Brussels, 23/07/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 23 July, the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) deplored the decision taken by Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) of the European Commission to exclude local and regional authorities from the new civil dialogue group on rural development (see EUROPE 11125).
The CEMR believes that rural development “requires a local and regional frame to set out long-term objectives and strategies,...