Marko Vešligaj (HR/PES), Mayor of the city of Pregrada and rapporteur of the draft opinion on the EU disability card and parking card for persons with disabilities, highlights the essential roles…
Marko Vešligaj (HR/PES), Mayor of the city of Pregrada and rapporteur of the draft opinion on the EU disability card and parking card for persons with disabilities, highlights the essential roles…
At the 2023 LEADER Congress, local and regional leaders highlighted that LEADER should be adequately financially supported and implemented in a simplified way.
The COP28 – the 28th session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) – concluded on 13 December in Dubai with an agreement after intense…
Local and regional leaders across Europe have called for a renewed focus on health promotion and prevention in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, rising prices, and the energy transition. In an…
Supporting culture and cultural industries in rural areas is vital to promote the sustainable development of these regions so that they can retain and attract young people and combat demographic…
The European Committee of the Regions will on 29 November lay out its position on the long-term future of cohesion policy – the largest item in the European Union's budget – with recommendations…
Members of the NAT commission met on November 23 to exchange views on mental health as a crucial aspect of the well-being of EU citizens and on the impact of new genomic techniques and of the plant…
Logroño declaration calls to consider the needs of rural areas in all EU policies and to earmark EU funds for projects in rural areas. Europe's local and regional leaders have warned that the EU…
Regional and local representatives from the European Committee of the Regions’ commission for natural resources (NAT) shared the results of a survey on the regional dimension of the Common…
The European Committee of the Regions has urged the EU to create a clear framework for the drone sector to unlock its full economic potential. This would require the involvement of local leaders,…
Local and regional leaders warmly welcomed comments by European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakides, supporting their role in implementing the European Health Union…
Cities and regions have welcomed the new EU legislation which aims to promote the repair of goods and ban so-called 'greenwashing'.