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…
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…
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…
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…
Uzlabot pilsonisko izglītību, pazemināt vēlētāju vecuma cenzu un atbalstīt gados jaunu cilvēku balotēšanos, nodibināt pastāvīgu mehānismu konsultācijām ar jauniešiem, katru jaunu tiesību aktu…
Atzinumā, ko Eiropas Reģionu komiteja (RK) pieņēma 30. novembra plenārsesijā, pausts atbalsts Eiropas Komisijas priekšlikumam trīs ģeogrāfiskās izcelsmes norāžu (ĢIN) shēmas apvienot vienotā sistēmā,…
Salām, lauku apvidiem, pārrobežu un kalnu reģioniem ir vajadzīgi īpaši pielāgoti pasākumi, lai saglabātu to pievilcīgumu, novērstu nevienlīdzību un tādējādi līdzsvarotu to nelabvēlīgos ģeogrāfiskos…
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…
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.
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…
The European Committee of the Regions underlines in its opinion that the EU's ambitious innovation policy goals set in the New Innovation Agenda for Europe can only be achieved by reducing…
As inflation and high energy prices continue to mark the political agenda in the European Union, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) advocates for cities and regions, small businesses and…