EMRA manages the Irish Regions European Office (IREO) and provides the Secretariat to the Irish delegation to the Committee of the Regions (CoR) in Brussels, on behalf of the three Regional Assemblies.
The Irish delegation to the Committee of the Regions (CoR) represents local and regional government in EU policy formation and decision-making processes.
The Committee of the Regions is the voice of the regions and cities in the European Union (EU). It represents local and regional authorities across the EU and advises on new proposed laws that have an impact on regions and cities. Established in 1994, the Committee of the Regions (CoR) is an EU advisory body composed of 329 Members (and 329 Alternate Members).
The Irish delegation to the CoR is currently composed of nine full members and nine alternate members representing local authorities across Ireland.
Six thematic commissions carry out the legislative work of the European Committee of the Regions, which covers a broad range of areas that concern local and regional authorities.
In the commissions, CoR members produce opinions on EU legislative proposals and initiatives, and discuss other issues relevant to the work of Europe’s more than one million local politicians.These commissions then submit draft versions of opinions and resolutions for discussion and adoption at every Plenary session (6 per year).
These commissions are:
CIVEX – Citizenship, Governance, Institutional and External Affairs
COTER – Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy and EU Budget
ECON – Economic policy
ENVE – Environment, Climate Change and Energy
NAT – Natural Resources
SEDEC – Social Policy, Education, Employment, Research and Culture
Members can join one of the five political groups of the CoR:
Members can also choose to not be part of a political party if they so wish (non-aligned).
9 Full and 9 Alternate Irish Members
Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly
3rd Floor North, Ballymun Civic Centre
Main Street, Ballymun
Dublin 9, D09 C8P5
Ireland
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