Month: June 2021

Council adopts European Child Guarantee

The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) has adopted the Commission proposal on establishing a European Child Guarantee. Powered by WPeMatico

Local and regional authorities major contributors to EU Green Week 2021

​This year, the European Committee of the Regions has once again cooperated with the European Commission to make the EU Green Week a success. Seven members of the European Committee of the Regions took part in different panels of the EU Green Week, three of them co-organized by the CoR,

International Trade And Comparative Advantage Economics Essay

There is no need to formulate your overall argument yet help save that for later in your essay producing sample. For now you will need to have an understanding of just what the query is asking you. Emphasize crucial phrases and brainstorm some possible angles. Once you are persuaded your

‘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

AGORA Walks

Facing mobility restrictions due to the current pandemic, AGORA partners have created an alternative kick-off campaign through a  series of digital content to promote our project and get experts’ input. Project Partners worked on different actions/campaigns in which they cooperate closely. One of these Actions is the AGORA WALKS: a set of local kick-offs. The walks and talks

Apprenticeships for future needs: regions and cities have a double role

The European Committee of the Regions and the European Alliance for Apprenticeships are organising a joint high-level conference this week. At the opening session on 3 June, the Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights Nicolas Schmit and the chair of the CoR’s SEDEC Commission Anne Karjalainen highlighted the pivotal role