place / Lieu |
Event / Evénement |
Entity / Entité |
Représentants du Congrès |
Contact (Name/Nom & Email) |
Web Site / Site Web |
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21/10/2010 23/10/2010 |
Dundalk-Newry IRELAND / IRLANDE |
AEBR General Assembly and Annual Conference Assemblée générale et conférence annuelle de l'ARFE |
Congress : represented Congrès : représenté |
|
Jean-Paul Chauvet |
http://www.aebr.eu |
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25/10/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
Bureaux of the Congress and its Chambers Bureaux du Congrès et de ses chambres |
Congress : organiser Congrès : organisateur |
|
Linette Taesch |
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26/10/2010 28/10/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
19th PLENARY SESSION OF THE CONGRESS 19ème SESSION PLENIERE DU CONGRES |
Congress : organiser Congrès : organisateur |
|
Marie-Aude L'Hyver-Yésou |
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10/11/2010 12/11/2010 |
Istanbul TURKEY / TURQUIE |
AER General Assembly Assemblée générale de l'ARE |
Congress : represented Congrès : représenté |
|
Jean-Paul Chauvet |
http://www.aer.eu |
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22/11/2010 25/11/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
Session of the European Parliament Session du Parlement européen |
For information Pour information |
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Info: |
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30/11/2010 |
Brussels BELGIUM / BELGIQUE |
Bureau of the Committee of the Regions Bureau du Comité des Régions |
For information Pour information |
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Giampaolo Cordiale |
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01/12/2010 02/12/2010 |
Brussels BELGIUM / BELGIQUE |
Plenary Session of the Committee of the Regions Session plénière du Comité des Régions |
For information Pour information |
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Giampaolo Cordiale |
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13/12/2010 16/12/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
Session of the European Parliament Session du Parlement européen |
For information Pour information |
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Info: |
WORK PROGRAMME OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT,
AGRICULTURE AND LOCAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS
OF THE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY
This document indicates in chronological order: o Reports in preparation and rapporteurs o Committee and sub-committee meetings / Sessions / Standing Committee (in bold) and Other events relevant to the Committee’s work or fields of competence: Ø “for information” Ø to which representatives have been appointed Ø to which representative are to be appointed (“to decide” or “to confirm”) Abbreviations are explained on the final page. |
Secretariat of the Committee (Fax: +33 3 88 41 27 17)
Mrs Agnès NOLLINGER, Head of Secretariat tel: +33 3 88 41 22 88 [email protected]
Mr Bogdan TORCATORIU, co-Secretary tel: +33 3 88 41 32 82 [email protected]
Mrs Dana KARANJAC, co-Secretary tel: +33 3 90 21 48 77 [email protected]
Mrs Marie-Anne MENGER (Europe Prize) tel :+33 3 88 41 21 08 [email protected]
Mrs Hazel BASTIER, Senior Assistant tel: +33 3 88 41 30 93 [email protected]
Mrs Eliza KOPEC, Assistant tel: +33 3 90 21 45 95 [email protected]
REPORTS IN PREPARATION[1]
· Military waste and the environment (Doc. 11462, ref. 3404 of 21 January 2008, prolonged to 31 July 2010 by the Standing Committee on 20 November 2009) (Mr Toshev, Bulgaria, EPP/CD)
· Biodiversity and climate change (Doc. 11484, ref. 3409 of 25 January 2008) (Mrs John-Calame, Switzerland, SOC)
· Noise and light pollution: serious risks for the environment (Doc. 11551, ref. 3439 of 18 April 2008) (Mr Huseynov, Azerbaijan, ALDE)
· The fight against harm to the environment in the Mediterranean (Doc. 11586, ref 3452 of 23 June 2008) (Mr Falzon, Malta, EPP/CD)
· Forests: the future of our planet (Doc. 11634, ref. 3500 of 28/11/08, modifying ref. 3471 of 27 June 2008) (Mr Timchenko, Russia, EDG)
· Geothermal energy: a solution for the future? (Doc. 11740, ref. 3504 of 26 January 2009) (Mr Rouquet, France, SOC)
· Armed conflicts and the environment (Doc. 11741, ref 3505 of 26 January 2009) (Mr Ducarme, Belgium, ALDE)
· Genetically modified organisms (GMOs): a solution for the future? (Doc. 11816, ref. 3532 of 29 May 2009) (M. Le Grand, France, EPP/CD)
· The need for independent and credible environmental assessments (Doc. 11892, ref. 3562 of 29 May 2009) (Mr Preda, Romania, EPP/CD)
· The potential dangers of electromagnetic fields and their effect on the environment (Doc. 11894, ref. 3563 of 29 May 2009) (Mr Huss, Luxembourg, SOC)
· Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (Doc. 11902, ref. 3583 of 22 June 2009) (Mr Korkeaoja, Finland, ALDE)
· Need to assess progress in implementation of the Bern Convention (Doc. 11983, ref. 3605 of 2 October 2009) (Rapporteur to be appointed)
· Preventing natural disasters (Doc. 12049, ref 3616 of 20 November 2009 for report to the Standing Committee) (Rapporteur to be appointed)
Opinions and contributions
· Euro-Mediterranean: call for a Council of Europe strategy (Doc. 11507, ref. 3420 of 14/04/08) (Report by the Political Affairs Committee, with opinion AS/Ec) (Mr Ducarme, Belgium, ALDE)
· Regional co-operation (Doc. 11592, ref. 3454 of 23/06/08) (Report by the Political Affairs Committee (Mr Doric, Croatia, ALDE)
· The socio-economic potential of the Baltic Sea Region (Doc. 11678, ref. 3483 of 29/09/08, modified on 26/01/09) (Report by the Economic Committee) (Mr Lotman, Estonia, UEL)
· The real situation of rural women in Europe (Doc. 11773, ref. 3519 of 26/01/09) (Report by the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men) (Mrs John-Calame, Switzerland, SOC)
· Transport of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by river and river-sea-going vessels as an efficient facility for solving the gas crisis (Doc. 11827, ref. 3537 of 29 May 2009) (Report of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development) (Mr Etherington, United Kingdom, SOC)
· The economic importance of raw materials contained in “end-of-life products” including their energy potential (Doc. 11896, ref. 3565 of 29 May 2009) (Report of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development) (Mr Waalkens, Netherlands, SOC)
MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE AND SUB-COMMITTEES / SESSIONS / STANDING COMMITTEE and OTHER EVENTS WITHIN THE COMMITTEE’S COMPETENCE
2 0 1 0
Date and place |
Event |
Participant(s) |
JANUARY
25-29, Strasbourg |
Assembly session |
MARCH
5, Paris (CoE Office)** |
Committee meeting** |
To be confirmed |
12, Paris (National Assembly)** |
Standing Committee** |
|
17-19, Strasbourg |
18th session of the Congress |
To decide |
APRIL
26-30, Strasbourg |
Assembly session |
JUNE
21-25, Strasbourg |
Assembly session |
JULY
7-8, Moscow |
European Conference of Ministers of Regional Planning (CEMAT) |
To decide |
* Subject to authorisation of the Bureau ** To be confirmed
In addition the Committee has been asked by the Bureau of the Assembly to organise a debate on “the future of nuclear energy” following the debate held during the June 2009 part-session.
The Committee’s terms of reference
1. The committee shall consider all matters relating to the environment, regional planning, agriculture, food and consumer protection as well as those relating to local and regional government.
2. The committee shall in particular consider:
i. issues related to sustainable development from local to global level (protection of the environment, regional planning, natural resources management) as well as sectoral policies (transport, energy, etc.) as they contribute to a sustainable environment and well-balanced spatial planning;
ii. issues relating to agricultural policies, rural development, fisheries, forestry, food and consumer protection;
iii. issues relating to local and regional authorities, such as local and regional democracy and self-government, transfrontier and interregional co-operation and urban planning and policies.
3. The committee shall, on behalf of the Assembly, select the candidates for, and the winners of, the Europe Prize and the other awards (European Diplomas, Flags of Honour and Plaques of Honour) for local authorities.
4. The committee shall follow the activities and maintain working relations with the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe.
5. The committee shall follow the activities of and maintain working relations with the relevant European and international organisations such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep), the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (Unece) and the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (Icamas).
6. The committee shall follow the activities of the relevant European organisations and associations of local and regional co-operation.
7. The committee shall represent the Assembly in and follow the work of the relevant intergovernmental expert committees of the Council of Europe
Abbreviations
S/c DEV |
Sub-Committee on Sustainable Development |
S/c LOC |
Sub-Committee on Local and Regional Democracy |
S/c AGR |
Sub-Committee on Agriculture and Food |
S/c PRIX |
Sub-Committee on the Europe Prize |
CALRE |
Conference of European Regions with Legislative Powers |
CDLR |
European Committee on Local and Regional Democracy |
CEMAT |
European Conference of Ministers of Regional Planning |
Congress |
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe |
CIHEAM |
International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies |
IPU |
Interparliamentary Union |