The European Committee of the Regions' Commission for Natural Resources (NAT) met for the first time after the summer break to discuss sustainable tourism and the responses needed at EU level to face the challenges posed by the Coronavirus and its impact on local communities. At the meeting on 18 September, members also adopted opinions on the Farm to Fork strategy, on EU4Health, on rural revival and on the EU's civil-protection mechanism – all policies with the potential to help build resilient communities across the EU. Members of the commission also exchanged views on agro-ecology.  

Den 11. september drøftede Det Europæiske Regionsudvalgs (RU's) præsidiemedlemmer* covid-19-krisens indvirkning på landsbyer, byer og regioner og behovet for at forbedre Den Europæiske Unions funktionsmåde. Ministerpræsidenten for den tyske delstat Nordrhein-Westfalen, Armin Laschet, og Kommissionens næstformand Maroš Šefčovič deltog også i onlinearrangementet. 

The 2020 edition of the European Natura 2000 Award includes 27 finalists. You can vote now for your favourite project to win the European Citizens’ Award. 

We, the members of the Bureau of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), call on the Belarusian authorities to ensure the respect of fundamental values, human rights and freedoms, and we strongly condemn all violence, repression and arrests of peaceful protesters. 

During his video statement on the occassion of the meeting of the CoR Bureau on 11 September, Maroš Šefčovič, European Commission Vice-President for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight, once again pointed to the important role the Network of Regional Hubs (RegHub) can play for linking the levels of policymaking and contribute to a more resilient society by providing evaluative evidence on EU policies. 

Byernes og regionernes rolle i genopretningen efter covid-19 og behovet for at gøre dem til en vigtig drivkraft for at fremskynde den grønne omstilling har været midtpunkt i en debat med Kadri Simson, EU-kommissær for energi. Medlemmerne af Det Europæiske Regionsudvalgs Underudvalg for Miljø, Klimaforandring og Energi gentog behovet for at inddrage de lokale og regionale myndigheder i fastlæggelsen og gennemførelsen af prioriterede investeringer, herunder Next Generation EU-fonden, og EU's facilitet for genopretning og modstandsdygtighed (RRF). Renoveringsbølgen af bygninger, biodiversitet, cirkulær økonomi og klimatilpasning var også på dagsordenen .