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class="field--body wysiwyg-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><h2><strong>Vasco Alves Cordeiro</strong></h2> <p> </p> <h3>2022 - 2025</h3> <h3>Portugal, PES (Party of European Socialists)</h3> <p><span lang="EN-GB">June 2022: Vasco Alves Cordeiro (PES), member of the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of the Azores, is elected President. Vasco Alves Cordeiro has been a member of the European Committee of the Regions since 2013, and, previously, from 2004 to 2008, as an alternate member. His Presidency was guided to build a Europe for everyone, and by everyone, following three priorities: a stronger and fairer Europe, the fight for a renewed cohesion policy and raising the political profile of the European Committee of the Regions. His achievements include, among others, the largest European Summit of Regions and Cities, a strong engagement of local and regional authorities in view of the European elections, a new vision for cohesion policy, and renewed cooperation with the European Parliament and the European Commission. </span></p> <p><a href="https://cor.europa.eu/en/about/president-cordeiro"><span lang="EN-GB">Read more</span></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="lb-section is-two-column is-width-normal is-align-left is-align-v-default is-align-c-center is-padding-normal is-background-full is-theme-transparent is-border-full is-border-transparent" id=""> <div class="container"> <div class="container-inner"> <div class="lb-section__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-section__region lb-section__region--content lb-section__content flex-layout flex-layout--two-col flex-layout--two-col--33-66"> <div class="lb-section__column-wrapper"> <div class="column column--1 is-align-left is-border-full is-border-transparent"> <section class="lb-block block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockimage"> <div class="layout lb-block__layout"> <div class="lb-block__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-block__content"> <div class="field--image field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="c-component c-image c-image--only_image is-c-theme-default has-image"> <div class="c-image__image"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_md/public/2024-07/tzitzikostas.webp?itok=mh-kTYte 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 692px)" type="image/webp" width="666" height="1000"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_sm/public/2024-07/tzitzikostas.webp?itok=hW_yWB68 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 392px)" type="image/webp" width="666" height="1000"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_md/public/2024-07/tzitzikostas.jpeg?itok=mh-kTYte 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 692px)" type="image/jpeg" width="666" height="1000"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_sm/public/2024-07/tzitzikostas.jpeg?itok=hW_yWB68 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 392px)" type="image/jpeg" width="666" height="1000"/> <img loading="eager" src="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_md/public/2024-07/tzitzikostas.jpeg?itok=mh-kTYte" width="666" height="1000" alt="" /> </picture> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="lb-section__column-wrapper"> <div class="column column--2 is-align-left is-border-full is-border-transparent"> <section class="lb-block block block-layout-builder block-inline-blocktext"> <div class="layout lb-block__layout"> <div class="lb-block__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-block__content"> <div class="field--body wysiwyg-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><h2>Apostolos Tzitzikostas</h2> <p> </p> <h3>2020 - 2022</h3> <h3>Greece, EPP (European People's Party)</h3> <p>February 2020: Apostolos Tzitzikostas (EPP), Governor of Central Macedonia in Greece, is elected President. The President laid out three main priorities during his term in office: "First, the European Union must be at the service of its people and their places of living in their villages, cities and regions. We must support territorial cohesion, innovation, entrepreneurship, but also find credible solutions to managing migration led by solidarity. Secondly, regions and cities must focus on understanding and responding to the profound transformations of the current green, digital and demographic revolutions. Finally, we must strengthen European democracy, putting regions and cities at its very heart, in order to bring Europe closer to people."</p> <p><a href="/en/members/apostolos-tzitzikostas" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="6878fff2-be3b-4628-8f81-4b6a74819c4f" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Apostolos TZITZIKOSTAS">Read more</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="lb-section is-two-column is-width-normal is-align-left is-align-v-default is-align-c-center is-padding-normal is-background-full is-theme-transparent is-border-full is-border-transparent" id=""> <div class="container"> <div class="container-inner"> <div class="lb-section__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-section__region lb-section__region--content lb-section__content flex-layout flex-layout--two-col flex-layout--two-col--33-66"> <div class="lb-section__column-wrapper"> <div class="column column--1 is-border-full