Welcome..

The entry in force of the Lisbon Treaty on December 1st 2009 is a meaningful progress for the cooperation opportunities among all governmental levels in Europe. For CALRE, It’s both an accomplishment and a new beginning to meet new challenges. The aims of the CALRE should be essentially two: first, allowing Regions to take part to the “European process” and to the decision-making procedure within the European framework; and second, promoting Regional diversities and treasures

I am aware that the path to strengthen the dignity of Regional and Local Authorities is long and difficult. Yet we need to join forces and share a common effort in order to develop a better Europeam governance, effective in achieving its goals, efficient in balancing costs and benefits and incisive in reducing disparities among Regions and the economic differences among citizens. Only a result-oriented cohesion policy focused on the poorest regions but taking into account all European Regions as well, and paying attention to their performances, cannot but ensure equity and realize the principle of solidarity in the European Union Moreover, the relations with other European regions are fundamental in order to gain a common awareness of the Regions’ role in a European dimension.
As CALRE President, I aim at developing institution building activities, by carrying out a path of dialogue and assistance in the construction of a full regional democracy in those Regions which do not belong to the European Union. After all, an effective democracy requires a strong legislative Assembly and this is the basic assumption our reflection has to be based on.

President of the Regional Council of Abruzzo
Nazario Pagano