Month: September 2020

Statement on the violence, repression and political arrests in Belarus

We, the members of the Bureau of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), call on the Belarusian authorities to ensure the respect of fundamental values, human rights and freedoms, and we strongly condemn all violence, repression and arrests of peaceful protesters. Powered by WPeMatico

RegHub can help building resilience in times of uncertainty

During his video statement on the occassion of the meeting of the CoR Bureau on 11 September, Maroš Šefčovič, European Commission Vice-President for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight, once again pointed to the important role the Network of Regional Hubs (RegHub) can play for linking the levels of policymaking and contribute

Research Headlines – Bacterial biofilters could cut greenhouse gas and clean water

By building a better picture of the complex activities and relationships between anaerobic microorganisms, EU-funded researchers aim to discover more sustainable ways of cleaning water and curbing greenhouse gas emissions. Powered by WPeMatico

Calling all regional and local authorities interested in EU trade policy!

If you are interested in sharing your experiences, expectations and ideas on how DG TRADE could feed into national / regional level debates and vice versa, please take part in our on-line survey. The deadline for responses is 18 September. Powered by WPeMatico

Hard anodized cookware Dating and Marriage Guide

There are many different Cookware dating and marriage tutorials that can be used in order to help anyone survive through the tricky process of locating an Oriental wife. A lot of the guides that you can get to help you have time of price and can help offer you some

Commissioner Kadri Simson warns green recovery plans will only succeed with cities and regions fully on board

The role of cities and regions in the COVID-19 recovery and the need to make it a key driver to accelerate the green transition have been the focus of a debate with Kadri Simson, EU Commissioner for energy. Members of the Commission for the Environment, Climate Change and Energy of

Research Headlines – Zautomatyzowany zbiór szparagów obniża koszty i poprawia jakość plonów

Zbiór białych szparagów opiera się w dużej mierze na pracy robotników, zwiększając koszty ponoszone przez rolników. Uczestnicy pewnego unijnego projektu zaprojektowali i zbudowali zautomatyzowane narzędzie, zbierające wyłącznie dojrzałe szparagi bez uszkadzania upraw, zapewniające rolnikom oszczędności, poprawiające jakość zbiorów i eliminujące konieczność wykonywania żmudnej pracy. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Geautomatiseerd oogsten van asperges verlaagt kosten, verbetert gewas

Het oogsten van witte asperges is erg afhankelijk van handarbeid, een kostenpost die zorgt voor financiële druk bij boeren. Om dit aan te pakken, is met een door de EU gefinancierd project een geautomatiseerde steker ontwikkeld die alleen rijpe asperges steekt zonder het gewas te beschadigen. Dit bespaart boeren geld,

Research Headlines – La raccolta automatizzata degli asparagi riduce i costi e migliora le colture

La raccolta degli asparagi bianchi si affida in larga parte al lavoro manuale, una spesa che grava pesantemente sugli agricoltori. Per risolvere questo problema, un progetto finanziato dall’UE ha sviluppato un raccoglitore automatizzato che seleziona solo gli asparagi maturi e non danneggia le colture. Ciò fa risparmiare denaro agli agricoltori,