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Europe’s automotive sector is undergoing a profound transformation, with regions and cities facing the challenges of decarbonisation, global competition, technological change and shifting supply…

Proposed strategy would link maritime and land-based priorities, improve transport and energy connections, and give local and regional authorities a formal role in governance.

Investment in improving the transport network must reflect territorial diversity and cover the whole of Europe, extending beyond the major metropolitan centres and main corridors. This is the key…

Regional leaders and the European Parliament’s co-rapporteur on the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework have voiced strong opposition the latest proposal for negotiations on the future EU budget,…

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…

Regions and cities have called for a stronger role in the next Connecting Europe Facility (2028–2034) to ensure that infrastructure investments are effectively implemented and better aligned with…

Also on #CoRplenary agenda: Ukraine, simplification agenda, and crisis preparedness.

The Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy and EU Budget (COTER) on 27 April focused on the need to align the EU's 'Automotive Package' with local needs, and to build connected,…

The newly appointed rapporteur of the European Committee of the Regions on the Automotive Package, María Chivite, together with Guido Guidesi, Chair of the Automotive Regions Alliance (ARA) and…

Local and regional leaders voiced strong opposition to the centralisation of Cohesion Policy funding in the next EU budget, during the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) plenary session on 10…

The European Union is stepping up its defence efforts with regions and cities playing an increasingly central role in delivery on the ground. During the second meeting of the Working Group on Defence…

Europe’s automotive sector is undergoing rapid transformation, driven by the shift to zero-emission mobility, digitalisation and global competition. In this context, the Automotive Regions Alliance …