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Newsletter n. 2 August 2018

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It is with great satisfaction that I introduce the new image of CALRE’sNewsletter, a privileged channel fordisseminating the activity developedby this Conference during the year and also for sharing the activities held by its member Assemblies and Parliaments, wherefore I reiterate the invitation to its diffusion.

Besides the news sent by CALRE’s members, you will find in this edition information on the second Standing Committee meeting, on the third edition of “CALRE Award”, as well as on the commemorative activities on Europe Day,World Environment Day, World Refugee Day and on the 30th anniversary of Cohesion Policy.

Dear Readers,

Finally, I want to underline that registrations for CALRE’s workshop, “RegionalLegislative Parliaments: what role in EU’s Cohesion Policy beyond 2020?”, within the scope of the European Week for Regions and Cities, are open, as wellas registrations for the Plenary Assembly, to be held in November, on Faial Island, Azores.

We look forward to seeing you!

CALRE is (from) all of us!

Ana Luís,President of CALRE 2018

Registrations for

are open until CALRE’s Plenary Assembly

1 October, 2018

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CALRE´S II Standing Committee Meeting meets in Brussels

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CALRE’s Standing Committee meeting was held last 28 June, at theCommittee of the Regions, in Brussels, in which the reflection on the future of CALRE, one of the main pillars of the Working Programme for this year, was highlighted with the presentationof the documents that summarise the suggestions and contribu-tions of the several CALRE’s Parliaments on this important subject.

Statement of the President of CALRE on the occasion of the World Refugee Day

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On the day we celebrate the World Refugee Day, established by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 2000, we remember the courage and strength, but also the suffering and despair of millions of refugees throughout the world.

Statement of the President of CALRE on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the EU’s Cohesion Policy

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The European Union celebrates, today, the 30th anniversary of the Cohesion Policy establishment, a date that should precisely bementioned in all the European regions, not only remembering itsdecisive contribution to the regional development and the differences decrease between the several European territories,but also highlighting the enormous challenges that are placed...

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José Lino Tranquada Gomes, President of the LegislativeAssembly of the Autonomous Region of Madeira, attended thePlenary Assembly of the European Committee of the Regions, which took place in Brussels, on 4 July, on behalf of CALRE.

President of the Parliament of Madeira attends the Plenary Assembly of the European Committee of the Regions

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Vice-President of the Bavarian State Parliamentattends the Hearing of the Task Force on Subsidiarityat the European Committee of the Regions

The Vice-President of the Bavarian State Parliament, ReinholdBocklet, attended the hearing to support the work of the TaskForce on Subsidiarity, Proportionality and “Doing Less MoreEfficiently”, hosted by the European Committe of the Regionslast 28 May, on behalf of CALRE.

CALRE celebrates Europe Day

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The Conference of European Regional Legislative Assemblies (CALRE) celebrated Europe Day with an initiative launched to itsAssemblies and Parliaments and which consisted of illuminatingthe façade of their buildings with blue colour or projecting the European Union flag.

President of the Regional Assembly of Murcia attends the XXII Conference of UNALE

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The President of the Regional Assembly of Murcia, Rosa Peñalver,represented in Brazil the 74 regional parliaments of Europe in theConference of Legislative States. Peñalver defended paradiplomacy as a necessary model to strengthen international relations and respond effectively to the common challenges of...

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The Conference of European Regional Legislative Assemblies(CALRE) celebrated World Environment Day with an initiative launched to its Assemblies and Parliaments and which consistedof planting a tree or plant in the gardens of their buildings with aplate of CALRE or other environmental initiative they found relevant and more suitable to each region.

CALRE celebrates World Environment Day

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CALRE Working Group on Depopulation and Ageing chaired by Silvia Clemente will award best ideas to fight against Depopulation and Ageing

The Coordinator of the CALRE Working Group on Depopulationand Ageing and President of Cortes de Castilla y León hasannounced the launch of the Working Group Forum aimed atsharing the best ideias. Furthermore, this Working Group isdraftung a position paper addressed to cope depopulation...

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Take part on its Awards Against Depopulation and Ageing!

