European Summit of Local Governments
Inforegio News, 29 January
"From 22 to 24 February 2010, Barcelona will host the European Summit of Local Governments, bringing together representatives of local authorities, governments, European institutions and the private sector. The question at the heart of the summit will be to know how local governments must work in order to reinforce the cohesion of cities and of Europe."
European strategy for the Danube region: beginning of consultations in Germany attended by commissioner Samecki
Europa - Press releases, 1 February
New mandate, news competencies: the strengthened regional assembly of Europe in the starting-blocks
Committee of the Regions, 4 February
"At the constitutive plenary session for the 2010-2015 mandate of the Committee of the Regions, the local and regional representatives of Europe will express their strengthened position in accordance with the new provisions of the Lisbon treaty."
Pilot project for electric vehicles between Strasbourg and Stuttgart
DNA, 5 February
The Nord-Pas de Calais breaks down its borders
Le Monde, 3 February
Signature of the France-Luxemburg intergovernmental agreement on cross-border matters
France Diplo TV, Ministry of foreign and European affairs, 1 February
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A cross-border plan between the Queyras and Po nature parks
Le Dauphiné libéré, 24 January
"An integrated cross-border plan (Pit) drawn up jointly by the Le Queyras regional nature park and the Po park in Italy has just been notified, as part of the Alcotra community project."
The Ventimiglia duty-free zone worries the Alpes-Maritimes
Les Echos, 4 February
"The local authorities in the Alpes-Maritimes region have taken little interest in the proposed urban free zone that Ventimiglia is preparing to launch on the French border. In the absence of genuine cross-border cooperation, this project is nevertheless likely to penalize the Côte d’Azur economy."
Beyond the borders - La Casa de la Generalitat a Perpinyà presents its newsletter
Newsletter of la Casa de la Generalitat de Catalunya a Perpinyà, no. 1, January-February, click here.
Source: Cross-border news, No.56, February 2010
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