Tag: Committee of Regions

The role of New Europeans in a Europe of Regions

Jul 20, 2015

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The New European

in Mobility

New Europeans represent a huge potential for the developments of regions and cities. For this to happen, an effective multilevel governance on integration and engagement is necessary. Local authorities must be protagonists, argues the Chair of the CIVEX Committee at the Committee of Regions.
Is there or isn’t there a democratic deficit in the EU? Closing the Politician-Citizen Gap through Local Democracy

Oct 17, 2014

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The New European

in Political Affairs, What’s Up Europe?

After a millennium, the essence of democracy remains the same: dêmos + kratos, “rule of the people”. Is this still the case in modern-day Europe?