Day: November 20, 2020

Research Headlines – Innovative data analysis to cut urban traffic congestion

Road congestion in cities reduces mobility. An EU-funded project integrated multiple sources of data to improve urban traffic flows, with the active engagement of citizens, to deliver tools to achieve more efficient and cleaner transportation. Powered by WPeMatico

ARLEM welcomes the launch of a set of indicators to assess progress of gender equality in the Mediterranean region

ARLEM welcomes the launch of a set of indicators to assess progress of gender equality in the Mediterranean region. The Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM) welcomed the launch at the UfM Conference Women for the Mediterranean of the UfM Institutional Ministerial follow-up mechanism and its indicators, adopted this year

Electoral shake-up and impact of the pandemic in the spotlight at Montenegro meeting

​Montenegro will need the strong support of the European Union to cope with major economic and political changes and to ensure that it becomes a member of the EU, local and regional politicians from the EU and Montenegro agreed at a meeting on 18 November. Powered by WPeMatico

Cities and regions urge the EU budget and recovery plan adoption

Against the backdrop of the second corona wave, cities and regions represented in the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) back the German Presidency efforts and emphasise the urgent need for agreement on the next EU long-term budget and the recovery funds. These funds are vital for local and regional

Results of the joint CoR-OECD survey on “The impact of COVID-19 on EU regional and local governments”

The global COVID-19 pandemic and the socio-economic crisis it has engendered have a strong territorial dimension with a profound impact on subnational governments. To better understand and assess it, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the CoR joined forces to carry out an online survey on “The

CoR ECONomic Bulletin No. 9: Updates on the COVID-19 crisis

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

Synergies: project results and current UfM activities

  On November 17, the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) held a Task Force meeting on Environment which gathered country representatives and regional stakeholders. The aim of the meeting was to continue drafting the 2030GreenerMed Agenda which will serve as a tool for collaboration in the following axis: 1) Supporting