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The joint Action Plan 2021-2022 signed today by the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the Under2 Coalition will reinforce cooperation to promote climate action at the regional level, expand transparency and climate data…

The CoR endorses the draft directive on adequate minimum wages in the EU. Regions and cities believe that a social, fair and sustainable market economy cannot be achieved in the European Union without combatting in-work poverty and…

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…