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The digital space is not safe enough for children and young people, and the responsibility for addressing this situation should fall upon platforms and regulators, rather than minors themselves. This…

Regions and cities are critical of the European Commission’s ‘omnibus’ approach proposing to re-open recently revised directives, and urge the EU to stay on course for zero-pollution ambition.

To ensure simpler EU rules and stronger financial and technical support to implement data and AI policies, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) adopted an opinion on ‘Digital Simplification…

This is the April 2026 edition of the green deal funding alert. This edition focuses on the LIFE calls released on 21 April 2026.

Regions and cities are urging the European Commission to treat noise pollution as a core public health and environmental issue, impacting also productivity and the EU’s competitiveness. To reach the…

Keeping Cohesion Policy’s predictable support for all regions, not only for the less developed ones; rejecting national investment plans when regions are not involved in their preparation; and a…

European Committee of the Regions opens nominations for award previously won by jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and Vitaliy Klitschko, mayor of Kyiv.

Regions and cities have called for a stronger role in the next Connecting Europe Facility (2028–2034) to ensure that infrastructure investments are effectively implemented and better aligned with…

Local and regional leaders adopted an opinion on the Future of Rural Development after 2027 during a plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) on 6 May. Led by rapporteur Radim…

Also on #CoRplenary agenda: Ukraine, simplification agenda, and crisis preparedness.

The European Committee of the Regions' ENVE commission warns that the proposed structure for the next long-term EU budget entails the risk of greenwashing, weakening the delivery on EU climate…

Members of the Commission for Natural Resources (NAT) of the European Committee of the Regions met on 20 and 21 April to discuss the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) under the next…