More than 200 contributions from CoR Members and partners are available on the CoR website (mapped, or on a mobile-friendly webpage with the most recent stories on top), telling the story of how local and regional authorities went above and beyond to provide sensible and appropriate responses to the unprecedented covid pandemic.

At a conference today, the new European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, praised cities, towns and villages across the European Union for their work on integrating refugees and migrants. The President of the European Committee of the Regions, Karl-Heinz Lambertz, welcomed the support, saying that migration in Europe needed "a fairer, more pragmatic and inclusive approach that supports regions and cities".