Committee of the Regions (CoR)
Contact NWRA
Northern & Western Regional Assembly
Dillon House, Ballaghaderreen
Co. Roscommon
F45 WY26
Ireland
+353 (0) 94 986 2970
Established in 1994, the Committee of the Regions is an EU advisory body and political assembly of over 300 local and regional elected representatives from all EU countries.
It is the voice of our regions and cities in the EU law making process. It advises on new laws that have an impact on regions and cities – comprising 70% of all EU legislation – and meets six times per year to debate proposed legislation and agree on resolutions for further action by the EU.
Six thematic commissions prepare the opinions of the CoR in response to new legislation proposed by the European Commission. The thematic commissions then submit draft versions of opinions and resolutions for discussion and adoption at every plenary session.
- CIVEX: Citizenship, Governance, Institutional & External Affairs
- COTER: Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy & EU Budget
- ECON: Economic policy
- ENVE: Environment, Climate Change & Energy
- NAT: Natural Resources
Ireland is represented by 9 delegates (9 full members and 9 alternates) representing the local and regional tiers of Irish government in EU policy formation and decision-making processes. They are nominated by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
Representatives from the Northern and Western Region
The representative from the Northern and Western Region is Cllr Declan McDonnell with Cllr Enda Stenson and Cllr Jimmy McClearn as alternates. They are also Members of the Northern and Western Regional Assembly due to their representative role on the Committee of the Regions.