The German Presidency of the European Union and the Committee of the Regions.
Date: 2007-01-30
Institutions: European Committee of the Regions
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Germany, Presidency of the Council of the EU

The German Presidency 
of the European Union 
and the Committee 
of the Regions

Michel Delebarre

President of the 
Committee of the Regions

Emilia Müller

head of the German
delegation in the
Committee of the Regions

Much  is  expected  of  the  German  presidency  of  the  Council  in
the first half of 2007. 

In  particular,  the  presidency  is  foreseen  to  outline  a  timetable
that will smooth the way towards a European constitution before
the European Parliament elections in 2009. Here Germany can
draw on the symbolic power of the 50th anniversary of the Rome
treaties,  which  falls  during  those  six  months.  To  mark  the
occasion, the Committee of the Regions has been invited by the
region of Lazio to hold its plenary session in Rome on 23 March
2007. At this plenary session, the Committee plans to draw up a
contribution to the informal meeting of the European Council
which will be held on 25 March in Berlin. The contribution is
intended  to  assess  the  future  of  European  integration  and
encourage  the  presidency  to  give  a  new  impulse  to  the
constitution process. 

In  conjunction  with  the  50th  anniversary,  the  European
Commission has announced that new proposals for completing
the internal market will be put forward in 2007. The Committee
of  the  Regions  welcomes  this,  but  the  agenda  for  social  and
economic reform is certainly not limited to the internal market.
Under Plan D (Democracy, Dialogue and Debate), it has become
clear  that  European  Union  citizens  expect  the  European  social
model to be fleshed out. The German Council presidency can do
much to encourage this, particularly with respect to services of
general interest and social services.

Another high point of the first half of 2007 in addition to the
plenary  session  in  Rome  will  be  the Territorial  Dialogue  to  be
held in Brussels on 14 February, when the network of 65 local
authorities  set  up  by  the  CoR  will  present  its  analysis  on
involving local and regional levels of government in the Lisbon
strategy.

The  24  German  members  of  the  CoR  will  play  a  key  role,
representing  the  16  Länder  and  12  900  district  authorities,
towns  and  municipalities  in  Germany.  They  are  active  in
expressing the CoR's views, and they bring European debates to
local level and work with us to strengthen support for European
integration.  It  should  be  noted  that  in  2007  German  CoR
members  will  be  organising  a  series  of  CoR  conferences,  e.g.  a
meeting of the CoR Bureau in Würzburg on 20 April, a meeting
of the CONST Commission in Münster at the beginning of May
on the future of the EU, a meeting of the COTER Commission
on the EU's territorial agenda (in Halle) in preparation for the
informal  meeting  of  ministers  in  Leipzig  on  24-25  May  2007,
and  a  seminar  of  the  ECOS  Commission  in  Potsdam  on
demographic  change  in  May.  I  would  like  to  thank  you  in
advance for your involvement.

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On  1  January  2007  Germany  took  over  the  presidency  of  the
Council  of  the  European  Union  for  six  months.  The  50th
anniversary of the signing of the Rome treaties, which took place
on 25 March 1957, falls during the German presidency. The world
has changed radically over the past fifty years. It is the task of the
European Union to respond constructively to the changes on our
continent  and  in  the  world  and  to  help  actively  shape  events
through dynamic restructuring. 

A  particular  reason  for  marking  this  anniversary  is  to  step  up
dialogue with the general public about the values and tasks of the
EU.  We  must  consider  people's  expectations  and  hopes  for
European  unification  as  the  guiding  principle  of  our  everyday
political  activity.  Europe  will  only  succeed  if  it  is  seen  as  a
democratically  legitimate  organisation  which  provides  its  citizens
with  greater  security,  economic  opportunities  and  skills,  while
meeting its social and environmental responsibilities. Regions and
municipalities  have  a  particularly  important  communication  role
to play here, since they are in direct contact with citizens.

The extended "period of reflection" declared by the EU following
the "no" votes in the referendums on the constitutional Treaty in
France and the Netherlands has given way to renewed confidence
and energy. The German presidency will provide an opportunity to
find  new  ways  of  continuing  the  constitution  process,  and  of
implementing  the  considerable  advances  of  the  constitutional
treaty, in particular institutional reform, which also strengthens the
Committee of the Regions and thus the connection with ordinary
people. 

