Cookies 

To make this site work properly, we sometimes place small data files called cookies on your device. Most big websites do this too.​​

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​What are co​​​​okies?

A cookie is a small text file that a website stores on your computer or mobile device when you visit the site. 

  • First party cookies are cookies set by the website you’re visiting. Only that website can read them. In addition, a website might potentially use external services, which also set their own cookies, known as third-party cookies. 
  • Persistent cookies are cookies saved on your computer and that are not deleted automatically when you quit your browser, unlike a session cookie, which is deleted when you quit your browser. 

Every time you visit the European Committee of the Regions website, you will be prompted to accept or refuse cookies. 

The purpose is to enable the site to remember your preferences for a certain period of time. 

That way, you don’t have to re-enter them when browsing around the site during the same visit. 

Cookies can also be used to establish anonymised statistics about the browsing experience on our sites. 

​How do we u​​se cookies?

European Committee of the Regions websites mostly use “first-party cookies”. These are cookies set and controlled by the European Committee of the Regions or the European Commission, not by any external organisation. 

However, to view some of our pages or specific content, you will have to accept cookies from external organisations. 

The 3 types of first-party cookie we use are to: 

  • store visitor preferences 
  • make our websites operational 
  • gather anonymised analytics data (about user behaviour) 

Visitor preferences 

These are set by us and only we can read them. They remember: 

  • if you have agreed to (or refused) this site’s cookie policy 

Name 

Service 

Purpose 

Cookie type and duration 

eu_cookie_consent 

Cookie consent kit 

Stores your cookie preferences (so you won’t be asked again) 

First-party session cookie deleted after you quit your browser 

cck3 

Cookie consent kit 

Stores your preferences for 3rd-party cookies (so you won't be asked again) 

First-party session cookie deleted after you quit your browser 

cck1 

Cookie consent kit 

Stores your cookie preferences (so you won’t be asked again) 

First-party persistent cookie, 6 months 

Operational cookies

There are some cookies that we have to include in order for certain web pages to function. For this reason, they do not require your consent. In particular: 

  • authentication cookies 
  • technical cookies required by certain IT systems 

Analytics cookies

We use these purely for internal research on how we can improve the service we provide for all our users. 

The cookies simply assess how you interact with our website – as an anonymous user (the data gathered does not identify you personally). 

Also, this data is not shared with any third parties or used for any other purpose. The anonymised statistics could be shared with contractors working on communication projects under contractual agreement with the European Committee of the Regions or the Commission. 

However, you are free to refuse these types of cookies – either via the cookie banner you’ll see on the first page you visit or at Europa Analytics

  

Name 

Service 

Purpose 

Cookie type and duration 

_pk_id# 

Corporate web analytics service, based on Piwik pro open source software 

Recognises website visitors (anonymously – no personal information is collected on the user). 

First-party persistent cookie, 13 months 

_pk_ses# 

Corporate web analytics service, based on Piwik pro open source software 

Identifies the pages viewed by the same user during the same visit. 

(anonymously – no personal information is collected on the user). 

First-party persistent cookie, 30 minutes 

Third-party cookies

Some of our pages display content from external providers, e.g. YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. 

To view this third-party content, you first have to accept their specific terms and conditions. This includes their cookie policies, which we have no control over. 

But if you do not view this content, no third-party cookies are installed on your device. 

Third-party providers on European Committee of the Regions website 

You Tube 
Twitter 
Microsoft Dynamics365 
Facebook 
Google 
LinkedIn 
Livestream 
European Commission 
European Parliament 

These third-party services are outside of the control of the European Committee of the Regions. Providers may, at any time, change their terms of service, purpose and use of cookies, etc. 

How can you manage cookies?

Removing cookies from your device 

You can delete all cookies that are already on your device by clearing the browsing history of your browser. This will remove all cookies from all websites you have visited. 

Be aware though that you may also lose some saved information (e.g. saved login details, site preferences). 

Managing site-specific cookies 

For more detailed control over site-specific cookies, check the privacy and cookie settings in your preferred browser 

Blocking cookies 

You can set most modern browsers to prevent any cookies being placed on your device, but you may then have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a site/page. And some services and functionalities may not work properly at all (e.g. profile logging-in). 

Managing our analytics cookies 

You can manage your preferences concerning cookies from Europa Analytics on the dedicated Europa Analytics page. 

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