Month: March 2022

Statement from the chairperson of the NAT commission in reaction to the European Commission’s communication on global food security

As a result of the war in Ukraine, the European Commission adopted on the 23rd of March a communication, presenting a set of short-term and medium-term actions. They aim to ensure global food security and to support farmers and consumers in the EU. Following this decision, Ulrika Landergren, the Commission

Ukraine: EU support to help Member States meet the needs of refugees

The European Commission has outlined the actions being taken to support Member States in meeting the needs of those fleeing the war against Ukraine and its people. Powered by WPeMatico

EU Skills Profile Tool in Ukrainian: helping the integration into the labour market of people arriving from Ukraine

The European Commission launched today a Ukrainian version of the EU Skills Profile Tool for Third Country Nationals. The Tool will make it easier for people fleeing Russian’s invasion of Ukraine to map their skills and find jobs and other opportunities. Powered by WPeMatico

Key conclusions from the EU-funded collaboration project among EER regions

The COSME-funded project ‘Fostering collaboration through mapping, analysing, and interlinking of European Entrepreneurial Regions’, concluded in January 2022, had the objective of strengthening the impact of existing regional actions aimed at supporting innovative SMEs, start-ups and scale-ups in the context of the European Entrepreneurial Regions initiative. Powered by WPeMatico

Pilot Action on Partnerships for Regional Innovation: Your region can apply now

The European Committee of the Regions and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) have launched the call of interest for a new pilot action on Partnerships for Regional Innovation. The Pilot Action will involve up to 24 European participants (Member States, regions or groups of regions) who feel driven

Ukraine: €3.4 billion REACT-EU pre-financing to Member States welcoming refugees fleeing Ukraine

European Commission Press release Brussels, 23 Mar 2022 To support Member States welcoming and accommodating refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine, the Commission has today proposed to increase by €3.4 billion the total pre-financing from the Recovery Assistance for Cohesion and the Territories of Europe (REACT-EU). Powered by WPeMatico

Focus on the Welsh model of restoring lost connections to the EU

Wales’s First Minister encourages sub-national governments in UK and EU to take the initiative as CoR-UK Contact Group meets to identify ways of building new bridges between the EU and UK. Powered by WPeMatico

There is no Future of Europe without youth participation in European democracy

The academic world plays a crucial role in educating and forming future decision-makers, as well as generating the knowledge on which to build inclusive and cohesive societies. In this context, and to deepen the foundation for future cooperation with the European academic world, the CoR-Universities Exchange “What Future(s) for European

Ukraine: Commission launches special call to support Member States welcoming refugees from Ukraine and the phasing out of their reliance on fossil fuels from Russia

European Commission Press release Brussels, 21 Mar 2022 The Commission has launched a special call under the Technical Support Instrument (TSI) to support Member States welcoming refugees from Ukraine following Russia’s invasion of the country and the phasing out of their reliance on fossil fuels from Russia. Powered by WPeMatico