Day: June 9, 2021

‘Fit for 55 package’: local leaders ready to take the helm as Council adopts a €17.5 billion Just Transition Fund

The Commission for the Environment, Climate change and Energy (ENVE) of the European Committee of the Regions debated on the Conference on the Future of Europe, the 2022 European Commission’s Work Programme and the ‘Fit for 55 package’ whose purpose is to update the EU’s 2030 climate and energy laws

European Citizens Initiatives (ECIs) conclusions should be subject of a serious follow up by European institutions

The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) was represented at the 2021 EESC European Citizens Initiative Day by Karl-Heinz Lambertz (BE/PSE) and Vincent Chauvet (FR/ Renew Europe), both having been ECI organisers themselves. In line with the CoR’s political priority of bringing Europe closer to its people, the CoR is

European Commission and European Committee of the Regions launch Zero Pollution Stakeholder Platform

Today, the European Commission and the European Committee of the Regions have launched a Stakeholder Platform to help implement the EU Action Plan: “Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil”. The Action Plan – a key deliverable of the European Green Deal and the main topic of this year’s

City partnerships showing early promise in North Macedonia

Municipalities in North Macedonia are showing significant interest in establishing direct partnerships with cities and regions in the European Union and the government of North Macedonia is committed to strengthening local finances, local and regional politicians were told on 2 June. Powered by WPeMatico

Ocean of solutions to tackle climate change

We are pleased to announce that the Ocean Climate platform has mentioned the MPA Engage project in the report “Ocean of Solutions to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss” to showcase nature-based solutions in coastal and marine ecosystems for protecting, sustainably managing and restoring coastal and marine ecosystems in ways