European Regional Policy
Life in Yorkshire and the Humber is increasingly influenced by developments taking place at European level, from economic links to changes in EU legislation. Listed below are some key sources of information on Europe in the region.
Europa - The European Union On-Line
This website provides access to information published by the European Union and its institutions
The Committee of the Regions
The Committee of the Regions (CoR) is the political assembly that provides local and regional government with a voice within the European Union.
Yorkshire and Humber MEPs
The UK is divided into twelve regions. The directly elected Members of the European Parliament for each region represent everyone in the region, not individual constituencies or sub-regions.
1. Mrs Linda McAvan
2. Mr Timothy Kirkhope
3. Mrs Diana Wallis
4. Mr Godfrey Bloom
5. Mr Richard Corbett
6. Mr Edward McMillan-Scott
Yorkshire and Humber European Office
The region's European Office in Brussels aims to promote the interests of the region to the European institutions and other European countries. They can help organisations from Yorkshire and Humber with advice, information and office facilities.
West Yorkshire Euro Info Centre
Part of a network of over 300 Euro Info Centres spread across Europe, the West Yorkshire Euro Info Centre is dedicated to helping firms get the information they need to do business effectively in Europe's single market. They provide up-to-date information on EC Directives and Regulations, public sector contract opportunities, research and development initiatives, business opportunities.
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