Brussels, 01/03/2005 (Agence Europe) - At its February plenary session, the Committee of the Regions (CoR) adopted an opinion on flood risk management by rapporteur Henk Aalderink (Liberal, Netherlands). In its opinion, the CoR states that the threat of flooding is a problem which comes under the aegis of the local authorities and must be tackled at the scale of the river basin. The general objective, the CoR explains, should be to create joint responsibility and solidarity within a river...