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Local and regional leaders from the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) and their counterparts from the European Parliament discussed on the future of Cohesion Policy together with the European…

The European Union needs a strong, flexible and reformed Cohesion Policy available to all territories, with regions and cities at its heart, to boost the EU’s competitiveness while reducing regional…

The post-2027 multiannual budget of the European Union must be simpler, more flexible and built on the needs of local communities, who can ensure that investments will effectively promote cohesion…

The president of the European Committee of the Regions, Vasco Alves Cordeiro, together with the president of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, will address the plenary session on 20 November,…

Strengthening Europe's leadership in responsible artificial intelligence (AI) requires specific attention to the role of start-ups and SMEs and the mobilisation of local and regional authorities…

Speakers at the #CoRplenary agenda include: European Commissioner Ferreira, EIB President Calviño, and European Parliament Vice-President Omarjee.

Regions and cities believe that Cohesion Policy should remain the EU's main investment tool to reduce regional disparities and help address the green, digital and demographic transitions, based…

The future reform of Cohesion Policy as cornerstone of the European investment policy in the next decade was the main focus of the exchange of views between the President of the European Committee of…

The untapped potential of so-called 'functional areas', which bring together different neighbouring administrations to address common challenges, was the focus of a seminar held on 12 July…

Interview with the Chair of the commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy and EU Budget (COTER) of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), on the future of Cohesion Policy.

As the new Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10) for 2028-2035 begins to take shape, SEDEC members discussed the importance of strengthening regional innovation ecosystems with the…

To successfully navigate the phasing out from combustion engines, and the shift towards digitalisation, members of the Automotive Regions Alliance (ARA) called for an EU-wide "just transition…