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At CoR's event on International Women's Day, local and regional leaders discuss worrying trends and ask for concrete measures to support women in politics. Women have been disproportionately affected by the COVID pandemic: they are at…

EPP-CoR Members Eichtinger and Borboly pledge their commitment to support the cultural and creative sectors “Artists and those working in the cultural and creative sectors have been among the most negatively by the COVID-19 pandemic. In…

In the aftermath of Covid crisis, citizens expect the EU to provide effective answers: the European Committee of the Regions' Regional hubs 2.0 project helps assessing how EU delivers via a renewed network gathering 46 members, 10 observers…

The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) argues that the new European Skills Agenda should take better into account the major role cities and regions play in supporting and developing skills-related policies and infrastructure in most…

“In the current pandemic context our priority, as a regional authority, is to make every effort to support the local economy, to relaunch tourism and agriculture, to have a quality education, all in order to develop skills and facilitate…

Local leaders: EU Member States must raise climate ambitions and agree at least 55% carbon emissions reduction target for 2030 Local and regional leaders stressed today that Europe must draw the right lessons from the COVID-19 crisis and…

Local and regional authorities, represented in the EU by the European Committee of the Regions, have always been the backbone of European democracy. The recent COVID-19 pandemic showed local and regional leaders as the driving force of…

Action Plan signed with Commissioner Gabriel's services (DG EAC, DG RTD and JRC) will also address brain drain and educational inequalities To strengthen Europe's knowledge base at local and regional level and to support the recovery…

The transition from a grey to green economy was the topic discussed during an event organised by EPP-CoR Member Csaba Borboly, President of the Harghita County as part of the European Week of Regions and Cities. The need to invest in…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will discuss the European Union's response to the coronavirus pandemic at the European Committee of the Regions on 12-13 October. The EU's assembly for…