At the invitation of the Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), the 11th Bureau meeting of the Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM) will take place on 23 May 2013 in Barcelona, at UfM's Headquarters, marking a s...

La XII Assemblea Generale di Arco Latino, che ha avuto luogo il 16 e 17 Aprile scorsi presso la Diputació di Lleida, ha accolto circa 60 rappresentanti (politici e tecnici) delle 21 amministrazioni che compongono la rete.

Luc Van den Brande (BE/EPP), member of the Committee of the Regions (CoR), stressed the need for stronger multilevel coordination and governance in financing cities and regions. Participating in the Assembly of European Regions Summit (AER) on 16 May...

President Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso opened the international donor conference for development in Mali – "Together for a New Mali" – held at the Committee of the Regions. Addressing about 100 national delegations, he pledged the Committee's support fo...

The President of the Committee of the Regions, Ramon Luis Valcárcel, has welcomed the Economic and Financial Affairs Council's (ECOFIN) decision to increase the EU budget 2013 by €7.3bn as a first step towards the €11.2bn top up requested by the Euro...

Fiscal decentralisation in Eastern Partnership countries was the main topic for debate at a conference organized on 14 May by the Committee of the Regions (CoR) in Brussels. Being one of the main political priorities of the Conference of the Regional...

Speaking at a conference in Brussels today President of the Committee of the Regions, Mr. Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso, issued a stark warning arguing that only by overhauling the financing of Europe’s local and regional authorities will the ambitious g...

​"Being a European Citizen: how do you see it?" is the theme of this year's illustration competition addressed to you, citizens of the EU and Croatia, launched by the EPP Group in the Committee of the Regions. The closing date for applications is 1 J...

​The unprecedented rates of youth unemployment observed in many parts of the EU, particularly in Member States facing severe budgetary constraints, seriously undermine the job prospects of an entire generation of young Europeans. The publication Yout...

On the occasion of Europe Day the Committee of the Regions President, Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso, has underlined the key role played by the EU in achieving significant economic progress across Europe.

Leader of the CoR's British Delegation, Cllr Gordon Keymer (UK/ECR), has announced the launch of a new political party in the Committee of the Regions.

What should be the role of research and innovation in taking steps towards "Smart regions"? How to make this transformation happen in practice and through which instruments and projects? This was the focus of debate during a conference entitled "Pion...

Making Europe's waste targets even more ambitious dominated debate during the Committee of the Regions'(CoR) Environment, Climate Change and Energy Commission (ENVE) Commission meeting on 24 April. On request from the European Commission, the opinion...

The Committee of the Regions (CoR)' Commission for Economic and Social Policy (ECOS) adopted a draft opinion on the updated situation of EU frontier workers after twenty years of the internal market. The opinion highlights the need to adapt EU legisl...

The President of the Committee of the Regions, Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso, together with the First Vice-President, Mercedes Bresso, met on 23 April with representatives of the EU Presidency Trio (Ireland, Lithuania and Greece) to share the concerns of...

Backed by the Committee of the Regions, a Europe-wide competition - The World You Like Challenge – is looking for the most creative and innovative low-carbon green projects in Europe. Individuals or organisations from across the EU can submit their p...

Today the Committee of the Regions Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy (COTER) held a seminar in Porto which sought to clarify how European Territorial Cooperation (ETC), and more specifically the European Grouping for Territorial Cooperation ...

Stepping up efforts to reduce the regulatory burden at EU and national level and further initiatives towards "smart regulation" will be one of main issues to be discussed at the next Committee of the Regions' commission for Citizenship, Governance, I...

Each year just a few days before the celebration of Europe Day on 9 May, the EU Institutions open its doors to the public. As part of the festivities on Saturday 4 May the Committee of the Regions will use the opportunity to celebrate the diversity t...

Adopting its position on the EU Enlargement Strategy 2012-2013 in plenary on 12 April, the Committee of the Regions (CoR) stressed that ensuring the success of enlargement and actively assisting candidate countries' cities and regions on their path t...

L'Assemblée parlementaire de l'Union pour la Méditerranée (AP-UpM) a octroyé le statut d'observateur à l'Assemblée locale et régionale euro-méditerranéenne (ARLEM) du Comité des régions, renforçant ainsi le dialogue politique entre les parlementaires...

Europe's cities and regions have argued that the level of investment for a new fund dedicated to supporting citizens most in need is insufficient. The European Commission has proposed ring-fencing €2.5bn from the total EU cohesion budget to provide n...

During the Committee of Regions' 100th plenary President Valcárcel presented Europe's cities and regions' priorities to the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz whilst stressing that an agreement on the EU budget 2014-2020 must be reac...

In an opinion adopted on 12 April on the state of devolution in the EU and the place for local and regional self-government in EU policy making, the Committee of the Regions (CoR) made it clear that demands for autonomy and independence movements on ...

Local and Regional authorities both from Europe and from its neighboring countries are the main players that can help foster a sustainable change in partner countries in transition. This is the main message of the opinion presented by Maciej Kobylińs...

The Committee of the Regions shares the view that industry has become an urgent priority, which is why the European Commission has adopted the target of increasing industry's share of GDP to 20% by 2020. The representatives of the EU's towns and regi...

Representatives of local and regional authorities from the EU and developing countries gathered on 9-10 April in Brussels to promote a sustainable development policy having local authorities as its main drivers. They also called upon the EU to put de...

The Committee of the Regions has backed European Commission's plans for a European industrial policy, but cautioned that ignoring the territorial dimension could hinder its impact.

Unleashing the full potential of cloud computing cannot be realised without effectively raising consumer awareness through education and developing information technology (IT) culture. The possible adverse effect that the spread of this new technolog...

Celebrating its 100th edition since its creation in 1994 the Committee of the Regions' (CoR) President, Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso, will welcome the European Parliament's President, Martin Schulz, for a debate on the most pressing issues in EU affairs...