{"id":1039,"date":"2021-10-08T06:28:39","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T06:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cor.borbolycsaba.ro\/en\/?p=1039"},"modified":"2021-10-19T06:29:44","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T06:29:44","slug":"measuring-the-impact-of-covid-19-on-eu-regions-cities-and-villages-2021-regional-and-local-barometer-report-to-be-presented-at-corplenary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cor.borbolycsaba.ro\/en\/measuring-the-impact-of-covid-19-on-eu-regions-cities-and-villages-2021-regional-and-local-barometer-report-to-be-presented-at-corplenary\/","title":{"rendered":"Measuring the impact of COVID-19 on EU regions, cities and villages: 2021 Regional and Local Barometer report to be presented at #CoRplenary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Also on<\/em>\u00a0#CoRplenary<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0agenda: Slovenian Prime Minister Jan\u0161a debates with local leaders; EU Commissioners Sinkevi\u010dius and Lenar\u010di\u010d discuss efforts to foster green recovery and improve resilience; Vice-President \u0160uica exchanges views on the Conference on the future of Europe.<\/em><\/p>\n

On 12 October the President of the European Committee of the Regions,\u00a0<\/strong>Apostolos Tzitzikostas<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(EL\/EPP), will present the\u00a0<\/strong>2021 Regional and Local Barometer<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to local leaders and the European Commissioner Vice-President, Maro\u0161 \u0160ef\u010dovi\u010d. The comprehensive report measures the impact of the pandemic on EU’s regions, cities and villages, providing key findings, facts and figures on the economic, social, health and digital consequences.\u00a0<\/strong>WATCH LIVE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

As the EU steps up recovery efforts, Prime Minister\u00a0Janez Jan\u0161a<\/strong>\u00a0of Slovenia will take stock of the work being done by the Slovenian presidency of the Council of the European Union. In the context of the UN’s\u00a0COP15<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0COP26<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0international talks, European Commissioner\u00a0Virginijus Sinkevi\u010dius<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Minna\u00a0Arve<\/strong>, Mayor of Turku and\u00a0ICLEI<\/a>‘s Vice-President, will discuss efforts to protect biodiversity, tackle the climate emergency and foster a green recovery.<\/p>\n

On 13 October,\u00a0International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction<\/strong><\/a>, EU Commissioner\u00a0Janez Lenar\u010di\u010d<\/strong>\u00a0and, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction,\u00a0Mami Mizutori<\/strong><\/a>, will listen to the impact of recent disasters on regions and cities, and discuss how to strengthen local resilience.<\/p>\n

On 14 October CoR members will also exchange views with Vice-President\u00a0Dubravka \u0160uica<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0on the Conference on the future of Europe.<\/p>\n

The CoR plenary takes place during the\u00a0European Week of Regions and Cities<\/strong><\/a>, co-organised by the CoR and the European Commission.\u00a0#EURegionsWeek<\/strong><\/a>, which runs from 11 October to 14 October, is the largest annual event in the EU’s calendar and this year will focus on efforts to ensure a green and digital recovery and on supporting the contribution of regions and cities to the Conference on the Future of Europe.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Follow the plenary on the CoR website<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

12 October: EU Regional and Local Barometer<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Apostolos Tzitzikostas<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(EL\/EPP), President of the European Committee of the Regions and Governor of Central Macedonia, will give his speech on the state of the EU’s regions, cities and villages, presenting the\u00a0Annual Regional and Local Barometer<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0Maro\u0161 \u0160ef\u010dovi\u010d<\/strong><\/a>, Vice-President of the European Commission for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight.<\/p>\n

12 October: Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jan\u0161a<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

The European Committee of the Regions Plenary will welcome\u00a0Janez Jan\u0161a<\/strong><\/a>, Prime Minister of Slovenia, for a discussion on the priorities of Slovenia’s six-month Presidency of the Council of the European Union.<\/p>\n

13 October: COP15 to COP26: raising ambition, stronger governance for our biodiversity and climate<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Virginijus Sinkevi\u010dius<\/strong><\/a>, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, and Minna\u00a0Arve, Mayor of Turku and\u00a0ICLEI<\/a>‘s Vice-President, will discuss the challenges facing governments to protect the world’s biodiversity and tackle the climate emergency.<\/p>\n

13 October: Reducing the risks posed by natural disasters<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

On the\u00a0International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction<\/strong><\/a>, the European Committee of the Regions will welcome\u00a0Mami Mizutori<\/strong><\/a>, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, and\u00a0Janez Lenar\u010di\u010d<\/strong><\/a>, European Commissioner for Crisis Management, to consider what regions and cities can do to increase resilience and reduce the impact of natural disasters.<\/p>\n

14 October: Conference on the Future of Europe<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dubravka \u0160uica<\/strong><\/a>, Vice-President of the European Commission for Democracy and Demography, will provide the perspective of the European Commission on the Conference on the Future of Europe and exchange views with CoR Members.<\/p>\n

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