30/04/2007 (Agence Europe) - The 2007 European prize for local and regional politics will be presented to Michael Häupl, the mayor and governor of Vienna, the president of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) by the governor of the Province of Tyrol Herwig van Staa in Innsbrück on 8 May. The Emperor Maximilian Prize is awarded by the Tyrol and the city of Innsbrück to those who have contributed to the reinforcement of local and regional politics in Europe. It specifically rewards contributions to the implementation of the subsidiarity principle and of the content of the Council of Europe's charters of local and regional self-government. The award of the prize will coincide with activities organised to mark Europe Day on 9 May. Mr Häupl will receive his award, which consists of a certificate, a medal and a cash prize of €10,000. Graham Meadows, the former director general at the European Commission's DG Regional Policy, will also be awarded the same prize. (gb)