The Covid-19 pandemic has substantial repercussions on the European economies. The ECON Commission of the European Committee of the Regions prepares regular economic bulletins on recent research, articles and discussions on the socio-economic impact of the pandemic in Europe and on the different economic response measures planned and implemented at EU, national, regional and local […]

The European Union’s formal decision on 25 March to start accession talks with North Macedonia and Albania has been welcomed as “the right decision for the EU and an excellent opportunity for the Western Balkans”. Powered by WPeMatico

The Commission has adopted an update of the 2020 Work Programme of Horizon 2020, the EU’s research and innovation programme to allocate increased funding to its priorities, including urgently needed research and innovation projects into the coronavirus. Powered by WPeMatico

The European Economic and Social Committee and the European Committee of the Regions will take part in the worldwide Earth Hour initiative over the last weekend of March. The lights in their buildings will be switched off from 10 p.m. on Friday 27 March to 6 a.m. on Monday 30 March. Powered by WPeMatico

​The European Commission’s automated eTranslation tool is now available to all European small & medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Powered by WPeMatico

​An exchange platform will help sharing needs and solutions, will enhance mutual support and act as a feedback mechanism to enable a reality check of the EU measures from the local and regional angle. The CoR will provide local communities with regular and practical information about EU actions. Powered by WPeMatico

This is why, the Programme is committed in finding the best solutions for your disrupted planned activities, meetings, events, etc.   We advise projects to try and maintain their activities whenever possible. When they must be postponed or reorganised online, try and renegotiate travel arrangements.   For cancelled activities, we prepared a factsheet to answer […]

European Commission Press release Brussels, 23 Mar 2020 Today the European Commission adopted a report on progress made under the 2017 Strategic Partnership with the EU’s outermost regions, which strengthened the cooperation between the EU outermost regions, the respective Member States and the European Commission. Powered by WPeMatico