is-border-transparent"> <section class="lb-block block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockimage"> <div class="layout lb-block__layout"> <div class="lb-block__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-block__content"> <div class="field--image field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="c-component c-image c-image--only_image is-c-theme-default has-image"> <div class="c-image__image"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_md/public/2024-07/13_lambertz.webp?itok=CNf4gyaP 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 692px)" type="image/webp" width="720" height="1080"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_sm/public/2024-07/13_lambertz.webp?itok=ZYcPLkLT 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 392px)" type="image/webp" width="700" height="1050"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_md/public/2024-07/13_lambertz.jpg?itok=CNf4gyaP 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 692px)" type="image/jpeg" width="720" height="1080"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_sm/public/2024-07/13_lambertz.jpg?itok=ZYcPLkLT 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 392px)" type="image/jpeg" width="700" height="1050"/> <img loading="eager" src="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_md/public/2024-07/13_lambertz.jpg?itok=CNf4gyaP" width="720" height="1080" alt="" /> </picture> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="lb-section__column-wrapper"> <div class="column column--2 is-border-full is-border-transparent"> <section class="lb-block block block-layout-builder block-inline-blocktext"> <div class="layout lb-block__layout"> <div class="lb-block__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-block__content"> <div class="field--body wysiwyg-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><h2>Karl-Heinz Lambertz</h2> <p> </p> <h3>2017 - 2019</h3> <h3>Belgium, PES (Party of European Socialists)</h3> <p>July 2017: Karl-Heinz Lambertz (PES, BE), member of the Belgian Senate representing the German-Speaking Community, is elected President. Karl-Heinz has been a CoR member since 2001 and was President of the CoR's PES Group (2011- 2015). Since 2000, he has been a Member of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="lb-section is-two-column is-width-normal is-align-left is-align-v-default is-align-c-center is-padding-normal is-background-full is-theme-transparent is-border-full is-border-transparent" id=""> <div class="container"> <div class="container-inner"> <div class="lb-section__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-section__region lb-section__region--content lb-section__content flex-layout flex-layout--two-col flex-layout--two-col--33-66"> <div class="lb-section__column-wrapper"> <div class="column column--1 is-border-full is-border-transparent"> <section class="lb-block block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockimage"> <div class="layout lb-block__layout"> <div class="lb-block__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-block__content"> <div class="field--image field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="c-component c-image c-image--only_image is-c-theme-default has-image"> <div class="c-image__image"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_md/public/2024-07/12_markkula.webp?itok=cbe4fWEZ 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 692px)" type="image/webp" width="720" height="1080"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_sm/public/2024-07/12_markkula.webp?itok=DMuntvBr 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 392px)" type="image/webp" width="700" height="1050"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_md/public/2024-07/12_markkula.jpg?itok=cbe4fWEZ 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 692px)" type="image/jpeg" width="720" height="1080"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_sm/public/2024-07/12_markkula.jpg?itok=DMuntvBr 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 392px)" type="image/jpeg" width="700" height="1050"/> <img loading="eager" src="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_md/public/2024-07/12_markkula.jpg?itok=cbe4fWEZ" width="720" height="1080" alt="" /> </picture> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="lb-section__column-wrapper"> <div class="column column--2 is-border-full is-border-transparent"> <section class="lb-block block block-layout-builder block-inline-blocktext"> <div class="layout lb-block__layout"> <div class="lb-block__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-block__content"> <div class="field--body wysiwyg-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><h2>Markku Markkula</h2> <p> </p> <h3><strong>2015 - 2017</strong></h3> <h3><strong>Finland, EPP (European People's Party)</strong></h3> <p>February 2015: Markku Markkula, member of the Board of Helsinki Regional Council and Chairman of Espoo City Planning Board, is elected President. He is a former member of the Finnish Parliament (1995-2003). During this time, he served as a member of two permanent parliamentary committees: the Committee for Science, Education and Culture, and the Committee for the Future. As an MP his international role included the Presidency of EPTA Council, European Parliamentary Technology Assessment Network.