EU citizens also want a debate to take place on the purpose of the
EU. It is essential for Europe's identity that its external contours
should  be  more  clearly  demarcated.  But  at  the  same  time  plans
must  be  framed  for  an  open  neighbourhood  policy  at  the  EU's
external borders. The Committee of the Regions can also provide
an important contribution on these issues.

Energy  and  climate  protection  are  key  questions  for  the  future,
which Germany will address in its dual role as Council presidency
and  G-8  presidency. The  Committee  of  the  Regions  has  already
addressed  these  issues  and  can  continue  to  provide  a  valuable
contribution.

The CoR vocally supports application of the subsidiarity principle,
since political decisions should be taken at the closest possible level
to  the  general  public.  Let  us  cooperate  to  help  people  come
together in a "Europe of the regions", which gives us Europeans a
place  in  the  globalised  world,  while  strengthening  cultural
traditions and characteristics and so providing citizens with a home
and an identity.

German Chancellor 
Dr Angela Merkel on 
the German presidency 
of the Council of the
European Union

the  other  hand  it  is  essential  to  give  fresh  impetus  to  the
constitutional process. These two objectives will shape the course
of presidency.

Up until the Spring Summit in March, clear priority will be given
to economic issues. We want to create in Europe the prerequisites
for lasting economic success in order to safeguard the European
model as regards their living conditions and the European social
model. If we are to achieve greater economic dynamism, we need
to have a fully operation internal market. Bringing about a single
European market is an ongoing process and one which is far from
complete in areas such as postal and telecommunication services
and company taxation. 

We also want to promote the internal market in energy. This is
essential if we are to make European industry in this field more
competitive and to provide both the public and the business world
with access to energy supplies which offer the best possible value
for  money.  The  goal  of  European  energy  policy  should  be  to
ensure competitive, secure and lasting supplies of energy. With this
aim in mind we want to step up the promotion of energy-efficient
technologies  and  research  in  the  field  of  renewable  sources  of
energy.

One clear message stands out in this context, namely that the EU
will only be able to defend its interest in this field in dealings with
its external partners if it speaks with one voice. The pursuit of a
joint  strategy  in  this  area  must  therefore  involve  adopting  a
common  stance  in  dealings  with  external  partners,  such  as
negotiations between energy producers and the major consumers.

Consistency and unity are also important when tackling the issue
of  climate  protection.  This  field,  in  particular,  provides  an
excellent example of the power of the EU when it comes to the
shaping of policy. During its presidency, Germany wants to seek to
achieve agreement on a negotiating package for a future climate-
protection regime. Incentives for all groups of states also have to be
established  and  appropriate  contributions  in  respect  of  all  key
sources of emissions are to be provided for in the period following
the initial commitment period of the Kyoto protocol.

A further issue of key importance to the German presidency is the
removal  of  bureaucracy.  We  have  to  liberate  the  energy  which
people possess rather than impeding it. The impact assessment of
planned legislation is therefore to be improved. Decisions are also
to be taken more quickly on simplification proposals put forward
by  the  Commission. The  principle  whereby  planned  legislation
which is unfinished at the end of a legislative period will then lapse
has  proved  its  worth  at  national  level.  We  want  to  discuss  this
matter at EU level, too.

The  achievement  of  better  legislation  involves  constantly
questioning  which  regulations  we  need  at  EU  level,  which  ones
can be simplified and which ones can be abolished. Cutting down

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Photo: 
Bundeskanzleramt

On 1  January  2007  German  assumes  the  presidency  of  the

Council  of  the  EU  for  a  period  of  six  months.  The  German
government fully recognises the responsibilities and opportunities
which  this  role  involves.  European  unification  undoubtedly
constitutes  a  success  story  despite  the  fact  that  it  has  passed
through a number of difficult phases. We, as the representatives of
the  federal  government  would  like  to  make  our  contribution
towards  ensuring  that  European  unification  continues  to  be  a
successful venture, albeit under differing basic conditions.

In a world marked by increasing globalisation, each European state
is, on its own, too small to meet the cross-border challenges which
arise, such as the need to create a fair system of world trade geared
to  the  promotion  of  competition,  and  the  need  to  cut  illegal
migration, to bring about adequate protection of the environment
and to ensure internal and external security. To achieve these aims
we need a strong, united Europe.

Public  recognition  of  this  fact  does,  however,  appear  to  be
diminishing.

