Regions and Cities

High-level conference: Investing in Europe's regions and cities

7 may 2013

The Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank, with the support of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU, invite stakeholders from the EU member states to discuss today's financial situation and future perspectives for long term investments in Europe's regions and cities   [...]

Covenant of Mayors

Environment: "Bottom Up" best practices. When the policy starts from the bottom to solve global problems. In Pescara, first meeting of regional coordinators of the Covenant of Mayors

6 may 2013

Some of the good practices of multi-level governance composed by italian and foreign Coordinators' presentation and sharing. Creation of a network for cooperation between the different coordinators. These are the objectives of the Covenant of Mayors' first meeting that will held in Pescara on 7th may 2013 in D'Annunzio Hall,Aurum.  Organized by Abruzzo Region in synergy with Covenant of Mayors' Organization the event will be focused on three foundamental topics: techincal support, financial support, and local actors cooperation. The programme is full of speeches with the participation of Ministry of Economic Development, European Commission (DG Energy), JRC of European Commission and CoMO. [...]

CO2 emission

A partnership agreement was signed between DG Ener and Coppem.

22 november 2012

A partnership agreement was signed between DG Ener and Coppem. The Permanent Committee will act for Local Authorities' interest on european and national level and will promote the good practices' exchange among its members in order to achieve and get over the 20% reduction' european objective of CO2 emission within 2020. An excellent european multilevel governance, the Mayors' Agreement, launched in 2008 by European Commission, after the adoption of European package on climate and energy, in order to support the efforts made by local Authorities pursuing european objective. [...]

Violence

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

22 november 2012

On december 17th,1960, three women, married with three convicts opponents of the regime, Aida Patria Mercedes, Maria Argentina Minerva, Antonia Maria Teresa, visited them in military prison but the three women ambushed by military secret service,tortured, beated them up, strangled and threw into a cliff faking a car accident. [...]

10.10

11th october 2012. THE FIRST GIRLS WORLD DAY

10 october 2012

The entire world says stop to violence on minors,to infanticide, to children brides,to violation of their rights and to all kind of discrimination. 11th october 2012. For the first time, UN, thanks to a campaign promoted by Plan International and mobilization of international civil society,has announced THE FIRST GIRLS WORLD DAY in order to assure their individuality, human potentiality, weakness and vulnerability, their addiction to adult for growth and development.UN are inviting all State Members, international organizations and civil society making public opinion aware on childen's situation on all over the world. Worring facts: 40 million of children are victims of abuses,1,2 millions drawing to prostitution or subjugated for heavy works. Disconcerting facts on UNO's report:60 millions of children brides, 150 millions of young girls under 18 forced to sexual harassment and a rising number are forced to a genital mutilation. 2011 Unicef report:Childhood condition in the world is denouncing worring statistics:in the development countries , China excepting,one girl in five is married and percentage is growing in south Asia (28%) and Niger.(56%). Stop. The password is stop to every form of abuse and coercion towards girls who will be the women of the future.It is necessary to be aware of coming about in the world and The first world day of girls is an important step.It is necessary to demolish what in many countries is a procedure. In Meddle East and Africa , the problem of children brides is an habit.:sold,given up,abused and persueded to forced wedding. In Yemen, girls,forced to face a pregnancy,die in childbirth because the health condition are inadequate. [...]