Brussels, 19/04/2006 (Agence Europe) - In collaboration with the Austrian Parliament and the Lower Austria region, the Austrian Presidency of the EU organised a conference on 18-19 April in St Pölten on the theme of “Europe begins at home”. The objective is to elaborate concrete recommendations and guidelines on: 1) citizen-based policies: the contribution of the regions and the local authorities; 2) subsidiarity and proportionality: the role of parliaments; 3) subsidiarity and better...