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="lb-section is-two-column is-width-normal is-align-left is-align-v-default is-align-c-center is-padding-normal is-background-full is-theme-transparent is-border-full is-border-transparent" id=""> <div class="container"> <div class="container-inner"> <div class="lb-section__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-section__region lb-section__region--content lb-section__content flex-layout flex-layout--two-col flex-layout--two-col--33-66"> <div class="lb-section__column-wrapper"> <div class="column column--1 is-align-left is-border-full is-border-transparent"> <section class="lb-block block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockimage"> <div class="layout lb-block__layout"> <div class="lb-block__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-block__content"> <div class="field--image field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="c-component c-image c-image--only_image is-c-theme-default has-image"> <div class="c-image__image"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_md/public/2024-07/11_lebrun.webp?itok=5Ne28-sm 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 692px)" type="image/webp" width="720" height="1080"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_sm/public/2024-07/11_lebrun.webp?itok=0T4dTFik 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 392px)" type="image/webp" width="700" height="1050"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_md/public/2024-07/11_lebrun.jpg?itok=5Ne28-sm 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 692px)" type="image/jpeg" width="720" height="1080"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_sm/public/2024-07/11_lebrun.jpg?itok=0T4dTFik 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 392px)" type="image/jpeg" width="700" height="1050"/> <img loading="eager" src="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_md/public/2024-07/11_lebrun.jpg?itok=5Ne28-sm" width="720" height="1080" alt="" /> </picture> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="lb-section__column-wrapper"> <div class="column column--2 is-align-left is-border-full is-border-transparent"> <section class="lb-block block block-layout-builder block-inline-blocktext"> <div class="layout lb-block__layout"> <div class="lb-block__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-block__content"> <div class="field--body wysiwyg-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><h2>Michel Lebrun</h2> <h3> </h3> <h3>2014 - 2015</h3> <h3>Belgium, EPP (European People's Party)</h3> <p>June 2014: Michel Lebrun, local councillor in Viroinval (Belgium), is elected President. After graduating in Philosophy and Literature at the Catholic University of Louvain in 1970, his political career began in 1977 when he was elected as deputy mayor of Viroinval town council (Belgium). From 1992 to 1999 he was Minister of Higher Education, Research and International Relations in the French Community, before serving as Minister for Planning, Infrastructure, Transport and Telecommunications in the Walloon Government.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="lb-section is-two-column is-width-normal is-align-left is-align-v-default is-align-c-center is-padding-normal is-background-full is-theme-transparent is-border-full is-border-transparent" id=""> <div class="container"> <div class="container-inner"> <div class="lb-section__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-section__region lb-section__region--content lb-section__content flex-layout flex-layout--two-col flex-layout--two-col--33-66"> <div class="lb-section__column-wrapper"> <div class="column column--1 is-align-left is-border-full is-border-transparent"> <section class="lb-block block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockimage"> <div class="layout lb-block__layout"> <div class="lb-block__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-block__content"> <div class="field--image field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="c-component c-image c-image--only_image is-c-theme-default has-image"> <div class="c-image__image"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_md/public/2024-07/10_valcarcel.webp?itok=J17-XgdR 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 692px)" type="image/webp" width="720" height="1080"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_sm/public/2024-07/10_valcarcel.webp?itok=CtGzrRWF 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 392px)" type="image/webp" width="700" height="1050"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_md/public/2024-07/10_valcarcel.jpg?itok=J17-XgdR 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 692px)" type="image/jpeg" width="720" height="1080"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_sm/public/2024-07/10_valcarcel.jpg?itok=CtGzrRWF 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 392px)" type="image/jpeg" width="700" height="1050"/> <img loading="eager" src="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_md/public/2024-07/10_valcarcel.jpg?itok=J17-XgdR" width="720" height="1080" alt="" /> </picture> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="lb-section__column-wrapper"> <div class="column column--2 is-align-left is-border-full is-border-transparent"> <section class="lb-block block block-layout-builder block-inline-blocktext"> <div class="layout lb-block__layout"> <div class="lb-block__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-block__content"> <div class="field--body wysiwyg-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><h2>Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso</h2> <p> </p> <h3>2012 - 2014</h3> <h3>Spain, EPP (European People's Party)</h3> <p>July 2012: Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso, President of the Autonomous Community of Murcia, is elected President. Having graduated in Arts and Philosophy at the University of Murcia, he taught the history of art whilst carrying out research related to the art and history of the Murcia Region. In his speech to the plenary, he outlines as his priorities the on-going negotiations for the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020, the new phase of the structural funds and the European Territorial Cooperation policy.