14/12/2005 (Agence Europe) - During its meeting in Vienna on 12 December, the steering committee of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) has launched an appeal to the Heads of State and Government, urging them to reach an "immediate agreement" on the financial perspectives of the EU, at the European Council Thursday and Friday, at a level which is coherent with the requirements of the Lisbon strategy and a genuine European cohesion policy. In its statement adopted after...