On 15 December 2020, the European Commission unveiled the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act, as "two milestones in making Europe fit for the Digital Age". These two legislative proposals correspond to the declared commitment of the Von der Leyen Commission to the revision of the internal market rules for digital services and will trigger an impact on citizens, providers of digital services, business users of digital services and the society at large. 

The European Committee of the Regions is in the process of elaborating its position on its opinion on "Future plan for care workers and care services – local and regional opportunities in the context of a European challenge". 

On 8 March 2021 members of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), Members of the European Parliament and participants in the CoR Young Elected Politicians Programme (YEPs) will gather on International Women's Day 2021 to highlight the urgent need to address the democratic deficit constituted by the under-representation of women in this particular field. 

​​​The webinar will analyse and review the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on SMEs and on the EU SME Strategy, assessing the Strategy's main achievements 12 months after its publication and looking into SME-support measures necessary to drive a robust recovery. 

The Marshal's Office of the Podkarpackie Region in collaboration with the CoR is organising an online webinar titled "Future of Europe – My future” on 12th March 2021. The event will focus on the principle of subsidiarity and aims to foster reflection among young people about its application and benefits. 

​The Members of the European Committee of the Regions will meet remotely for the 143rd plenary session on 17, 18 and 19 March 2021. The session will include debates with Charles Michel, President of the European Council, on the COVID-19 pandemic with Stella Kyriakides, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety and more…  

​​​The 7th NAT commission meeting will take place on Monday 22 March 2021 from 11:00 to 13:00 and from 14:30 to 17:30 at the European Committee of the Regions, Rue Belliard 99-101, Brussels room JDE 52. 

This event, organised in partnership with the CoR, aims to discuss good practices for equal opportunities on the labour market. Discussion will centre around the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. Territorial governance strategies will be defined to support a process based on local authorities' actions.