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="lb-section is-two-column is-width-normal is-align-left is-align-v-default is-align-c-center is-padding-normal is-background-full is-theme-transparent is-border-full is-border-transparent" id=""> <div class="container"> <div class="container-inner"> <div class="lb-section__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-section__region lb-section__region--content lb-section__content flex-layout flex-layout--two-col flex-layout--two-col--33-66"> <div class="lb-section__column-wrapper"> <div class="column column--1 is-align-left is-border-full is-border-transparent"> <section class="lb-block block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockimage"> <div class="layout lb-block__layout"> <div class="lb-block__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-block__content"> <div class="field--image field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="c-component c-image c-image--only_image is-c-theme-default has-image"> <div class="c-image__image"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_md/public/2024-07/9_bresso.webp?itok=woMNgD9Q 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 692px)" type="image/webp" width="720" height="1080"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_sm/public/2024-07/9_bresso.webp?itok=vXiBkIOS 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 392px)" type="image/webp" width="700" height="1050"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_md/public/2024-07/9_bresso.jpg?itok=woMNgD9Q 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 692px)" type="image/jpeg" width="720" height="1080"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_sm/public/2024-07/9_bresso.jpg?itok=vXiBkIOS 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 392px)" type="image/jpeg" width="700" height="1050"/> <img loading="eager" src="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_md/public/2024-07/9_bresso.jpg?itok=woMNgD9Q" width="720" height="1080" alt="" /> </picture> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="lb-section__column-wrapper"> <div class="column column--2 is-align-left is-border-full is-border-transparent"> <section class="lb-block block block-layout-builder block-inline-blocktext"> <div class="layout lb-block__layout"> <div class="lb-block__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-block__content"> <div class="field--body wysiwyg-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><h2>Mercedes Bresso</h2> <p> </p> <h3>2010 - 2012</h3> <h3>Italy, PES (Party of European Socialists)</h3> <p>February 2010: Mercedes Bresso, a member of the Piedmont regional council, is elected President of the Committee of the Regions on 10 February 2010 and confirmed in office on 9 June 2010. Bresso said: “Local and regional authorities can serve as a reference point for Europe in all of these areas. They are in the front line in times of crisis and have always been the real crucibles for economic, social and environmental innovation.” </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="lb-section is-two-column is-width-normal is-align-left is-align-v-default is-align-c-center is-padding-normal is-background-full is-theme-transparent is-border-full is-border-transparent" id=""> <div class="container"> <div class="container-inner"> <div class="lb-section__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-section__region lb-section__region--content lb-section__content flex-layout flex-layout--two-col flex-layout--two-col--33-66"> <div class="lb-section__column-wrapper"> <div class="column column--1 is-align-left is-border-full is-border-transparent"> <section class="lb-block block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockimage"> <div class="layout lb-block__layout"> <div class="lb-block__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-block__content"> <div class="field--image field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="c-component c-image c-image--only_image is-c-theme-default has-image"> <div class="c-image__image"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_md/public/2024-07/8_van_den_brande.webp?itok=OZKIOoAI 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 692px)" type="image/webp" width="898" height="1080"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_sm/public/2024-07/8_van_den_brande.webp?itok=Ii4QMMe_ 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 392px)" type="image/webp" width="700" height="842"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_md/public/2024-07/8_van_den_brande.jpg?itok=OZKIOoAI 