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Improving the well-being of children and protecting them from violence, poverty and social exclusion were the main focus of the meeting of the Commission for Social Policy, Education, Employment,…

The improvement of key aspects of Europeans' daily life was the f ocus of a meeting of the Commission for territorial cohesion policy and EU budget (COTER), on 9 February. Local and regional…

Extending the scope of the European disability card to cover transitional periods spent by people with disabilities in another EU member state to work or study is one of the main demands of the…

Marko Vešligaj (HR/PES), Mayor of the city of Pregrada and rapporteur of the draft opinion on the EU disability card and parking card for persons with disabilities, highlights the essential roles…

On the 5th anniversary of the assassination of the Mayor of Gdańsk, the Ambasciata della Democrazia Locale a Zavidovići, Brescia, Italy, was honoured with the Mayor Paweł Adamowicz Award for its work…

A few days after the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Europe's local leaders and MEPs re-entered the debate on the urgency to combat gender-based violence, which…

Mit Blick auf die bevorstehende Annahme der Schlussfolgerungen der Mitgliedstaaten zur Zukunft der Kohäsionspolitik fordern die Regionen und Städte die EU-Regierungen und die Europäische Kommission…

On the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the President of the European Committee of the Regions, Vasco Alves Cordeiro, called on Member States to redouble…

The European Committee of the Regions will on 29 November lay out its position on the long-term future of cohesion policy – the largest item in the European Union's budget – with recommendations…

​​Prioritizing social goals over profit has become a crucial part of our economic landscape. In this interview, Ricardo Rio (PT/EPP), Mayor of Braga and rapporteur for the CoR opinion on Creating an…

Logroño declaration calls to consider the needs of rural areas in all EU policies and to earmark EU funds for projects in rural areas. Europe's local and regional leaders have warned that the EU…

Democracy in Europe requires a rapid increase in the number of women in politics, say local leaders of the European Committee of the Regions in a debate with MEPs, NGOs and experts. Regional and…