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Joint Consultative Committees (JCCs)

Mission statement

A JCC provides a consistent and stable form of cooperation with the local and regional authorities of a country seeking to join the EU. Among others JCC activities contribute to:

  • preparing local and regional representatives for EU membership
  • assessing the impact of EU policies from a local and regional perspective
  • a direct two-way information flow on political developments in the countries and in the EU
  • monitoring the negotiations, focusing on areas of particular relevance to local and regional authorities

How is a JCC established?

  • On request from the government of the country concerned
  • On the basis of the "Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA)"
  • Or in an official declaration of the" Stabilization and Association Council" between the Council of the European Union and the candidate country

Who takes part in the JCCs?

  • Half of the representatives are local or regional representatives from the country concerned
  • The other half are Members of the Committee of the Regions
  • There are two co-chairs, representing the categories mentioned above

How do JCCs work?

  • Decisions are taken jointly
  • Each JCC adopts its own Rules of Procedure
  • JCCs meet twice a year, once in Brussels in the framework of the Enlargement Day event and once in the partner country

Working Groups (WG's)

Inter alia, activities of Working Groups contribute to:

  • fostering cooperation with local and regional authorities in the country or countries it covers
  • assessing the impact of EU policies from a local and regional perspective
  • a direct two-way information flow on political developments in the countries and in the EU
  • exchange of good practice in specific fields of cooperation

How is a WG established?

  • Via a decision of the CoR Bureau in accordance with the "CoR Rules of Procedure"

Who takes part in the WG's?

  • Members of the CoR
  • Participation of local and regional representatives from the partner countries varies according to the topics discussed and the location of the meeting

WGs meet twice a year, once in Brussels in the framework of the Enlargement Day event and once in a partner country

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  • WG Western Balkans

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Reports

  1. 14.06.21 European Year of Rail_Abruzzo (3 MB - PDF)
  2. 14.06.21 Green deal - Building resilient communities (3 MB - PDF)
  3. 10.06.21 Green deal - Building resilient communities (3 MB - PDF)
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