The Committee of the Regions is an advisory body comprising representatives of regional and local interests. Members of the Committee are appointed by the Council of Ministers on the basis of nominations from Member States.
www.cor.eu.int Created by the Treaty of Maastricht (1992), this consultative body is composed of 222 members with 222 alternates who serve four year terms. Membership is roughly proportional to the populations of the Member States. The Council of Ministers appoints members proposed by Member States who are generally local, municipal or regional officials. The COR must be consulted during the legislative process regarding laws affecting trans-European infrastructure, education, culture, environment, or employment or having a particular local or regional effect. The COR issues opinions at the request of other EU institutions or can issue own-initiative opinions.
This consultative body aims to connect the EU institutions with local government.
The Committee of the Regions, which was set up by the Maastricht Treaty, consists of representatives of local and regional authorities appointed by the Council, on proposals from the Member States, for four years. It is consulted by the Council or the European Commission in areas affecting regional interests such as education, youth, culture, health, or social and economic cohesion. It may also issue opinions on its own initiative.
The Committee of the Regions currently consists of 222 representatives of local and regional authorities appointed by the Council of Ministers for four years on the basis of proposals from the Member States. Members must be elected to a regional or local authority or be politically accountable to an elected assembly. The Council of Ministers, Parliament and the Commission consult the COR in areas affecting local and regional interests, such as education, youth, culture, health and social and economic cohesion, the environment, the Social Fund, vocational training, cross border cooperation and transport.
a body of the European Union which represents regional and local government and which is consulted on legislation. (more information)
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 of 344 representatives of regional and local governments.