The Conference of the Regional and Local Authorities for the Eastern Partnership (CORLEAP) ended with an agreement to move forward an Action Plan for 2012-2013 to further reinforce their cooperation towards the aim of achieving closer political association. CORLEAP is composed of local and regional representatives from the EU and Eastern Partnership.

The CORLEAP conference celebrated on 3 of June and that focused on "Local and Regional Dimension of the Eastern Partnership", ended with an agreement among mayors and regional politicians from the EU and partner countries from Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine) on an Action Plan for 2012-2013. The event also gave the Committee of the Regions (CoR) and local and regional politicians from the partner countries the opportunity to exchange their views on subjects of common interest for the region, including the development of the Eastern Partnership and CORLEAP in 2012-2013, the situation of cities and regions in partner countries, funding opportunities, and the reinforcement of the local dimension of the Eastern partnership.

With regard to the concrete steps to be taken by the CORLEAP, the CoR announced the agreement reached to strengthen cooperation with local and regional authorities of the partner countries. The European institution intends to organise with EURONEST (the EU-Neighbourhood East Parliamentary Assembly) a seminar within the framework of OPEN DAYS 2012. It will gather MEPs, civil society and CORLEAP members, and facilitate discussions on the territorial dimension of the Eastern Partnership policy.

The Conference of the Regional and Local Authorities for the Eastern Partnership (CORLEAP) was set up by the Committee of the Regions (CoR) in September 2011 in Poznań (Poland) ahead of the second summit of Heads of State and Prime Ministers of the Eastern Partnership. Its aim is to bring a regional and local dimension into the EU's Eastern Partnership. The CORLEAP Bureau is composed of six members of partner countries and six members of the CoR, representing the European Union.