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08/02/2010
February Plenary Session 2010
In addition to the election of the new CoR President and 1st Vice-President, ten opinions will be examined on 10 February during the CoR's first Plenary Session under the new mandate, including 5 drafted by members of the EPP:
01/02/2010
European Union Strategy for the Danube Region
EPP/CoR Members Wolfgang Reinhart, Baden-Württemberg Minister for Federal and European Affairs, and Emilia Müller, Bavarian Minister for Federal and European Affairs, are taking part in a high level conference on the European Union Strategy for the Danube Region in Ulm today. The conference opens a series of events organised by the European Commission to discuss the Strategy with the public is the first opportunity for stakeholders to debate its development. Areas for consideration will include the Region's transport, energy, environmental and risk prevention and education needs as well as the Region's socio-economic development, institutional capacity and cultural identity.
29/01/2010
Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso EPP's candidate for CoR Presidency
Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso, President of the Autonomous Community of Murcia, Spain, was elected to be the EPP candidate for Presidency of the CoR with 75% of the vote. Following on from the work of outgoing President, Luc Van den Brande, Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso pledged to get straight to action. “I am convinced that together we have the commitment to carry on the work of this Group and move the Committee of the Regions forward.” Should the bid for CoR Presidency be successful, the EPP would not only have the largest Group in both the European Parliament and the Committee of the Regions, it would also boast Presidency of all of the main institutions with Jerzy Buzek in the European Parliament, Herman Van Rompuy at the European Council, Jose Manuel Barroso heading up the European Commission, and last but not least Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso as President of the Committee of the Regions.
29/01/2010
Michael Schneider elected President of EPP/CoR
During its constitutive meeting for the 2010-2015 mandate, Michael Schneider, State Secretary, Delegate of the State of Saxony-Anhalt for the German Federation, was today elected President of the EPP Group in the Committee of the Regions by acclamation for a 2 and a half year renewable term. In his opening statement, President Schneider expressed that “European policy must always be very close to local politics and to the people we represent at home." Michel LEBRUN, Member of the Walloon Parliament in Belgium, was named 1st Vice-President of the Group.The President of the EPP, Wilfried Martens, and EPP Secretary General, Antonio Lopez Isturiz, who also observed the elections, congratulated the newly elected President of the EPP Group and the EPP’s President-designate for the Committee of the Regions adding that the party looks forward to a continued close working relationship with the EPP/CoR.