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 692px)" type="image/jpeg" width="898" height="1080"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_sm/public/2024-07/8_van_den_brande.jpg?itok=Ii4QMMe_ 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 392px)" type="image/jpeg" width="700" height="842"/> <img loading="eager" src="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_md/public/2024-07/8_van_den_brande.jpg?itok=OZKIOoAI" width="898" height="1080" alt="" /> </picture> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="lb-section__column-wrapper"> <div class="column column--2 is-align-left is-border-full is-border-transparent"> <section class="lb-block block block-layout-builder block-inline-blocktext"> <div class="layout lb-block__layout"> <div class="lb-block__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-block__content"> <div class="field--body wysiwyg-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><h2>Luc Van den Brande</h2> <p> </p> <h3>2008 - 2010</h3> <h3>Belgium, EPP (European People's Party)</h3> <p>February 2008: Luc Van den Brande, Senator in the Belgian Parliament and a CoR member (EPP/BE) since its inception, is elected president of the Committee. In his speech to the plenary assembly he declares: “We must jettison the hierarchical idea of Europe as a pyramid with the EU above the Member States, the Member States above the regions, and the regions above the towns and local authorities”.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="lb-section is-two-column is-width-normal is-align-left is-align-v-default is-align-c-center is-padding-normal is-background-full is-theme-transparent is-border-full is-border-transparent" id=""> <div class="container"> <div class="container-inner"> <div class="lb-section__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-section__region lb-section__region--content lb-section__content flex-layout flex-layout--two-col flex-layout--two-col--33-66"> <div class="lb-section__column-wrapper"> <div class="column column--1 is-align-left is-border-full is-border-transparent"> <section class="lb-block block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockimage"> <div class="layout lb-block__layout"> <div class="lb-block__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-block__content"> <div class="field--image field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="c-component c-image c-image--only_image is-c-theme-default has-image"> <div class="c-image__image"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_md/public/2024-07/7_delebarre.webp?itok=TlCoksYZ 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 692px)" type="image/webp" width="720" height="1080"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_sm/public/2024-07/7_delebarre.webp?itok=adm_NVwM 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 392px)" type="image/webp" width="700" height="1050"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_md/public/2024-07/7_delebarre.jpg?itok=TlCoksYZ 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 692px)" type="image/jpeg" width="720" height="1080"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_sm/public/2024-07/7_delebarre.jpg?itok=adm_NVwM 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 392px)" type="image/jpeg" width="700" height="1050"/> <img loading="eager" src="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_md/public/2024-07/7_delebarre.jpg?itok=TlCoksYZ" width="720" height="1080" alt="" /> </picture> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="lb-section__column-wrapper"> <div class="column column--2 is-align-left is-border-full is-border-transparent"> <section class="lb-block block block-layout-builder block-inline-blocktext"> <div class="layout lb-block__layout"> <div class="lb-block__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-block__content"> <div class="field--body wysiwyg-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><h2>Michel Delebarre</h2> <p> </p> <h3>2006 - 2008</h3> <h3>France, PES (Party of European Socialists)</h3> <p>February 2006: Michel Delebarre, Mayor of Dunkirk (Nord-Pas de Calais region) and Member of the French Parliament, is elected President of the Committee of the Regions. He states his desire to make the Committee of the Regions a genuinely political European assembly, able to contribute to relaunching a debate on Europe, and identifies the Lisbon Strategy as one of the CoR‘s strategic priorities.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="lb-section is-two-column is-width-normal is-align-left is-align-v-default is-align-c-center is-padding-normal is-background-full is-theme-transparent is-border-full is-border-transparent" id=""> <div class="container"> <div class="container-inner"> <div class="lb-section__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-section__region lb-section__region--content lb-section__content flex-layout flex-layout--two-col flex-layout--two-col--33-66"> <div class="lb-section__column-wrapper"> <div class="column column--1 is-align-left is-border-full is-border-transparent"> <section class="lb-block block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockimage"> <div class="layout lb-block__layout"> <div class="lb-block__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-block__content"> <div class="field--image field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="c-component c-image c-image--only_image is-c-theme-default