Day: July 2, 2021

Cities and Regions ready to lead the sustainable mobility revolution in Europe

To successfully reshape the European transport sector and make it more sustainable, cities and regions in the EU must put greater emphasis on encouraging zero emission mobility, promoting active and shared modes of transportation, re-shaping urban mobility and connecting rural areas better. These suggestions stem from an opinion on the

Mediterranean citizens and Mediterranean Sea need special attention from EU

The European Union should make improving the health of the Mediterranean Sea one of the priorities of its cooperation with countries in its southern neighbourhood, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) has said in recommendations that also praise the EU for making support for youth entrepreneurship central to its

The UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals should guide the European Recovery

European local and regional leaders are calling for the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations (SDGs) to be put back on the top of the European Union’s agenda, asking the EU institutions and Member States to ensure their implementation by 2030. In an opinion adopted today by its plenary,

European Committee of the Regions supports European Democracy Action Plan as part of a “process of creating a new democratic infrastructure”

The European Union needs to create a “new democratic infrastructure” in order to ensure elections are free and fair, improve media pluralism and boost citizens’ engagement, the European Committee of the Regions said on 30 June. In recommendations intended to strengthen democracy, equality, and respect for human rights, municipal and

Cross-border cooperation: after the biggest setbacks in decades, the time for recovery and improvement has come

In a bid to put cross-border cooperation back at the top of the EU’s policy agenda, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) has adopted a resolution today calling on the European Commission to present a proposal for maintaining cross-border cooperation and cross-border life in the event of future crises.