What is the Committee of Regions?
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This article is from the European Union FAQ, by Roland Siebelink & Bart Schelfhout with numerous contributions by others.
What is the Committee of Regions?
The Committee of Regions is a new advisory body established by the
Maastricht Treaty, to take into account the views of regional and local
government in European decision making. The advisory Committee of Regions is
a compromise between the aspirations of powerful regions in federally
organised member states (such as Germany, Spain and Belgium), which have
long asked for direct influence on EU decision making, and the views of much
more centralised member states (such as the UK, Denmark and the Netherlands)
whose regional governments have only derived powers from a strong central
government.
The CoR has the same numeric composition as the ESC: totalling 222 members
(MCoRs)[6]. It is important to note that the MCoRs are appointed by their
national governments, not directly by any regional authority.
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