22/04/2005 (Agence Europe) - In its adoption of the report by Lord Hanningfield (EPP, UK) on the European neighbourhood policy, the Committee of the Regions (CoR) regrets the fact that the Commission's orientation document grants no precise role to the local and regional authorities. Amongst other things, it proposes the creation of a financial tool, within the framework of the European neighbourhood policy, for decentralised cooperation aimed at the regional and local authorities. The...