Rat der Gemeinden Europas
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https://term.museum-digital.de/md-de/persinst/217632
- Name (English)
- Rat der Gemeinden Europas
- Short name
- Council of European Municipalities and Regions
- Short Description
- The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) is the largest organisation of local and regional governments in Europe. Its members are 60 national associations of towns, municipalities and regions from 41 countries that are part of the Council of Europe. Together these associations represent about 130,000 local and regional authorities.
At the head of its political structure is its president, currently the president of the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, Stefano Bonaccini. It has a staff of about 30, headed by its secretary-general, Fabrizio Rossi.
CEMR’s annual budget is about €2.5 million. Membership fees from its national associations make up the bulk of its funding. About 15% are paid by the European Commission through an annual grant. - Entity Encoding
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