The purpose of this assignment was to collect and analyse information on projects and policies implemented by Local and Regional Authorities (LRAs) in the EU to promote the integration of third-country migrants. This information is intended to help develop a database of policies and practices...

Research for this study was undertaken in 2012 for the Committee of the Regions by the Centre for Strategy & Evaluation Services (CSES). As part of the research, CSES carried out a survey of Local and Regional Authorities to help identify case studies on the promotion of EU citizenship and...

This study aims to present an updated overview of the roles and functions of associations and representations of cities and regions in each of the European Union's Member States. A list of existing active Local and Regional Authority (LRA) associations is provided for each Member State. This...

This Committee of the Regions (CoR) File Note provides a summary and analysis of responses to the Quick Survey on the Europe 2020 Flagship Initiatives, the European Platform Against Poverty (EPAP). The survey targeted local and regional authorities (LRAs) identified in the European Commission's...

The European Commission's Proposal for a Council Directive on a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB) was released on 16 March 2011 along with an impact assessment. The proposed legislation is seen by the Commission as a means of tackling some major fiscal impediments to growth in the...

The purpose of this file note is to assess the impact of recent developments within the social inclusion strand of the "social OMC", in particular, the adoption of the Europe 2020 strategy and the setting up of a quantitative target of reducing poverty by 25% (20m people) by 2020, and the...

The aim of this report is to provide information for those local and regional authorities who have expertise in the field of financial services in order for them to influence the creation and effective functioning of a new system for supervising financial institutions. Another aim of this report...