At the 2026 ESPAS Annual Conference, Mayor Emil Boc called for stronger territorial cohesion, investment in resilience and a long-term vision to prepare Europe for future crises.
At the 2026 ESPAS Annual Conference, Mayor Emil Boc called for stronger territorial cohesion, investment in resilience and a long-term vision to prepare Europe for future crises.
The multilevel governance dimension of Cohesion Policy as a decentralised investment policy, and its contribution to supporting competitiveness and innovation in EU territories, were the focus of the…
Several members of the European Committee of the Regions participated in this year’s EU Covenant of Mayors Ceremony in Brussels on 15 October. The event organised right after the European Week of…
Using strategic foresight, SEDEC members explored how regions and cities can create fair opportunities for current and future generations, regardless of where they live
Local and regional leaders on 30 September called for a stronger social Europe during a meeting of the Commission for Social Policy, Education, Employment, Research and Culture (SEDEC) that debated…
Europe's leading automotive regions signed in Bilbao on 27 May a joint political position on the two files that will shape the immediate future of the sector: the Industrial Accelerator Act and…
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…
Also on #CoRplenary agenda: Ukraine, simplification agenda, and crisis preparedness.
Improving the current proposal for the EU's long-term budget 2028-34 through genuine involvement of regions and cities in the modernisation and simplification of Cohesion Policy. This is the aim…
Local and regional leaders gave the first greenlight to a draft opinion that aims at improving the European Commission's proposal for the EU long-term budget 2028-34, while starting in-depth…
During a debate on 14 October with Roxana Mînzatu, European Commission Executive Vice-President for Social Rights, Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness, local and regional leaders called for better…
The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) adopted an opinion on the forthcoming EU Anti-Poverty Strategy during its Plenary Session on 14 October, during a debate with Roxana Minzatu, Executive…