Four new Flash Reports prepared by the European Social Policy Network (ESPN) are now available and provide information on recent social policy developments in Croatia, North Macedonia, Slovenia and Turkey. Powered by WPeMatico

The Commission has presented a Communication on building a strong social Europe for just transitions. Powered by WPeMatico

The Kick-Off meeting of the 18th European Week of Regions and Cities 2020 takes place on 30 January at the European Commission. Please follow the web-streaming and ask questions on social media using the hashtag #EURegionsWeek. Powered by WPeMatico

(Rome, 20 December 2019) “An event thought for sustainable tourism in a sustainable way” this is what the Mediterranean Sustainable Tourism Convention, that took place on the 5-7 June 2019 in Barcelona, was all about. Numerous measures have been put in place to make this event a sustainable one and could constitute good practices for […]

The Commission has prepared an online exhibition on social and employment realities in Europe, in partnership with major and upcoming European artists and in cooperation with Europeana. Powered by WPeMatico

The Commission has launched a 12-week public consultation to evaluate the support to employment and mobility by the European Social Fund (ESF) in the 2014-2018 period. Powered by WPeMatico

The Green Deal aims at “fighting climate change, protecting nature, making our economy sustainable and leave nobody behind. Because if this is not a social Green Deal, it will not be a successful Green Deal.”  said Frans Timmerman, executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal. The objective is to make Europe “the first climate neutral continent in […]

Europe is facing one of its most advanced moments in terms of energy transition legislation framework. National Energy and Climate Plans are becoming very ambitious setting their targets for renewable energy consumption. We understand that now it is the time to implement and bring it to reality, but there is still a lack of integrated […]

The 2020 Access City Award goes to the city of Warsaw, in Poland. By involving people with disabilities and accessibility needs in its endeavour to make the city more accessible, Warsaw was able to make a substantial overall improvement to the city’s ease of access in a short space of time. Powered by WPeMatico

On 4 December, the President of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), Karl-Heinz Lambertz, will deliver his third “The State of the European Union: the View of Regions and Cities” speech, during a debate with European Parliament President, David Sassoli. The speech, which comes as the CoR marks its 25th anniversary, will set our […]