The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) has called on the European Union to make a "local shift", through its ‘Manifesto for a Local and Regional Europe’ published on 26 February.
Considering that "the challenges being faced by Europe can only be solved by action or contribution of local and regional governments, and financing of local public services", CEMR sets out, in this document, a series of proposals aimed at "making Europe more citizen-oriented, more local...