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The EU's Assembly of Regional and Local Representatives
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105 Plenary Session of the Committee of the Regions 30–31 January 2014 The Plenary Session will be streamed live at www.cor.europa.eu Plenary session documents, including opinions, available on CoR website Follow Us on Twitter: EU_CoR
Registration You may register at the Press desk on 30–31 January between 9am – 6pm. Please go to the Committee of the Regions' reception building (entrance Rue Belliard 101) to pick up your badge. The Plenary Session will take place in the European Parliament, József Antall building, Room JAN 2Q2, rue de Trèves, Brussels.
Meeting of the CoR Party of European Socialists: Participation of European Parliament's President European Parliament's President, Martin SCHULZ, will speak at the meeting of the PSE Group of the Committee of the Regions as candidate designate for the post of President of the European Commission. The meeting is open to the press, within the limit of available seats. Organiser:
Party of the European Socialists of the Committee of the Regions
Where:
Committee of the Regions, room JDE 62
When :
Thursday 30 January, 09h30
Contact:
Katja Turck: +32 (0)2 282 21 69; Mobile: +32 (0)488 242 321;
[email protected]
Plenary Press Welcoming Organiser:
Committee of the Regions Press team
Where:
Committee of the Regions, JDE restaurant 1 floor, Rue Belliard 99-101, Brussels
When :
Thursday 30 January, 13:00
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Press contacts: Pierluigi Boda David French Nathalie Vandelle Carmen Schmidle
+32 (0) 473 851 743 +32 (0) 473 854 759 +32 (0) 473 860 530 +32 (0) 494 735 787
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Journalists will be welcomed by Serafino Nardi, CoR Head of Press and Communication. Press kits will be distributed and all media-related questions dealt with. A finger-buffet will be on offer.
Plenary Press Point (with Photo Opportunity) Theme:
The Social dimension of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)
Who:
Rapporteur Jean-Louis Destans (France/PSE), President of Eure General Council
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Where:
Outside Plenary room in European Parliament (JAN 2Q2) - Media Desk
When:
Friday 31 January, 11:00 (following opinion's adoption in plenary)
Language:
French
Press contact: Nathalie Vandelle +32 (0)473 860 530
[email protected] CoR members will adopt their position on the long-awaited European Commission's Communication on the social dimension of the EMU, which aims at adding a social pillar to the existing EMU ones (economic, budgetary, banking and political). According to the CoR, guaranteeing high-quality employment and social standards are essential to gain back citizens' trust in the European project. This is why it puts forward a number of proposals and recommendations, including further developing the proposed scoreboard of key employment and social indicators, introducing a system of financial aid to EMU countries as well as an EU unemployment benefit insurance scheme. The rapporteur on the dossier, Jean-Louis Destans, will be available to present the press with the main points of the CoR position.
Plenary Press Point (with Photo Opportunity) Theme:
EU Telecoms market reform
Who:
Rapporteur Frank Zimmermann (Germany/PES), Member of the Berlin House of Representatives
Where:
Outside Plenary room in European Parliament (JAN 2Q2) - Media Desk
When:
Thursday 30 January, 15:00 (before opinion's adoption in plenary)
Language:
German
Press contact: Carmen Schmidle +32 (0) 494 735 787
[email protected]
The European Commission's (EC) ambitious initiative towards a single market for electronic communications has critical importance for the whole Europe and a far-reaching impact on regional and local authorities. Whilst welcoming the general objective, the CoR opinion points out that a single authorisation procedure may lead to a greater legal uncertainty and a race to the bottom. Rapporteur Frank Zimmermann also notes that Member States have legal and technical obligations that stand in the way of a European regulation of the radio spectrum use. He is therefore in favour of a gradual harmonisation. He further considers that a regulation is not the appropriate legal instrument and that large parts of the proposal are not yet ready for adoption.
Photo opportunities Who
Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission
Where:
European Parliament, outside Plenary Session Room JAN 2Q2
When :
Thursday 30 January, 14:50 – 15:45 (following his participation in the Plenary)
Contact:
Rafael Bellón Gómez
+32 (0) 473 855 364
Who
*** Olli Rehn, European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs
Where:
European Parliament, outside Plenary Session Room JAN 2Q2
When:
Friday 31 January, following the Commissioner's statement
Contact:
Rafael Bellón Gómez
+32 (0) 473 855 364
[email protected]
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Audiovisual services The plenary session will be broadcast live on web stream on www.cor.europa.eu. A selection of rough-cuts of the plenary will be available via EbS (see EbS schedule for timing). Speeches and images can also be recorded and made available upon request. For all audiovisual services, please contact Rafael Bellon Gomez
[email protected] +32 473 855 364
The Committee of the Regions The Committee of the Regions is the EU's assembly of regional and local representatives. The mission of its members from all 28 EU Member States is to involve regional and local authorities and the communities they represent in the EU's decision-making process and to inform them about EU policies. The European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council are obliged to consult the Committee in policy areas affecting regions and cities. It can appeal to the EU Court of Justice if its rights are infringed or it believes that an EU law infringes the subsidiarity principle or fails to respect regional or local powers. Visit the CoR's website: www.cor.europa.eu Follow Us on Twitter: @EU_CoR For more information, please contact our Press officers: Pierluigi Boda (IT, EN) Tel: +32 2 282 2461 Mobile: +32 473 85 17 43
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David French (EN) Tel: +32 2 282 2535 Mobile: +32 473 85 47 59
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Nathalie Vandelle (FR, EN) Tel: +32 2 282 2499 Mobile: +32 473 86 05 30
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Carmen Schmidle (DE, EN) Tel: +32 2 282 23 66 Mobile: +32 (0) 494 735 787
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