Europe,  as  a  topic  of  public  interest,  barely  gives  rise  to
enthusiasm. Many people have no clear image as to the direction
in which the development of Europe should be travelling and the
goal of the process of European unification. This confusion was
reflected  in  the  failed  referendums  held  in  France  and  the
Netherlands. We cannot close our eyes to this reality. One of the
most urgent tasks of European policy must therefore be to create a
new trust in the European institutions and to strengthen popular
support for the process of European integration.

Europe's regions have a particularly important role to play in this
context. They symbolise active European cooperation in a Europe
which is both close to the people and fully transparent.

The Committee of the Regions provides the regions with a voice
at European level. By virtue of their close links with the regions
and  municipalities,  members  of  the  Committee  of  the  Regions
have  a  vital  role  to  play  in  informing  and  convincing  public
opinion. I therefore hope that members of the Committee of the
Regions,  in  particular,  will  make  an  active  contribution  towards
the success of the German presidency.

Under our presidency we wish to pursue two key goals. On the
one hand, we want to boost economic dynamism in the EU. On

on  the  cost  of  bureaucracy  by  introducing  more  efficient  rules
enables  the  general  market  to  operate  more  smoothly  and  to
provide the prerequisites for the successful internationalisation for
European enterprises. Furthermore, the achievement of economic
success allows us to regain confidence in Europe in a pragmatic
way.

Europe  is,  however,  not  just  an  economic  community.  It  is
founded  on  common  values,  namely,  freedom,  democracy,
pluralism,  the  rule  of  law,  justice  and  solidarity.  During  the
German presidency we will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of
the  signing  of  the  Treaties  of  Rome.  We  want  to  use  this
anniversary as an opportunity for considering the foundations on
which the European Union is based. With this aim in view, I have
invited the Heads of State and Government of the EU Member
States and the presidents of both the European Parliament and the
European Commission to hold a meeting in Berlin on 24 and 25
March 2007. At this meeting we will not only be looking back at
previous year but also, and above all, looking forward to the tasks
which we will have to carry out in the future.

These  tasks  include  the  establishment  of  a  road  map  for  the
constitutional  Treaty.  I  am  convinced  that  Europe  needs  a
constitutional Treaty. There is a need on the one hand, to have a
binding Treaty in order to ensure that the institutions of the EU
are  able  to  function  effectively.  On  the  other  hand,  the
fundamental  rights  set  out  in  the  constitutional  Treaty  clearly
indicate that Europe is more than just a coordinating body.

The extent to which the capital Member States of the EU have
moved ever closer is illustrated by, for example, the progress made
in  the  fields  of  justice  and  internal  affairs  policy  and  by  the
proposed  appointment  of  an  EU  foreign  minister.  In  the  final

analysis,  the  debate  on  the  European  constitution  also  revolves
around the issues of democratic legitimacy and a clear distribution
of powers between the Member States and the Union. These two
points  are  of  such  importance  because  they  make  the  EU  more
transparent  for  its  citizens,  thereby  enabling  us  to  counteract
scepticism about the EU.

The  constitutional  Treaty  also  strengthens  the  regions.  It
recognises  regional  and  local  self-government  and  expressly
safeguards regional autonomy. Furthermore, the Committee of the
Regions would be granted the right to institute legal action within
the  framework  of  the  early  warning  system  in  respect  of
subsidiarity.

We recognise that we have set ourselves ambitious goals for our EU
presidency. Six months is clearly not a very long period of time. We
will therefore have to pass on many of our plans to the next two
Member  States  which  will  hold  the  Council  Presidency  after
Germany,  namely  Portugal  and  Slovenia.  Along  with  these  two
countries, Germany will also instigate the first "trio presidency" in
the history of the European Union. In the course of the German
presidency we want to give fresh impetus to the process of further
European unification. In pursuing this goal, I shall also rely on the
support of the Committee of the Regions. In the Europe of the
Regions  your  Committee  is  a  vital  mediator  which  enhances
understanding of the role of the European Union, namely that of
a  guarantor  of  peace,  freedom,  security  and  prosperity  in  a
globalised world.

Angela Merkel
Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany

German delegation in the Committee of the Regions
The German delegation in the Committee of the Regions comprises 24 full members and 24 alternates.

