Year: 2020

Fit for Future Platform: think EU decision-making to better respond to future challenges

The first plenary meeting of the Fit for Future (F4F) Platform chaired by European Commission’s Vice-President for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight Maroš Šefčovič took place with three CoR members Mark Speich (DE/EPP), Anne Karjalainen (FI/PSE) and Ulrika Landergren (SE/RE). The F4F platform is the main instrument of the Better regulation

SHAREMED First Capitalisation Workshop

SHAREMED’s first capitalisation workshop is being organised by the Lead partner OGS in collaboration with the University of Malta (Physical Oceanography Research Group) on the 14th and 15th December 2020. The specific goal of the workshop is to define and test the implementation of a transnational and multi-level system of observing

Top 5 Caution Signs of Scam on Adult Dating Apps

This provides you full control over the dialog. In this culture, she says, there’s a dichotomy between meaningless and meaningful sex, and students have to go out of their way to "perform meaninglessness." They have to prove that they’re not emotionally attached to their sex partners, and in fact that

Research Headlines – New power plant to convert crop waste into advanced biofuel

An advanced biofuel plant under construction in Romania is at the centre of an EU-funded project to prove the environmental and economic benefits of producing cellulosic ethanol from agricultural residues. Powered by WPeMatico

We urge the European Commission to develop a new EU climate adaptation strategy

Climate change is having wide-ranging impacts on ecosystems, economic sectors, human health and well-being in Europe. From 1980 to 2016, the total reported economic losses caused by weather and other climate-related extremes in Europe amounted to over EUR 436 billion, according to the European Commission. In this interview, Markku Markkula

Cities and regions to adopt a zero tolerance policy for violence against women and girls

Wednesday 25 November is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. On this occasion, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) has reiterated its call to adopt legislative measures at EU level to prevent and combat all forms of violence against women and girls. According to the

Agro-ecology recommendations secure early support from local and regional politicians

The European Committee of the Regions has given its preliminary backing to a set of recommendations aimed at ensuring that the European Union embraces agro-ecological principles and techniques in its efforts to reduce agriculture’s contribution to climate change, secure the EU’s food supplies, and support rural communities. Powered by WPeMatico

The CoR and European Commission join their forces to boost research and innovation at local and regional level

To strengthen Europe’s knowledge base at local and regional level and to support the recovery from the Covid-19 crisis, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) will step up its cooperation with European Commission’s services in the field of research and innovation, education and culture. A new Action Plan signed

Research Headlines – Uma abordagem mais inteligente à cibersegurança

A segurança em linha (a «cibersegurança») é um dos maiores desafios enfrentados pelas empresas. O problema é que a maioria das soluções atualmente no mercado são muito dispendiosas e bastante ineficazes. Para mudar isto, e tornar as empresas e os cidadãos mais seguros, um projeto financiado pela UE assume uma