Brussels, 29/03/2004 (Agence Europe) - The Community initiative Equal is a useful Community instrument but has real failings at the management and communication levels, according to the conclusions of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) after a seminar organised in Brussels on 19 March on the theme: "Equal: challenges facing local authorities".
During the seminar, the representatives of municipalities criticised Equal for the unwieldy bureaucratic procedures and the...