The Committee of the Regions (CoR) has established an automotive crisis intergroup. The group, representing 45 regions across Europe, will meet during CoR Plenary Sessions, and will look at issues concerning the crisis in the automotive sector. The group is led by President Jean-Yves Le Drian from the Brittany region, and includes WLGA CoR Member Cllr Bob Bright. Further information on the group may be found here.
Latest developments
- 'Position on the European Strategy for clean and energy-efficient vehicles' (June 2010)
- The intergroup met in Brussels on 18/19 June 2009, and the meeting notes may be found here. The presentation and regional round table examples may be found below:
Presentations
- 'Temporary framework for State aid measures' (European Commission DG Competition)
- 'Partnership on the anticipation of change in the Automotive Industry' (European Metalworkers Federation)
- 'Automotive Industry Crisis: responding to the urgency and anticipating change' (European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA))
- 'Measures co-financed by EGF in Castilla y León, Spain'
- 'The new measures of the EGF - European Globalisation Adjustment Fund' (European Commission DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities)
- 'How to support the competitiveness of the automotive industry in our territories?' (European Commission DG Enterprise and Industry)
- 'European support schemes for the networking of automotive clusters' (European Commission DG Enterprise and Industry)
Regional Round Table Examples
- iDforCAR (France)
- West Midlands Automotive Cluster (UK)
- CEAGA - Galician Cluster of Automotive Industries (Spain)
- Wielkopolska Automotive Cluster (Poland)
- AVIA - Valencian Association of the Automotive Industry (Spain)
- Automotive Power Styria (Austria)
- Castilla y León Automotive Forum (Spain)
2010
The CoR adopted an own-initiative opinion on the automotive crisis during the Plenary session on 10 February 2010. The opinion, under the rapporteurship of President Le Drian, calls for a European 'New Deal' for the automotive sector, and the set-up of a European-level dialogue between all relevant stakeholders. Further information may be found in the press release.
For more information contact: Iwan Williams