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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--header lb-section__header "> <div > <section class="lb-block block block-layout-builder block-inline-blocksection-heading"> <div class="layout lb-block__layout"> <div class="lb-block__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-block__content"> <div class="c-component c-section-title is-c-theme-default"> <div class="c-section-title__heading-wrapper"> <h2 class="c-section-title__heading"> <div class="c-section-title__text"><span lang="EN-US"><span><span>Protocol Service</span></span></span></div> </h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="lb-section__region lb-section__region--content lb-section__content flex-layout flex-layout--one-col"> <div class="lb-section__column-wrapper"> <div class="column column--1"> <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"><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>As the EU's assembly of local and regional representatives, the European Committee of the Regions is a political institution whose work involves maintaining close relations with senior representatives at European, national, regional and local levels.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>With the Committee receiving more than 250 visits a year, the Protocol Unit makes sure the assistance provided meets the standards set by the CoR when it comes to welcoming presidents of European and international institutions, heads of state and government, presidents of regions and mayors, as well as hosting dozen of events and official ceremonies.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span lang="EN-US"><span><span>The Protocol Service also ensures effective collaboration with its counterparts in the other European institutions and partner organisations.</span></span></span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="lb-block block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockstaff-teasers"> <div class="layout lb-block__layout"> <div class="lb-block__content-wrapper"> <div class="lb-block__content"> <div class="c-component c-flex-grid c-flex-grid--auto is-c-theme-default"> <div class="c-flex-grid__content-wrapper"> <div class="c-flex-grid__content"> <ul class="c-flex-grid__grid-items flex-layout flex-layout--auto"> <li class="c-flex-grid__grid-item"> <article class="c-component c-card c-card--vertical is-c-theme-default has-image spacing--normal is-link-style-full"> <div class="c-card__content-wrapper"> <div class="c-card__header"> <h3 class="c-card__title 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