07/07/2011 (Agence Europe) - Assemby of European Regions (AER). In their adoption of the raft of key reports proposed by the committee on regional development, particularly the report by Markus Pieper, the members of the European Parliament have clearly voiced their commitment for a strong, regional Europe which is close to the citizens and oriented towards the future. In a press release, the AER warmly welcomes this commitment of the EP. It points out that the European structural funds,...