Congress of Local and Regional Authorities

Congress Vice President Clemens Lammerskitten (Germany, EPP/CCE) and General Secretary Andreas Kiefer represented the Congress on the occasion of the presentation of the Emperor Maximilian Prize 2015, in Innsbruck, on 8 May. This year the prize was awarded to Mercedes Bresso, a member of the European Parliament and former President of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) of the European Union. This European prize, which is awarded to individuals or institutions that have promoted European local and regional policies, is an annual initiative of the Tyrol and the City of Innsbruck, Austria.