{"id":1521,"date":"2025-10-16T11:09:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T11:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cor.borbolycsaba.ro\/en\/?p=1521"},"modified":"2025-10-16T12:13:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T12:13:49","slug":"local-voices-big-decisions-on-the-frontline-of-nature-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cor.borbolycsaba.ro\/en\/local-voices-big-decisions-on-the-frontline-of-nature-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Local Voices, Big Decisions: On the Frontline of Nature Protection&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today at the\u00a0<em>Covenant of Mayors<\/em>\u00a0meeting, the discussions went beyond climate protection and sustainability \u2014 they focused on how local communities can truly be involved in European decision-making. We had inspiring exchanges on how to safeguard the biodiversity of mountain regions and how to make nature protection a cause that everyone can understand and relate to.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<em>Covenant of Mayors<\/em>\u00a0is a European initiative through which local and regional authorities voluntarily commit to achieving the EU\u2019s climate and energy objectives.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>The importance of today\u2019s event was underlined by the presence of\u00a0<em>Kata T\u00fctt\u0151<\/em>, President of the European Committee of the Regions, alongside\u00a0<em>Ursula von der Leyen<\/em>, President of the European Commission, who spoke about housing, nature and environmental protection, and the importance of joint action.\u00a0<em>Roberta Metsola<\/em>, President of the European Parliament, also emphasized that the Committee of the Regions is gaining increasing influence in the EU decision-making process and that the Parliament fully supports this cooperation.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>The full recording of the discussion is available on my English-language Facebook page, where both Ursula von der Leyen\u2019s and Kata T\u00fctt\u0151\u2019s speeches can be viewed. This was also the focus of my live discussion with Kata T\u00fctt\u0151: the Committee of the Regions is becoming a stronger political voice \u2014 and the Parliament is a partner in this effort, regardless of political affiliation.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>This clearly shows that we cannot accept a situation where the Commission and the finance ministers of the Member States decide alone on the allocation of funds. Cohesion funds must remain, and local and regional authorities must have a real say in how these resources are distributed.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>#LocalCommunities #NatureProtection #WorkInBrussels #CohesionPolicy<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Koh\u00e9zi\u00f3s alapok - T\u00fctt\u0151 Kat\u00e1val, a R\u00e9gi\u00f3k Eur\u00f3pai Bizotts\u00e1g\u00e1nak eln\u00f6k\u00e9vel besz\u00e9lgettem\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Alc5yvGujtY?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today at the\u00a0Covenant of Mayors\u00a0meeting, the discussions went beyond climate protection and sustainability \u2014 they focused on how local communities can truly be involved in European decision-making. We had inspiring exchanges on how to safeguard the biodiversity of mountain regions and how to make nature protection a cause that everyone can understand and relate to. 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