19/08/2005 (Agence Europe) - In Birmingham on 2 September, in collaboration with the West Midlands Region, Birmingham City Council and the Local Government International Bureau, the Committee of the Regions is holding a conference entitled 'Global going Local: Europe thinking local for growth and jobs'. The Committee of the Regions believes that the national reform programmes the Member States must submit to the European Commission by 15 October as part of the Lisbon Strategy should take...