Year: 2022

Euronews: where is Europe finding the money to host millions of Ukrainian refugees?

In its latest episode, Euronews Real Economy magazine travels to Romania, to see how the country is showing unprecedented solidarity in welcoming people that fled the war in Ukraine. Euronews takes a look at which EU funds are helping member states deal with the cost of this humanitarian emergency. Powered

Local dialogue in Cluj-Napoca brings together young people to discuss democracy, education and Europe’s future with EU, national and local leaders

The Romanian Prime Minister, Nicolae Ciucă, the President of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), Apostolos Tzitzikostas, and the Mayor of Cluj-Napoca, Emil Boc, exchanged views today with young people in Cluj-Napoca on Europe’s future and on the role youth can play in the democratic process at EU, national

Video message for the event “Towards zero segregation in education in Europe” (Romani Week)

European Commission Speech Online, 19 May 2022 Dear colleagues, Our Europe is founded on solid values: solidarity, inclusion, equal rights for all. But segregation goes against those values. Segregation is u… Powered by WPeMatico

European Maritime Day 22

Ravenna, 19-20 May 2022 The European Green Deal and its key objectives require actions, investments, stakeholder input and public/private support. The new approach for a sustainable blue economy presented by the Commission in May 2021 highlighted the opportunities offered by blue economy in the context of the green recovery. European

The reconstruction of Ukraine can only deliver results if the EU, national and local authorities work hand in hand

​​​​​The European Committee of the Regions welcomes the European Union’s pledge today to help Ukraine rebuild its cities, villages and infrastructure. As the voice of regions and municipalities within the EU and given our long-standing cooperation with our Ukrainian partners, our Committee is ready to firmly engage in the reconstruction

Partnerships for Regional Innovation: 63 regions, seven cities and four Member States selected for Pilot Action

Today, the Commission announced the 63 regions, seven cities and four Member States selected in the pilot project for Partnerships for Regional Innovation, an initiative developed together with the Committee of the Regions. Participants in the pilot action are open to share good practices and to co-develop and test tools

CoR delegation visits Ispra to learn about the JRC’s work in the field of sustainability

On 3-4 May a delegation of the European Committee of the Regions visited the scientific site of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission based in Ispra, Italy. It was the first official visit of a delegation from a European institution to JRC Ispra after the Covid break. Powered