has-image"> <div class="c-image__image"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_md/public/2024-07/6_straub.webp?itok=ow2NU0Br 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 692px)" type="image/webp" width="720" height="1080"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_sm/public/2024-07/6_straub.webp?itok=6cDtANMF 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 392px)" type="image/webp" width="700" height="1050"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_md/public/2024-07/6_straub.jpg?itok=ow2NU0Br 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 692px)" type="image/jpeg" width="720" height="1080"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_sm/public/2024-07/6_straub.jpg?itok=6cDtANMF 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 392px)" type="image/jpeg" width="700" height="1050"/> <img loading="eager" src="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_md/public/2024-07/6_straub.jpg?itok=ow2NU0Br" width="720" height="1080" alt="" /> </picture> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="lb-section__column-wrapper"> <div class="column column--2 is-align-left is-border-full is-border-transparent"> <section class="lb-block block block-layout-builder block-inline-blocktext"> <div class="layout lb-block__layout"> <div class="lb-block__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-block__content"> <div class="field--body wysiwyg-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><h2>Peter Straub</h2> <p> </p> <h3>2004 - 2006</h3> <h3>Germany, EPP (European People's Party)</h3> <p>February 2004: Peter Straub, president of the German regional parliament of Baden-Württemberg, is elected President of the CoR. His key aims include strengthening inter-institutional relations and raising awareness about the work of the Committee in the new Member States.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="lb-section is-two-column is-width-normal is-align-left is-align-v-default is-align-c-center is-padding-normal is-background-full is-theme-transparent is-border-full is-border-transparent" id=""> <div class="container"> <div class="container-inner"> <div class="lb-section__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-section__region lb-section__region--content lb-section__content flex-layout flex-layout--two-col flex-layout--two-col--33-66"> <div class="lb-section__column-wrapper"> <div class="column column--1 is-align-left is-border-full is-border-transparent"> <section class="lb-block block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockimage"> <div class="layout lb-block__layout"> <div class="lb-block__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-block__content"> <div class="field--image field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="c-component c-image c-image--only_image is-c-theme-default has-image"> <div class="c-image__image"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_md/public/2024-07/5_bore.webp?itok=PRKRX-pN 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 692px)" type="image/webp" width="720" height="1080"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_sm/public/2024-07/5_bore.webp?itok=ZYAjwznd 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 392px)" type="image/webp" width="700" height="1050"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_md/public/2024-07/5_bore.jpg?itok=PRKRX-pN 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 692px)" type="image/jpeg" width="720" height="1080"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_sm/public/2024-07/5_bore.jpg?itok=ZYAjwznd 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 392px)" type="image/jpeg" width="700" height="1050"/> <img loading="eager" src="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_md/public/2024-07/5_bore.jpg?itok=PRKRX-pN" width="720" height="1080" alt="" /> </picture> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="lb-section__column-wrapper"> <div class="column column--2 is-align-left is-border-full is-border-transparent"> <section class="lb-block block block-layout-builder block-inline-blocktext"> <div class="layout lb-block__layout"> <div class="lb-block__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-block__content"> <div class="field--body wysiwyg-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><h2>Albert Bore</h2> <p> </p> <h3>2002 - 2004</h3> <h3>United Kingdom, PES (Party of European Socialists)</h3> <p>February 2002: Sir Albert Bore, leader of Birmingham City Council, is elected President of the Committee of the Regions. He identifies two key aims for his tenure: to ensure regional policy remains a driving force at the heart of the EU agenda; and to tackle the “democratic deficit” that has resulted in the wider public feeling excluded from the EU decision-making process.