In the context of the United Nations (UN) Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) that is taking place in Montreal, EU cities and regions are pushing for more ambitious biodiversity targets while…
In the context of the United Nations (UN) Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) that is taking place in Montreal, EU cities and regions are pushing for more ambitious biodiversity targets while…
Over the last decade, both EU bodies have successfully reduced consumption: -42% electricity, -54% gas, -58% water, -83% waste and -96% paper. In the context of the climate emergency, energy crisis…
On 5th and 6th December, the CoR's Network of Regional Hubs (RegHub) met in Brussels to conduct one of its three annual workshops. This December workshop was particularly important because…
One million of the estimated eight million plant and animal species on Earth are at risk of extinction and around 80 percent of the European continent’s habitats are in “poor” shape. EU local and…
The European Committee of the Regions' commission for Economic Policy ( ECON ) has adopted draft opinions on the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals, the review report on the…
Die lokalen und regionalen Gebietskörperschaften setzen das EU-Recht in die Tat um. Daher ist ihre Rückmeldung darüber, wie die EU-Vorschriften vor Ort umgesetzt werden, um sie einfacher und…
In der auf der Plenartagung am 30. November verabschiedeten Stellungnahme unterstützt der Europäische Ausschuss der Regionen (AdR) den Vorschlag der Europäischen Kommission, die drei Systeme für…
Die Verbesserung der staatsbürgerlichen Bildungsarbeit, die Senkung des Wahlalters und die Förderung der Kandidatur junger Menschen bei Wahlen, die Stärkung der EU-Jugendprogramme - dies sind einige…
Maßgeschneiderte Maßnahmen sind gefragt, wenn Inseln, ländliche Gebiete, Grenz- und Bergregionen lebenswert bleiben sowie Ungleichheiten bekämpft und geografische Nachteile ausgeglichen werden sollen…
Local leaders are worried that the new own resources proposed by the European Commission will not be enough to finance the EU's challenges and repay the debt generated by the Recovery Plan.
Local and regional authorities can play a critical role in countering hate crime and hate speech, breaking down barriers to reporting incidents of hate crime, and preventing discrimination and…
Urban areas with fewer than 500,000 inhabitants house around 66% of Europe's urban dwellers and play an essential role in making the digital and green transitions happen. For this reason, in an…