Europe Must Grow Together: Local Authorities Need a Real Place in the Enlargement Process
Csaba Borboly presented Romania’s accession experience at a Sarajevo conference on local government, EU standards and the future of enlargement
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Csaba Borboly in Sarajevo: EU accession must also be prepared for at the local level
Without the involvement of municipalities and regions, the practical implementation of European Union accession cannot be complete. Csaba Borboly, Vice-President of Harghita County Council and Chair of the European Committee of the Regions’…
Brown bear management requires regionally adapted solutions
Brown bear management cannot be based on a single approach applied uniformly across Europe. This was one of the main conclusions highlighted by FACE – the European Federation for Hunting and Conservation – in its report on the European…
A Harghita County Proposal Included in the EU Nature Conservation Stress Test
Csaba Borboly spoke in Brussels immediately after the Deputy Director-General of DG ENV: the protection of human life and workable intervention mechanisms must also be reflected in the European Commission’s conclusions.
European ambition must become local delivery
At the 15th Annual Meeting of CORLEAP in Chișinău, I proposed the creation of an annual scorecard to assess progress in local and regional governance. It should track measurable indicators such as fiscal decentralisation, local authorities’…
From European Ambition to Local Delivery
At the 15th CORLEAP Annual Meeting in Chișinău, I contributed to all three policy discussions on behalf of the European People’s Party. My message was consistent: enlargement and the Eastern Partnership will succeed only if European…
It Is Time for the Communities of the Ciuc Region to Take Ownership of Their Energy
Romania has already started down this path, and Harghita County must not be left behind
Simplification or more red tape? Csaba Borboly tells the European Committee of the Regions that…
The European simplification agenda must address not only EU legislation, but also the way in which European rules are implemented at national level. Linguistic rights and the needs of minority, rural and border communities must form part of…
Simplification or more bureaucracy? Csaba Borboly tells the European Committee of the Regions: The…
European simplification must address not only legislation adopted in Brussels, but also the way in which European rules are implemented at national level. Linguistic rights and the needs of rural, border and minority communities must form…
From emergency protection to sustainable integration: What Brussels expects from regions
Cities and regions carry much of the practical responsibility for integrating people displaced from Ukraine. To fulfil this role, they need predictable funding, direct access to EU support and a stronger voice in European decision-making.