Good news from around Europe
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
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
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
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
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
The European Commission has today presented the European Semester Spring Package, which focuses on providing fiscal guidance to Member States as they continue the process of gradually reopening their economies. Powered by WPeMatico
Find out about the champions of accessibility and how they are ensuring equal opportunities for all to take part in day-to-day life in their cities. Powered by WPeMatico
The most outstanding awareness-raising actions on waste reduction implemented during the 2020 European Week for Waste Reduction were announced on 1 June 2021 in an online ceremony, held as a pre-conference event of the European Green Week 2021. Six winners, out of a total of 10,696 actions in 33 countries,
The Steering and Monitoring Committees of the Interreg MED Programme approved 16 new projects on Monday 1st June 2021, out of 18 applications received. The call for carbon footprint compensation received 4 applications, of which 2 were approved. As for as the fifth call for modular projects, the 14 applications
Highlight the need of a particular focus on the outermost regions in the EU’s strategy to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the recovery: this is the main objective of the Azores declaration, adopted today by the Bureau of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), virtually gathered