The EU Citizens' Dialogue in Bad St. Leonhard is a cooperation between the municipality (the mayor is a CoR Local Councillor), the Province of Carinthia and the Governor and CoR Member Peter Kaiser, the EUROPE DIRECT Carinthia Centre and the Citizens' Forum of EP Vice-President Karas. 

The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) is preparing an Opinion on the EU Action Plan: 'Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil'. The Zero Pollution Action Plan was published in May by the European Commission that created a dedicated webpage. It is one of the main elements of the Zero Pollution Ambition for a Toxic-free Environment, one of the main environmental priorities of the European Green Deal. 

The 9th NAT commission meeting will take place on Monday 27 September 2021 from 11:00 to 13:00 and from 14:30 to 17:00 at the European Committee of the Regions, Rue Belliard 99-101, Brussels room JDE 52. 

​In occasion of the weekend dedicated to the project “Three Laender, Three Schools, One Europe” organised by the Euregio Tyrol-South Tyrol-Trentino, a special “Meet the Future session will be organised. Gunther Platter (EPP, AT) will meet the participants of the event and will have a discussion with the youngsters on the Future of the European Union.​​​ For a more detailed agenda, please click here. 

Citizens Dialogue for the Future of Europe it is a unique opportunity for citizens of both countries to be part of an extraordinary Democratic event that will give the opportunity to share their thoughts and their dreams for the common European future. The theme of the event contributes to explore new efficient and innovative ways to create a greener future but also to involve directly citizens on the issue of environmental protection. There is need for a green transition support for a sustainable and green development in both regions that is also coupled with mass unemployment. The event is taking place on 27th of September 2021 17:00-21:00 where with the help of ZOOM and local hotspots participants in both countries (Greece and North Macedonia), as well as people remotely connected will be enable to have a fruitful exchange. If you wish to follow the event in Greek please click here. 

The 9th CIVEX commission meeting will take place on Tuesday 28 September from 11:00 to 16:30. 

Supporting EU cities and regions by funding inclusive communities through the new MFF Hybrid event (online with limited on-site presence), organised as part of the CIVEX commission meeting on 28 September 2021 

On 30th September 2021, the President of the European Committtee of the Regions, Apostolos Tzitzikostas​, will meet with students at the University of Innsbruck. 

​​​The 11th EGTC Platform meeting will take place in hybrid mode in Innsbruck, Austria on 30 September and 1 October in cooperation with the European Region Tyrol - South Tyrol – Trentino and the Land of Tyrol. This event will look at the current developments with the cross-border and transnational cooperation in the European Union following the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The 9th SEDEC commission meeting (mandate VII) will take place on 1 October 2021 from 11:00 to 18:15 in hybrid mode, with the possibility to connect remotely via Interactio. 

​The geographical location of Saxony in the border triangle between Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic offers favourable conditions for cross-border dialogues. Border regions are considered to be the interfaces of Europe: the advantages but also the gaps of the European integration are increasingly noticeable there. This is why the organisers intends to highlight the importance of the ever closer interconnections of the border regions, they aim to emphasies that higher priority in national policy are to be given and cross border regions need to be seem as an opportunity to deepen European integration regionally. A series of three events with the support of the Bertelsmann Foundation was developped and wil be organised in partnership with the Saxon State Ministry of Justice, for Democracy, European Affairs and Gender Equality, the Marshal's Office of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, EUROREGION ELBE/LABE, EUREGIO EGRENSIS Arbeitsgemeinschaft Sachsen/Thüringen mit Sitz in Plauen/Vogtland/ EUROPE DIRECT Vogtland. During its first event; a trilateral Youth Forum, young people from Saxony (DE), Lower Silesia (PL) Usti and Karlovy Vary (Cz) will be invited to exchange and deliberate on three topics to be discussed at the third closing citizens' conference. This will be followed by an online event scheduled for 27 November 2021 with randomly selected citizens from the same regions to elaborate on the topic of European Citizenship. The closing part of the series at a two-day event, participants will meet to further discuss the subject of European Citizenship, but also the three other topics developed by the trilateral Youth Forum. Besides using the methodology of random selection and deliberation the organisers hope to promote a shift from top down communication to real democratic participation, so the future of Europe is best tailored to citizens' needs.  

