In the context of the United Nations (UN) Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) that is taking place in Montreal, EU cities and regions are pushing for more ambitious biodiversity targets while…
In the context of the United Nations (UN) Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) that is taking place in Montreal, EU cities and regions are pushing for more ambitious biodiversity targets while…
Over the last decade, both EU bodies have successfully reduced consumption: -42% electricity, -54% gas, -58% water, -83% waste and -96% paper. In the context of the climate emergency, energy crisis…
On 5th and 6th December, the CoR's Network of Regional Hubs (RegHub) met in Brussels to conduct one of its three annual workshops. This December workshop was particularly important because…
One million of the estimated eight million plant and animal species on Earth are at risk of extinction and around 80 percent of the European continent’s habitats are in “poor” shape. EU local and…
The European Committee of the Regions' commission for Economic Policy ( ECON ) has adopted draft opinions on the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals, the review report on the…
Local and regional authorities make EU law happen. Therefore their feedback on how EU rules are implemented on the ground to make them simpler, fewer and less bureaucratic is essential: this was the…
En su Dictamen aprobado el 30 de noviembre en el pleno, el Comité Europeo de las Regiones (CDR) apoya la propuesta de la Comisión Europea de fusionar los tres sistemas de indicaciones geográficas (IG…
Intensificar la educación cívica, reducir la edad de sufragio activo y apoyar a los jóvenes para que se presenten como candidatos en las elecciones, establecer mecanismos permanentes de consulta con…
Según un Dictamen del Comité Europeo de las Regiones (CDR), elaborado por la presidenta de la Asamblea Regional de Córcega, las islas, las zonas rurales y las regiones transfronterizas y de montaña…
Local leaders are worried that the new own resources proposed by the European Commission will not be enough to finance the EU's challenges and repay the debt generated by the Recovery Plan.
Local and regional authorities can play a critical role in countering hate crime and hate speech, breaking down barriers to reporting incidents of hate crime, and preventing discrimination and…
Urban areas with fewer than 500,000 inhabitants house around 66% of Europe's urban dwellers and play an essential role in making the digital and green transitions happen. For this reason, in an…