Euro Mediterranean Partnership of Local and Regional Authorities
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The Euro Mediterranean Partnership of Local and Regional Authorities (COPPEM), was created in 2000 to promote dialogue and development between local and regional authorities in the Euro-Mediterranean area.
It was set up on the initiative of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions
(CEMR) and the Arab Towns Organization (ATO). Its members represent local authorities, provinces and regions in 35 states of the Euro-Mediterranean region
. Membership is not restricted to the Mediterranean Basin and currently includes Danish and Austrian bodies.
The administrative structure consists of a Bureau, also known as the Presidency Council, and four commissions:
I. – Political and institutional (chair = Ian Micallef
)
II. – Cooperation between cities and regions (chair = Jan Mans)
III. – Economic and financial cooperation (chair = Abdelkarim Mosbah)
IV. – Culture, technology, tourism and environment (chair = Falah Al Omoush and manager Natale Giordano)
The organisation’s headquarters, with a small secretariat, are in Palermo
, Italy. The current president, since April 2008, is Raffaele Lombardo
, President of the Sicilian Region
. He took over from the former President of the Sicilian Region Salvatore Cuffaro
. The founding President was Fabio Pellegrini.
The acronym derives from its Italian title, the Comitato Permanente per il Partenariato Euromediterraneo dei Poteri Locali e Regionali.
COPPEM held its 13th General Assembly in Palermo from 20 to 21 December 2008. It issues a regular newsletter, available as a PDF download from its website, edited by Fabio Pellegrini.
It was set up on the initiative of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions
Council of European Municipalities and Regions
The Council of European Municipalities and Regions is the largest organisation of local and regional governments in Europe. Its members are national associations of towns, municipalities and regions from 39 countries...
(CEMR) and the Arab Towns Organization (ATO). Its members represent local authorities, provinces and regions in 35 states of the Euro-Mediterranean region
Euro-Mediterranean region
The Euro-Mediterranean region encompasses all the European countries and the countries on the northern Mediterranean Rim.- Bibliography :* Stefania Panebianco, New Euro-Mediterranean Cultural Identity, Routledge, 2003...
. Membership is not restricted to the Mediterranean Basin and currently includes Danish and Austrian bodies.
The administrative structure consists of a Bureau, also known as the Presidency Council, and four commissions:
I. – Political and institutional (chair = Ian Micallef
Ian Micallef
Ian Micallef is the former President of the Chamber of Local Authorities of the Congress of the Council of Europe. He was first elected to that position in May 2006 and re-elected on 27 May 2008 for a two-year mandate...
)
II. – Cooperation between cities and regions (chair = Jan Mans)
III. – Economic and financial cooperation (chair = Abdelkarim Mosbah)
IV. – Culture, technology, tourism and environment (chair = Falah Al Omoush and manager Natale Giordano)
The organisation’s headquarters, with a small secretariat, are in Palermo
Palermo
Palermo is a city in Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old...
, Italy. The current president, since April 2008, is Raffaele Lombardo
Raffaele Lombardo
Raffaele Lombardo is an Italian politician, President of Sicily and former Member of the European Parliament for Islands with the Movement for Autonomies and has sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.He is a substitute for the Committee on the...
, President of the Sicilian Region
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
. He took over from the former President of the Sicilian Region Salvatore Cuffaro
Salvatore Cuffaro
Salvatore "Totò" Cuffaro is an Italian politician, former President of Sicily, currently serving a 7 years sentence for aiding the Mafia...
. The founding President was Fabio Pellegrini.
The acronym derives from its Italian title, the Comitato Permanente per il Partenariato Euromediterraneo dei Poteri Locali e Regionali.
COPPEM held its 13th General Assembly in Palermo from 20 to 21 December 2008. It issues a regular newsletter, available as a PDF download from its website, edited by Fabio Pellegrini.