Day: December 10, 2020

Research Headlines – How our brains share emotions, such as intense fear

Although being stuck in a brain scanner while being exposed to a horror film may not be everyone’s idea of fun, monitoring volunteers’ grey cells throughout this process can tell scientists a lot. EU-funded research using this and other memorable techniques has generated new knowledge on the way we process

Cities and regions welcome progress on cohesion policy 2021-2027 rules and urge EU budget adoption

The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) welcomes the provisional agreement on the rules for the European fund for regional development and for the Cohesion fund, that will invest more than 240 billion euro to reduce disparities and boost sustainable growth in every region of the Union. Powered by WPeMatico

Outermost regions need tailor-made EU support for recovery

The particularly vulnerable situation of the EU’s outermost regions (ORs) is the focus of an opinion presented during the December plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions. The opinion, prepared by Ángel Víctor Torres Pérez (ES/PES), President of the Government of the Canary Islands, highlights the enormous negative

EU CoR President and UK Mayor of London: avoid a ”lose-lose” Brexit no deal causing a detrimental spiral for EU and UK regions and cities

During an online debate in Brussels the President of the European Committee of the Regions – Apostolos Tzitzikostas – and the Mayor of London – Sadiq Khan – called on the UK and EU negotiators to continue talks until a trade deal was agreed. Powered by WPeMatico

Regions and cities for using the crisis to spark a debate on resilience and sustainability in the tourism sectors

The particularly dramatic situation of the EU’s tourism sector is the focus of an opinion presented during the December plenary of the European Committee of the Regions. The opinion drafted by Manuel Alejandro Cardenete Flores (ES/Renew Europe), Deputy Minister for Tourism, Regeneration, Justice and Local Administration of the Regional Government