Members
Dietmar Brockes (ALDE)

Hermann Dinkla (EPP)

Uwe Döring (PES)

Wolfgang Gibowski (EPP)

Member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia

Member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony

Minister for Justice, Labour and Europe, Schleswig-Holstein

State Secretary, Plenipotentiary of the Land of Lower Saxony 
to the Federal Government

Rolf Harlinghausen (EPP)

Member of Hamburg City Parliament

Dr Gerd Harms (PES)

Monika Helbig (PES)

Volker Hoff (EPP)

State Secretary, Plenipotentiary of the Land of Brandenburg for Federal and 
European Affairs

State Secretary, Plenipotentiary of the Land of Berlin to the Federal Government 
and for European Affairs

State Minister for Federal and European Affairs, Plenipotentiary of 
the Land of Hesse to the Federal Government

No candidat

Mecklenburg - Western Pomerania

Helmut M. Jahn (EPP)

Landrat (Head) of Hohenlohe district

Werner H. Jostmeier (EPP)

Member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia, Chairman of the Executive 
Committee

Dr Kerstin Kiessler (PES)

Dr. Karl-Heinz Klär (PES)

Plenipotentiary of the Hanseatic City of Bremen to the Federal Government and 
for European Affairs

State Secretary, Plenipotentiary of the Land of Rhineland-Palatinate to the Federal 
Government and for Europe

Dr Ulrich Maly (PES)

Mayor of Nuremberg 

Prof. Ursula Männle (EPP)

Member of the Landtag of Bavaria

Emilia Müller (EPP)

Karl Rauber (EPP)

Dr Michael Schneider (EPP)

Sandra Speckert (EPP)

Willi Stächele (EPP)

Peter Straub (EPP)

Hans-Josef Vogel (EPP)

Hermann Winkler (EPP)

State Secretary for Federal Government and European Affairs, Land of Bavaria

State Secretary for Federal Government and European Affairs, Land of Saarland

State Secretary for Federal Government and European Affairs, Plenipotentiary of 
the Land of Saxony-Anhalt to the Federal Government

Member of Bremen City Parliament

Minister in the State Ministry and Minister for European Affairs of 
Baden-Württemberg

President of the Baden-Württemberg Landtag

Mayor of Arnsberg

State Minister and Head of the Saxony State Chancellery

Gerold Wucherpfennig (EPP)

State Secretary for Federal Government and European Affairs, Land of Thuringia

Alternates
Sylvia Bretschneider (PES)

President of the Landtag of Mecklenburg – Western Pomerania

Peter Harry Carstensen (EPP)

Premier of Schleswig-Holstein

Dr Karl Döhler (EPP)

Norbert Kartmann (EPP)

Guido Kosmehl (ALDE)

Stefan Kraxner (EPP)

Ulrike Kuhlo (ALDE)

Member of the Landtag of Bavaria

President of the Landtag of Hesse

Member of the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt

Member of Hamburg City Parliament

Vice-President of the Landtag of Lower Saxony

Helma Kuhn-Theis (EPP)

Member of the Landtag of Saarland

Wolfram Kuschke (PES)

Member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia

Clemens Lindemann (PES)

District councillor, Saarpfalz district council

Winfried Mack (EPP)

Martina Michels (PES)

Member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg

Member of the Berlin House of Representatives

Prof. Georg Milbradt (EPP)

Premier of Saxony

Nicole Morsblech (ALDE)

Member of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate

Günther H. Oettinger (EPP)

Premier of Baden-Württemberg

Barbara Richstein (EPP)

Member of the Landtag of Brandenburg

Dr Petra Roth (EPP)

Mayor of Frankfurt-am-Main

Michael Schroeren (EPP)

Member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia

Fritz Schröter (EPP)

Dr Iris Spiess (EPP)

Member of the Landtag of Thuringia

Member of the Bremen City Parliament

Dr Edmund Stoiber (EPP)

Premier of Bavaria

Günter Thum (PES)

Christine Wischer (PES)

Christian Wulff (EPP)

Chairman of the European Affairs Committee of the German Federation of Cities 
and Municipalities

Member of the Bremen City Parliament

Premier of Lower Saxony

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Germany – a Federal Republic

Representations of the German Länder to the EU

The Federal Republic of Germany comprises sixteen states
or Länder and over 12 000 municipalities.