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="lb-section is-two-column is-width-normal is-align-left is-align-v-default is-align-c-center is-padding-normal is-background-full is-theme-transparent is-border-full is-border-transparent" id=""> <div class="container"> <div class="container-inner"> <div class="lb-section__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-section__region lb-section__region--content lb-section__content flex-layout flex-layout--two-col flex-layout--two-col--33-66"> <div class="lb-section__column-wrapper"> <div class="column column--1 is-align-left is-border-full is-border-transparent"> <section class="lb-block block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockimage"> <div class="layout lb-block__layout"> <div class="lb-block__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-block__content"> <div class="field--image field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="c-component c-image c-image--only_image is-c-theme-default has-image"> <div class="c-image__image"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_md/public/2024-07/4_chabert.webp?itok=8EzkO_NG 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 692px)" type="image/webp" width="720" height="1080"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_sm/public/2024-07/4_chabert.webp?itok=leAzOMPP 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 392px)" type="image/webp" width="700" height="1050"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_md/public/2024-07/4_chabert.jpg?itok=8EzkO_NG 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 692px)" type="image/jpeg" width="720" height="1080"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_sm/public/2024-07/4_chabert.jpg?itok=leAzOMPP 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 392px)" type="image/jpeg" width="700" height="1050"/> <img loading="eager" src="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_md/public/2024-07/4_chabert.jpg?itok=8EzkO_NG" width="720" height="1080" alt="" /> </picture> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="lb-section__column-wrapper"> <div class="column column--2 is-align-left is-border-full is-border-transparent"> <section class="lb-block block block-layout-builder block-inline-blocktext"> <div class="layout lb-block__layout"> <div class="lb-block__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-block__content"> <div class="field--body wysiwyg-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><h2>Jos Chabert</h2> <p> </p> <h3>2000 - 2002</h3> <h3>Belgium, EPP (European People's Party)</h3> <p>February 2000: Jos Chabert, Minister for Public Works and Transport in the Brussels-Capital Region government, is elected President of the CoR. Urging the Committee to forge closer links with the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers, he calls for more emphasis on political opinions and less on technical opinions. He announces five political priorities, in the fields of employment, urban policy, European citizenship, environment and enlargement.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="lb-section is-two-column is-width-normal is-align-left is-align-v-default is-align-c-center is-padding-normal is-background-full is-theme-transparent is-border-full is-border-transparent" id=""> <div class="container"> <div class="container-inner"> <div class="lb-section__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-section__region lb-section__region--content lb-section__content flex-layout flex-layout--two-col flex-layout--two-col--33-66"> <div class="lb-section__column-wrapper"> <div class="column column--1 is-align-left is-border-full is-border-transparent"> <section class="lb-block block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockimage"> <div class="layout lb-block__layout"> <div class="lb-block__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-block__content"> <div class="field--image field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="c-component c-image c-image--only_image is-c-theme-default has-image"> <div class="c-image__image"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_md/public/2024-07/3_dammeyer.webp?itok=rRxYyZI- 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 692px)" type="image/webp" width="884" height="1080"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_sm/public/2024-07/3_dammeyer.webp?itok=PYkHklQZ 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 392px)" type="image/webp" width="700" height="855"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_md/public/2024-07/3_dammeyer.jpg?itok=rRxYyZI- 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 692px)" type="image/jpeg" width="884" height="1080"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_sm/public/2024-07/3_dammeyer.jpg?itok=PYkHklQZ 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 392px)" type="image/jpeg" width="700" height="855"/> <img loading="eager" src="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_fluid_md/public/2024-07/3_dammeyer.jpg?itok=rRxYyZI-" width="884" height="1080" alt="" /> </picture> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="lb-section__column-wrapper"> <div class="column column--2 is-align-left is-border-full is-border-transparent"> <section class="lb-block block block-layout-builder block-inline-blocktext"> <div class="layout lb-block__layout"> <div class="lb-block__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-block__content"> <div class="field--body wysiwyg-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><h2>Manfred Dammeyer</h2> <p> </p> <h3>1998 - 2000</h3> <h3>Germany, PES (Party of European Socialists)</h3> <p>February 1998: Manfred Dammeyer, Minister for Federal and European Affairs for the German Land of North Rhine Westphalia, is elected President of the CoR. He urges greater autonomy for regions, federal states or provinces in the management of the structural funds, as well as a more competitive EU agricultural policy. 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