30 Years young: the cities & regions at the heart of Europe

"As the voice of over one million locally and regionally elected representatives, the Committee is key to increasing the democratic life of the European Union and bringing it closer to its people and regions."
__Vasco Alves Cordeiro, President of the European Committee of the Regions
From the start, the Committee has been a political assembly for shaping EU policies. Over the years, it has become a champion of multi-level governance and been given a formal role in ensuring decisions are taken and applied as close to the citizens as possible and at the most appropriate level. It is now the voice of over one million politicians elected at local and regional level in Europe, part of the democratic fabric of the EU.
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