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The vital role of research and innovation in driving European competitiveness and enhancing citizens' well-being was the focus of a workshop titled "Shaping the EU’s Competitive Future with…

On 9 October, during their event: Catalysing Sustainable Development, the CoR and the EU Joint Research Centre launched the call for application of 2030CATALYSTS, a project on localising SDGs

Regional and local leaders press national governments and EU to listen to concerns of local communities hosting asylum-seekers and migrants.

Regions and cities call on the European Commission to ensure greater participation of citizens and local authorities in the implementation of the Wind Power Action Plan as they play an essential role…

EU's local and regional leaders recall that their cities and regions have been unevenly hit by recent crises, such as the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. In an…

During a plenary debate of the Committee of the Regions with European Investment Bank (EIB) Group President Nadia Calviño, the two institutions renewed their common goal to promote convergence and…

This was the third summer in which Ukrainian children could find a temporary refuge from the war in youth camps in the European Union. As the result of the efforts of EU cities and regions and thanks…

Critical lessons for the future of the European Union can be drawn from the challenges and successes of the Union's 'Big Bang' enlargement in 2004, regional and municipal leaders…

The creation of the €650 billion European recovery instrument to face the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic helped the EU to limit the impact of the crisis. However, the centralised…

At the plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) on 9 October, local and regional leaders called for better protection of trainees' rights and for an end to the misuse of…

Local and regional leaders have called for a more ambitious and stable budget for the EU's new Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10), scheduled for 2028-2035, to ensure that the…

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…