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New survey on the role and influence of local and regional authorities within the EU
59% of Europeans feel that local and regional authorities are not sufficiently taken into account in EU policy-making. This is one of the main findings of the Eurobarometer survey on local government, published in February 2009.
According to the survey, while only one third of Europeans tend to trust their country's government (34%), half of the citizens trust their local and regional authorities (50%). The survey also shows that 38% of Europeans believe that the public authorities at regional or local level have the most impact on their living conditions.
Only 4% ...
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