`We're now in a position of very fruitful cooperation and that's come about through meetings at presidential level, meetings at secretary-general level, more fruitful meetings between rapporteurs of this organisation and of the European Parliament, better exchange of documentation and ̌ not to be underestimated ̌ contact between the political groups, which has also intensi«ed. („) But again, we recognise things could be improved and the Parliament is aware that the Committee of the Regions has reached a formal agreement with the Commission on methods of cooperation and we're open to discussing what such an agreement could contain in terms of relations between the European Parliament and the Committee of the Regions.'
P o l i i t i l i n e t r i b Ÿ Ÿ n › 1 9 9 4 › 2 0 0 4 ƒ M e i l on ÷nnestunud arendada väga viljakat koostõõd, mis väljendub presidentide ja peasekretäride kohtumistes, RK ja Euroopa Parlamendi referentide väga kasulikes koosolekutes, paremas dokumentidevahetuses, ja « seda ei tohi alahinnata « poliitiliste kontaktide tugevnemises. [•] Kuid me tunnistame, et olukorda v÷iks veelgi parendada, ja parlament on teadlik asjaolust, et regioonide komitee on s÷lminud ametliku kokkuleppe koostõõmeetodite kohta komisjoniga, me oleme valmis arutama, mida v÷iks sisaldada sarnane leping Euroopa Parlamendi ja regioonide komitee suhete kohta.· hr Vitorino, Euroopa Komisjoni liige