CALRE Working Group on Depopulation and Ageing has launched its own website in order to promote a Forum for exchange of best practices on Depopulation and Ageing

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CALRE Working Group on Subsidiarity meets in Brussels

Coordinator of the CALRE Working Group on Subsidiarity, First Vice President of Bavarian State Parliament Reinhold Bocklet andmembers of the group discussed with Prof. Dr. Christian CalliessEU-Commission`s Task Force on Subsidiarity and with Prof. Dr. Klemens H. Fischer the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

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Project "Small Citizens on the Island" displayed at the Azorean Parliament

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The project "Small Citizens on the Island" was an initiative of thePre-School Department of Escola Básica e Integrada (EBI) da Horta (group of Horta’s elementary schools), and its main objective was education for citizenship and training responsible, independent and supportive children through activities specially created for this purpose.

The Parliament of Andalusia celebrates the declaration of the Caliphate City of Medina Azahara as a UNESCO World Heritage

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The President of the Parliament of Andalusia, Juan Pablo Durán,moved his congratulations and that of the Andalusian Parliamentto all Cordovans and Andalusians after the declaration of theCaliphate City of Medina Azahara as a UNESCO World Heritage,in a verdict made public on July 1.

The Flag of Diversity reminds in the Andalusian Parliament the avant-garde Law on Equal Treatment and against the discrimination of LGTBI people approved unanimously

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The Parliament of Andalusia joined the events for the LGTBI PrideDay raising the flag of Diversity before the facade of theParliament. This year, the celebration of June 28 has special relevance after the unanimously approval in the Autonomous Chamber, on December 19, 2017, of the Law of Equality of...

President Barbara Stamm awards the initiative “Pulse of Europe, Bavaria”

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President Barbara Stamm awarded the initiative “Pulse of Europe,Bavaria” with the Citizens Award 2018 “Bavarians live Europe” fortheir dedication to the future of Europe: “Europe is a great achievement of peace, common values and economic stability, which must be preserved and strengthened”, President Stamm emphasized.

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The President, Carolina Darias, presented in Brussels the projectfor a Canarian strategy of sustainable development launched bythe chamber.

The Parliament of the Canary Islands opens collaboration lines with the United Nations Development Program

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Students from António José de Ávila Elementary School exhibit at the Azorean Parliament

The exhibition “Da imagem nasce uma história” ( From the image a history is born”) by students from the 6th grade of António José de Ávila Elementary School, from Horta, was displayed at the Azorean Parliament premises. The exhibition was made up of work performed in Visual and Technological Education and Portuguese classes during the school year of 2017/2018.

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Regional Assembly of Murcia joins the Declaration of the European Parliaments in solidarity with the refugees

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“Humanitarian crisis due to the arrival of refugees in Europe and elaboration of a humanitarian reception plan for refugees in ourCommunity” an institutional declaration approved unanimously inplenary session of the Regional Assembly of Murcia, supports the demands of humanitarian aid and awareness of the drama that millions of refugees live in the world.

IX Jornadas Parlamentares Atlânticas (Atlantic Parliamentary Days) hold from 17 to 20 June in the Autonomous Region of the Azores

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The IX Jornadas Parlamentares Atlânticas (Atlantic Parliamentary Days) were held from 17 to 20 June in the Autonomous Region ofthe Azores, bringing together the Presidents and Deputies of the Parliaments of the Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands and CapeVerde.

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The President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker,visited the Bavarian State Parliament on 14 June and gave aspeech at the plenary. President Barbara Stamm: "It is a great pleasure and honour for all of us to see President Juncker speak to Bavaria's representatives. Especially in these challenging timesthis visit is an important sign for a Europe of the regions and theimportance of regional parliaments at European level."

President of European Commission visits the Bavarian State Parliament

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Carolina Darias defends a future of the Outermost Regions (Ors) according to the spirit of the European constitutional treaty

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The President of the Canarian Chamber intervened in the openingof the conference and called for a strengthening of the alliancebettween the regions of Macaronesia.

The Regional Assembly of Murcia commitments to renewable energy

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The Parliament of Murcia will contract the electricity supply fromcompanies that generate 100% of renewable energies.

