Subsidiarity Expert Group
The Subsidiarity Expert Group of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) was set up in October 2012, following the adoption of the CoR revised strategy for subsidiarity monitoring adopted in May 2012.
 
This group of local and regional subsidiarity experts is meant to support the activities of the Better Regulation and Active Subsidiarity Steering Group (BRASS-G)​ and the CoR's consultative activities in general. The Expert Group should give input to the Subsidiarity Annual Work Programme and be at the disposal of rapporteurs and CoR commissions if needed.
 
The experts provide some input to the CoR consultative activities that make the link to the subsidiarity debate in the Member States, strengthen the mutual comprehension and thus bring the CoR closer to its local and regional partners.
 
Members of the Expert Group have been selected within the Subsidiarity Monitoring Network, according to their expertise in terms of subsidia​rity as well as their strong background in EU law. The composition of the Group is endorsed by the Better Regulation and Active Subsidiarity Steering Group (BRASS-G). 
The state of play as of 25 May 2024 is the following: 

 

Experts from regions with legislative powers

 
Claus Binder

Head of Unit - Department of the Federal States, Permanent Representation of Austria to the EU​

Austria

Luk Van Looy
Adviser to the Legal Service, Flemish Parliament
Belgium

Anton Nilsson
Counsellor, Åland Islands
Finland

Costanza Gaeta
Responsible for EU and International Affairs, Conference of the Presidents of the Italian Regional Parliaments
Italy

Juan Manuel Ceballos-Escalera Fernández
​Project manager in I+i European Programmes, Comunidad de Madrid​
Spain

Paola Morbioli
Policy Officer, Emilia-Romagna region, Delegation to the EU
Italy

Ana Enguídanos Weyler
Head of the EU department, Valencia Region
Spain

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Experts from local and regional authorities with no legislative powers


Caspar Sluiter
European Affairs Officer, Netherlands association of municipalities (VNG)
The Netherlands

Michael Schmitz
Advisor, Deutscher Landkreistag / German County Association
Germany
 

Experts from local government associations

 
CALRE:
Pierre-André Rixhon
Secretary of the Walloon Parliament's committee for European affairs


CoR Interregional Group "Regions with legislative powers":
Carolin-Charlotte Kosel
Bavarian State Parliament
Germany
 

Observers

 
Eurocities does not wish to appoint an expert but wishes to be kept informed and to participate in the meetings of the Subsidiarity Expert Group as an observer.
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The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) is represented on ad-hoc basis by Carol Thomas

The German Bundesrat is represented by Robert Dölling
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