The CoR is drafting the Opinion "LRAs accelerating the implementation of the EU Pollinators Initiative" by rapporteur Frida NILSSON (SE/RE) to accelerate the implementation of the existing EU Pollinators Initiative, while contributing to its potential review in the coming months. The main measure implemented to handle the decline of pollinators in the EU is the EU Pollinators Initiative, which was published in June 2018 and set targets for 2020. The initiative focuses on wild pollinators, through a series of proposals on how existing tools can be improved and new ones expanded. The focus is on integrating protection measures for pollinators into other EU policies and existing programmes.  

What is the difference in the lives of women in Europe, Asia, the United States or Africa? ​What kind of Europe do young Poles want? Do they feel pressure to set up a family or career? What are their open borders, opportunities for education and working abroad? At the conference, young women in Western Pomerania will have the opportunity to share their expectations of the European Union’s actions, as well as to discuss the challenges young women face. To see more in details, please consult the agenda. The meeting will take place in the framework of the Conference on the Future of Europe. The Conference on the Future of Europe is a series of debates and debates among citizens. It provides a forum for debate with civil society, i.e. citizens and NGOs, on the challenges and priorities facing the European Union. In particular, people who feel themselves women are invited to the event. The meeting is not closed to persons of other sexes. In case of interest, please register here​: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1hfZcUntNp4RoMfgjcw5a1W82Fpd-Iz1JNauHf_KoTfk/edit 

Strong public investment plays a central role in the European Union's COVID-19 recovery plan. Looking to turn challenge into opportunity, the majority of this investment is being channelled towards the other big challenges we face: climate change and digitalisation. Local infrastructure investment is an important delivery point of EU policy implementation. The EIB 2020 municipality survey provides important insights into investment needs, priorities and barriers. The CoR is rolling out its RegHub survey in 2021, which zooms in on planning and permitting issues. Both surveys pay close attention to the challenges of the green and digital transformations. The workshop will provide an opportunity to learn about key findings to improve transition investment. 

​In the framework of the #EURegionsWeek 2021, the participants of the Young Elected Politicians (YEPs) Programme and the young Pro-European Members of the European Parliament (who are part of the EU40 network) will meet to debate, present their reflections and wishes for the future of Europe. Two YEPs and two MEPs will engage in dynamic discussion to reflect on the difficulties, improvements and possible measures that are linked to the most important issues of our European society. 

The European Committee of the Regions and the European Commission are pleased to invite you to their joint Knowledge Exchange Platform event to take place in the framework of the European Week of Regions and Cities, on Wednesday 13 October 2021, from 09:30 to 11:00, online.  

Workshop co-organised by the European Committee of the Regions & Conference of Regional Legislative Assemblies of the EU (CALRE) within the framework of the European Week of Regions and Cities 

The European Committee of the Regions and the European Commission are pleased to invite you to their joint Knowledge Exchange Platform event to take place in the framework of the European Week of Regions and Cities, on Wednesday 13 October 2021, from 11:30 to 13:00, online. 

Within the framework of the 19th European Week of Regions and Cities, the largest annual event dedicated to cohesion policy, the Council of European Municipalities and Regions – PLATFORMA in collaboration with the European Committee of the Regions, EUROCITIES, Regions4 and the OECD organizes the workshop: "Localising the SDGs – A Roadmap for Recovery". 

Regions have become more prominent in EU policy assessment and evaluation. Their input into the "Fit for Future platform", inter alia, is an essential tool. The Regional Hub network (RegHub) is a recent approach to better integrating the expertise of regional administrations. But how to ensure that the particular expertise of border regions and cross-border entities is also used? What are the latest developments in cross-border evaluations? How could RegHub also include cross-border perspectives? These questions will be discussed during the info session.