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Ekrem İmamoğlu, Mayor of Istanbul, has been awarded the fifth edition of the Mayor Paweł Adamowicz Award for his defence of democracy, solidarity and the independence of local government in the…

CIVEX members call for urgent aid for Ukrainian cities, and highlight need for more communication on enlargement and a more strategic approach to the Black Sea.

Freedom, local democracy and gender equality honoured by this year's shortlist of Mayor Paweł Adamowicz Award

Conference of the Regional and Local Authorities for the Eastern Partnership also discusses decentralisation reforms and EU's Black Sea strategy.

The 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference takes place in Nice, France, from 7 to 13 June, co-hosted by France and Costa Rica. The delegation of the European Committee of the regions (CoR) is joining…

Roberto Ciambetti, President of the Veneto Regional Council, welcomed members of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) to Venice on 20-21 May for an external meeting of the commission for…

President of the Commission Europe of the Provence-Alpes Côte d’Azur region, and Deputy Mayor of Nice, Magali Altounian (FR/Renew) was elected President of the Commission for Citizenship, Governance,…

The policy commissions of the European Committee of the Regions on 21 February began their work in the institution's new five-year mandate with the election of new chairs and vice-chairs.

Regional and local leaders welcome the recent proposal by the European Commission, which, after years of political deadlock, designs new instruments to make life of citizens, workers and industries…

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…

Members of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) ask the European Commission to table a new proposal to finally set up a European Cross-Border Mechanism (ECBM), a tool that has the potential to make…

Also on the agenda: Ukraine, Health Union, EU budget, economic governance, and COP28. On 9 October, the President of the European Committee of the Regions, Vasco Alves Cordeiro, will present the 2023…