COSLA Brussels Office coordinates the imput from Council experts and drafts responses on individual EU legislative dossiers that are then approved by the relevant COSLA Executive Group , Leaders or Convention meeting. The key and most recent ones are as follows:
Institutional Issues and Public Services
COSLA key Institutional messages for the new EU Term
COSLA views on Multi-level Governance
COSLA response Europe2020
Council liability on EU fines
Scottish Parliament Lisbon Treaty Inquiry - COSLA evidence
EU-wide study changes local government (incl. Scottish chapter)
COSLA response on the EU budget review and Scottish Parliament evidence
Environment
COSLA key EU environmental political messages
COSLA position on the Electronic Waste Directive review (WEEE)
COSLA position on the Energy Performance in Buildings Directive recast (EPDB)
COSLA response Biowaste review
COSLA position Climate Change Adaptation Green Paper
COSLA position on the Waste Framework Directive
COSLA outline position on the IPPC Directive
EU Sustainable Energy Update
Covenant of Mayors
EU Environmental Impact Assessments (MS Word 40k)
Energy Efficiency, LIFE+ review (MS Word 66k)
Cohesion Policy
COSLA key political messages future EU Cohesion Funding
COSLA negotiating position Cohesion Funding for Scotland
COSLA response on the Territorial Cohesion Green Paper
COSLA submission Local Development frameworks
COSLA officer level technical response simplification EU financial rules
COSLA response on the future of EU Cohesion Policy (4th Cohesion Report)
ESF HoL Evidence and annex
Transport
COSLA position on the EU Transport Reviews
COSLA response on Urban Mobility
EU Congestion Charging and cross-border fines
Public Services
COSLA key messages on Public Services
EU Services Directive (MS Word 42k)
EU Public Services & COSLA response State Aid rules on Services of General Interest (MS Word 84k)
COSLA position on Green Vehicles Procurement
Rural & Maritime Affairs
Common Fisheries Policy
COSLA key principles Rural Development reform
COSLA final position CAP review (MS Word 87k)
Cohesion Policy , Macro-regions and North Sea Strategy – COSLA position (MS Word 76k)
Employment and Social Affairs
Key Employment and Social affairs dossiers
Working Time Directive - COSLA response (MS Word 143k)
Working Time Directive - Impact assesment Scottish Councils (MS Word 140k)
Youth on the Move – European Strategy (MS Word 120k)