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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…

ARLEM honours peace efforts by bereaved fathers from Palestine and Israel.

To implement the Green Deal and other key elements of the EU legislation, the EU and Member States must work hand in hand with local and regional partners. This was the conclusion of the LIFE-funded…

The critical role of regional cooperation, innovation, and strategic investment in ensuring a fair and effective transition towards climate neutrality was the main topic on the agenda of the meeting…

Poland will take over the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU for the first six months of 2025. Ambassador Agnieszka Bartol, Acting Permanent Representative of Poland to the European Union,…

The first week of COP29 is now behind us and the CoR delegation and Secretary General have made full use of the past few days to voice the priorities of local and regional authorities at the…

The third and fourth day of COP29 were no less eventful than the start of the conference. With the World Climate Action Summit (WCAS) coming to an end, the CoR President participated in the LGMA…

The first two days of the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) in Baku are now behind us and have marked a successful and intensive…

The 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP29) will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11 to 22 November. Led by President Vasco…

Members of the European Committee of the Regions took part in the 3rd Forum of the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change, organised in Brussels on 23 May. The mission aims to support local and…

The ambitious goals of the European Green Deal require unprecedented and rapid changes in the coming decades largely at the local and regional levels. To ensure that all Green Deal initiatives are …

Can Europe afford the Green Deal in the wake of a global pandemic and the ongoing war in Ukraine? What are the challenges ahead and how can local and regional politicians make a difference? In this…