The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) is in the process of elaborating its position on the recently published European Commission Communication on Better Working Conditions for a Stronger Social Europe: harnessing the full benefits of digitalisation for the future of work and its proposal for a Directive on improving the working conditions in platform work. An exchange of views on the basis of a Working Document by the Rapporteur, Mr Yonnec Polet (BE/PES), is scheduled on 15 February 2022, within the framework of the meeting of the CoR Commission for Social Policy, Education, Employment, Research and Culture (SEDEC).  

The CoR Rapporteur is Ms Åsa ÅGREN WIKSTRÖM, Member of Västerbotten County Council and Member of the of the CoR. The Rapporteur will prepare a draft opinion that will be discussed and voted at the meeting of 10-11 of March 2022 of the Commission for the Environment, Climate change and Energy (ENVE) of the CoR. Final approval is planned for the CoR plenary session of 27-29 April 2022.  

Deputy District Governor Pavel Hroch from South Bohemia (CZ), Member of the government of Lower Austria Martin Eichtinger (AT) and District President Franz Löffler from the Upper Palatinate (DE) will meet online to discuss the outcome of a survey conducted amongst citizens from those 3 countries about cross-border mobility, especially regarding the pandemic and its impact on the lives of citizens. The online meeting will cover and examine various aspects of daily life - from commuting and working in the border regions to leisure activities and health care needs.  

The 11th CIVEX commission meeting will take place on Tuesday 1 February from 11:20 to 13:00 and from 14:30 to 17:00 at the European Committee of the Regions, Rue Belliard 99-101, Brussels, room JDE 52. 

The 11th NAT commission meeting will take place on Thursday 3 February 2021 from 11:15 to 13.00 and from 14.30 to 17.00 at the European Committee of the Regions, Rue Belliard 99-101, Brussels room JDE 52. 

The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) is preparing an Opinion entitled Making ETS and CBAM work for EU cities and regions which is part of the Fit For 55 legislative package under the European Green Deal. 

The eighth meeting of the Commission for Sustainable Territorial Development of the Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM) will take place on Monday, 7 February 2022 at Parc Chanot in Marseille, France. It will take place within the framework of the Mediterranean Worlds Forum organised on Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 February by the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region (South Region) and the French Ministry of European and Foreign Affairs. The Forum will be opened on Monday morning, 7 February, by Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic. 

The European Summit of regions and cities is a gathering of local representatives organised every two years by the European Committee of the Regions to discuss the EU's future challenges. This time, the Summit aims at increasing the impact and outreach of the Conference on the Future of Europe. The voices of regions and cities must be heard and listened to, as they are key contributors to the European project and play an essential role in placing citizens at the heart of Europe.