President of the Committee of the Regions (CoR), Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso, has written to the European Council President, Herman Van Rompuy, highlighting concerns of regional and local authorities on the recently published paper: “Towards a genuine Economic and Monetary Union” (EMU). Valcárcel's intervention looks to contribute to the preparation of the European Council meeting on 13-14 December where Member States are expected to adopt a "specific and time-bound roadmap" for the completion of the EMU.
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