In the framework of the commemoration of Europe Day, thePresident of the Parliament of Andalusia, Juan Pablo Durán, visited the facilities of the Joint Research Center (JRC) of Seville,which advises the design and implementation of European policies through a triple specialization in socioeconomy, ...

President Durán highlights that the work of the JRC Sevilla is a strength with which Andalusia contributes to good governance in Europe

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The II Regional Contest of School Debate of the Parliament of the Canary Islands ends

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Carolina Darias, President of the Parliament of the Canary Islands:“Seeing what they have been able to do, there is no doubt that our future is not only in good hands, but in excellent heads and fantastic hearts.”

The delegation of the Parliament of Andalusia displaced to Lesbosreceived with joy the declaration of innocents of the three Sevillian firefighters, Manuel Blanco, José Enrique Rodríguez and Julio Latorre, indicted on the Greek island of Lesbos, who were tried on May 7 by an alleged crime of trafficking in persons ...

The Parliament of Andalusia welcomes the fact that the Sevillian firefighters of the NGO Proemaid have been declared innocent in the trial held in Lesbos

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Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Protection, EU Commission, visits the Bavarian State Parliament

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In April First Vice President Reinhold Bocklet officially received Christos Stylianides, Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Protection, with his delegation to discuss the Commission'sproposal to install a joint European civil protection unit, as the Bavarian State Parliament complained that the draft in questiondid not comply with the principle of subsidiarity.

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Presidium of the Bavarian State Parliament and the Committee on Constitution, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs in Brussels

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In April the Presidium of the Bavarian State Parliament and the Committee on Constitution, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs visited Brussels for the opening of new office rooms for his Liaison Office, located since 2010 at the Representation of the Free State of Bavaria in Brussels.

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The Regional Assembly of Murcia joins the commemoration of Roma Day

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The Regional Assembly of Murcia joins the commemoration ofinternational Roma Day in recognition of its important culturalheritage, language and history, and in tribune and remembranceto all those Gypsy victms of a long history of exclusion, rejectionand persecution.

The Legislative Chamber of the Region of Murcia condemns the violence against womenThe Legislative Chamber of the Region of Murcia condemns theviolence against women by public representatives. The Plenary Assembly of the Regional Assembly of Murcia expressed throughan institutional statement unanimously approved "the mostabsolute condemnation and rejection without palliative to any demonstration or statement made from the political and

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CALRE joined the celebration of World Environment Day, last 5 June, byplanting a tree or plant marked with a plate of CALRE in the gardens of the participating Assemblies and Parliaments or other environmental i n i t i a t i v e r e l e v a n t a n d m o r e s u i t a b l e t o e a c h r e g i o n .

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CALRE celebrated Europe Day, last 9 May, by illuminating the façades ofthe participating Assemblies and Parliaments with the colour blue and/or by projecting the EU flag.

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Activity Schedule

6 September | Working Group on Subsidiarity meeting

17-18 September | Study Visit Working Group on Depopulation and Ageing

26 September | Working Group on Language and Cultural Diversity meeting

4-6 October | Working Group on Gender Equality meeting

9 October | Workshop “Regional Legislative Parliaments of the EU: what role

in post 2020 Cohesion Policy?”

18 - 19 October | Working Group on Strategy for a Sustainable Development of

the European Regions meeting

20 November | 3rd Standing Committee meeting

21 November | Plenary Assembly

22 November | I Transatlantic Parlamentary Forum

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CALRE’s Standing Committee evaluated, last 28 June, during itssecond meeting, in Brussels, the ten applications from six parliaments for the third edition of CALRE’s Award “Stars of Europe”, whose main objective is to bring out best practices andinitiatives adopted by CALRE’s European Regional Assemblies.

The following initiatives received the highest number of votes: I Regional School Discussion Competition, Parliament of CanaryIslands, and Citizen Participation Project, Parliament of the

CALRE Award 2018

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Wallonia-Brussels Federation/ French-speaking Community, first place, “Castilla y León, Land to Welcome”, Parliament of Castilla y Léon, and Work Methodology for the Realization of the “Mixed Movements of Populations and Human Rights Report”, Parliament of the Canary Islands, second and third places, respectively.

The prizes will be awarded at CALRE’s Plenary Assembly, which will be held on 21 and 22 November, on Faial Island.