A strong EU cohesion policy, fostering finance for climate action, speeding up eco-innovation and regaining citizen's trust: local leaders set out their priority areas for cooperation with the new Estonian EU presidency. In Tallinn, Markku Markkula, President of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), joined members of the Commission for Environment, Climate Change and Energy (ENVE) where they reaffirmed their commitment to making Europe's energy transition the driver for combatting global warming, recovering economic growth and boosting jobs

​The President of the European Committee of the Regions, Markku Markkula, met today with the Prime Minister Ratas to discuss the priorities of Estonia's EU Presidency which begins in the second half of the year. The two leaders spoke of the urgency to build a united European Union by listening to all citizens, increasing investment and delivering a digital Europe.