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Europe, regions and the crisis: citizens are expecting not only economic, but also political responses  [21/03/2013]

While the regions of Europe intend to prove that they are capable of meeting the challenges thrown up by the economic crisis and preparing their citizens� future, they are also seeing their own resources, and even their powers, whittled away by the financial and social difficulties weakening the continent. When it decided to devote a large part of its March 2013 plenary session to the effects of the economic crisis on local and regional authorities, the Congress resolved to give priority to seeking solutions and to practical debate. That objective was fully met at the Round Table held on 20 March by the Chamber of Regions on �Regionalisation and devolution in Europe in a context of economic crisis�, during which speakers were blunt about the risks that the current crisis entailed for Europe�s social, economic and political cohesion. 

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L�Europe, les r�gions et la crise : les citoyens attendent des r�ponses �conomiques, mais aussi politiques  [21/03/2013]

Si les r�gions d�Europe entendent prouver qu�elles savent r�pondre aux d�fis pos�s par la crise �conomique et pr�parer l�avenir de leurs citoyens, elles voient aussi leurs propres moyens, voire leurs comp�tences, rogn�s par les difficult�s financi�res et sociales qui laminent le continent. En consacrant une large partie de sa session pl�ni�re de mars 2013 aux effets de la crise �conomique sur les collectivit�s locales et r�gionales, le Congr�s s��tait promis de privil�gier la recherche de solutions et les d�bats concrets. L�objectif a �t� pleinement atteint lors de la table ronde organis�e le 20 mars par la Chambre des r�gions sur � la r�gionalisation et la d�centralisation en Europe dans un contexte de crise �conomique �, au cours de laquelle les intervenants ont �num�r� sans fard les risques que fait courir la crise actuelle � la coh�sion sociale, �conomique et politique de l�Europe. 

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