LÄNDER

Baden-Württemberg (Stuttgart)
Bavaria (Munich)
Berlin (city state and federal capital)
Brandenburg (Potsdam)
Bremen, city state
Hamburg, city state

The  federal  system  of  government  adopted  by  the  Federal
Republic of Germany is based on the following features: the
sovereignty of the Länder, their participation in the legislative
procedure,  and  the  financial  independence  of  the  federal
government  on  the  one  hand  and  the  Länder  on  the  other
hand.

Under  the  German  constitution  (the  Basic  Law),  all  state
duties  connected  with  the 
legislative  procedure,  the
administration of justice and government are divided between
the nation state (the federal government) and the Länder. In
the  legislative  field  the  federal  government  can  only  adopt
laws  in  those  specific  cases  in  which  it  has  been  given  the
requisite  competence  under  the  constitution.  In  all  other
cases, the Länder alone have the competence to establish their
own laws in the areas of life concerned.

Each of the Länder has its own state parliament (known as the
Landtag or, in the city states, the City Parliament or House of
Representatives).  These  parliaments  exercise  the  legislative
powers attributed to the respective Länder.

The  members  of  the  Land  Parliament  are  normally  elected
every five years under a system of free, universal suffrage. Each
of the Land Parliaments elects a Land Government (known as
the  Senate  in  the  city  states),  presided  over  by  a  Prime
Minister (in the city states the equivalent post is that of mayor
or governing mayor) who represents the respective Land in its
contacts with external bodies.

The Länder have a particularly important role to play in the
implementation  of  laws. The  Land  authorities  are  not  only
responsible for enforcing the legal provisions adopted by the
Land  Parliaments;  they  are  also  usually 
individually
responsible for implementing legal provisions adopted by the
national legislative body, i.e. the federal government.

the  national 

In addition to their own separate legislative and administrative
activities, the Länder also participate to a considerable degree
in 
their
involvement with the upper house of the Federal Parliament,
the  Bundesrat.  Each  of  the  Land  Governments  sends
representatives to the Bundesrat. This latter body has to play
its part in all draft legislation. Particular national laws, such as

legislative  procedure 

through 

Hesse (Wiesbaden)

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Schwerin)

Lower Saxony (Hannover)

North Rhine-Westphalia (Düsseldorf )

Rhineland-Palatinate (Mainz)

Saarland (Saarbrücken)

Saxony (Dresden)

Saxony-Anhalt (Magdeburg)

Schleswig-Holstein (Kiel)

Thuringia (Erfurt)

those which could have considerable cost implications for the
Länder,  have  to  be  endorsed  by  the  Bundesrat.  In  all  other
cases, the Bundesrat may raise objections to laws adopted by
the Federal Parliament or Bundestag, and these objections can
only be overruled by a qualified majority of votes.

The  substantial  participation  rights  of  the  Länder,  exercised
via the Bundesrat, also cover matters relating to the European
Union. In the case of, for example, legislative acts drawn up
by the EU (Directives and Regulations) the Bundesrat always,
as a matter of principle, has to be involved in policy-making
by the federal government. The views of the Bundesrat have
to  be  taken  into  account  by  the  federal  government  in  the
negotiations. In cases where the main point at issue concerns
the legislative powers of the Länder, the establishment of their
authorities or the administrative procedures of the Länder, the
federal government has to follow the views expressed by the
Bundesrat.

MUNICIPAL LEVEL

The  municipalities  and  the  city  authorities  are  responsible,
above  all,  for  carrying  out  tasks  relating  to  their  local
tasks
population.  They  also  perform  administrative 
incumbent  on  the  state  in  cases  where  the  requisite
responsibility  is  transferred.  As  the  smallest  organisational
unit of the State, municipalities and towns have no legislative
powers  but  are  able  to  adopt  local  regulations  and  by-laws.
The  principal  of  local  self-government  is  enshrined  in
constitutional law.

Municipalities,  towns  and  rural  districts  or  Landkreise  have
for
joined  a  variety  of  national-level  associations 
municipalities:

the Deutscher Städtetag (Congress of German towns)
the Deutscher Landkreistag (the Congress of
German Rural Districts)
the Deutscher Städte- und Gemeindebund
(Association of German towns and Municipalities).

