Committee of the Regions
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The Committee of the Regions (CoR) is an institution of the European Union created by the Treaty of Maastricht. It aims at increasing the participation of European regions in community life. The CoR, whose seat is in Brussels, is composed by 317 representatives of regional and local governments.
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Main Office of the CoR in Brussels
The Committee has a consultative character, and is asked for its opinion by the Council or the Commission on the following issues:
- education
- training
- culture
- public health
- fight against drugs
- Trans-European Networks
- social and economic cohesion
- structural funds
On certain issues it works in cohesion with the Economic and Social Committee.
See also
External link
- Committee of the Regions (http://www.cor.eu.int)de:Ausschuss der Regionen
fr:Comité des régions lb:Comité vun de Regiounen hu:Régiók Bizottsága no:Regionskomitéen (EU) pl:Komitet Regionów