LAND
Baden-Württemberg

Bavaria

Berlin

Brandenburg

Bremen

Hamburg,
Schleswig-Holstein (Hanse-Office)

Hesse

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Lower Saxony

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhineland-Palatinate

Saarland

Saxony

Saxony-Anhalt

Thuringia

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E-Mail: bayern.buero@stk.bayern.de
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HEAD
Richard Arnold

Heidrun Piwernetz

Gert Hammer

Dr. Marcus Wenig

Christian Bruns

Thorsten Augustin (SH)
Roland Freudenstein (HH)

Friedrich von Heusinger

Dr. Reinhard Boest

Michael Bertram

Hans H. Stein

Pia Wenningmann

Stefan Feiler

Ulrich Beyer

Thomas Wobben

Christine Holeschovsky

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Representations of the local authorities

REPRESENTATION
Europabüro des deutschen 
Landkreistages (DLT)

Europabüro des deutschen Städte- 
und Gemeindebundes

Europabüro des deutschen
Städtetages

ADDRESS
Avenue des Nerviens 9- 31 – 1040 Brussels
Tel.: +32/2/740.16.32 – Fax: +32/2/740.16.31
E-Mail: dlt@eurocommunalle.org

Avenue des Nerviens, 9- 31, bte 3 – 1040 Brussels
Tel.: +32/2/740.16.40 – Fax: +32/2/740.16.41
E-Mail: dstgb@eurocommunalle.org

Avenue des Nerviens, 9- 31, bte 3 – 1040 Brussels
Tel.: +32/2/740.16.20 – Fax: +32/2/740.16.41
E-Mail: dst@eurocommunalle.org

RESPONSIBLE
Tanja Struve

Klaus Nutzenberger

Walter Leitermann

DATE
JANUARY

25

29

31

MEETING
Commission for External Relations and Decentralised Cooperation (RELEX)

VENUE
Brussels

Committee for Administrative and Financial Affairs (CAFA)

Commission for Territorial Cohesion (COTER)

FEBRUARY 2

Commission for Economic and Social Policy (ECOS)

MARCH 

APRIL 

MAY

JUNE

12

13/14

27

6

12

16

Committee Bureau Meeting

Plenary session

Commission for Constitutional Affairs, European Governance and the Area of Freedom, 
Security and Justice (CONST)

Commission for Sustainable Development (DEVE)

Committee for Financial and Administrative Affairs (CFAA)

Commission for Territorial Cohesion (COTER)

22/23

Plenary Session

29

30

16/17

19/20

2/3

Commission for External Relations and Decentralised Cooperation (RELEX)

Commission for Economic and Social Policy (ECOS)

Commission for Culture, Education and Research (EDUC)

Extraordinary meeting of the Committee Bureau 

Commission for Constitutional Affairs, European Governance and the Area of Freedom, 
Security and Justice (CONST)

23/24

Commission for Territorial Cohesion (COTER)

31

5/6

6/7

19

22

27

Commission for External Relations and Decentralised Cooperation (RELEX)

Committee Bureau Meeting

Plenary Session

Commission for Sustainable Development (DEVE)

Seminar organised by the Commission for Economic and Social Policy (ECOS)

Commission for Culture, Education and Research (EDUC)

Brussels

Brussels

Brussels

Brussels

Brussels

Brussels

Brussels

Brussels

Brussels

Rome

Brussels

Brussels

Bolzano

Würzburg

Münster

Halle

Brussels

Brussels

Brussels

Brussels

Potsdam

Brussels

28/29

Commission for Economic and Social Policy (ECOS)

Reggio Emilia

Contact points

Dr. Thorsten Hemming
Committee of the Regions
Bavarian State Chancellery
Franz-Joseph-Strauß-Ring 1
D-80539 Munich
Tel.: +49/89/2165-2642
Fax:+49/89/2165-2129
E-Mail: melanie.send@stk.bayern.de
Internet: www.bayern.de

Monika Pietrzak
Registration and support services for
Committee Members
Committee of the Regions
Building Jacques Delors
Rue Belliard 99-101
B-1040 Brussels
Tel.: +32/2/282/2509
Fax: +32/2/282/2119
E-Mail: monika.pietrzak@cor.europa.eu
Internet: www.cor.europa.eu

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January 2007 

Edited by Press and Communication Unit

Committee of the Regions
Building Jacques Delors
Rue Belliard 99-101
B - 1040 Brussels

Tel.: +32 2/282 21.55 • Fax : +32 2/282 20.85

Catalogue N°: QG-02-23-015-EN-N
ISBN: 978-92-895-2535-0
doi: 10.2863/017540