​​​In preparation of a new opinion on the SDGs scheduled for adoption at the Plenary Session of 30 June/1July 2021, the European Committee of the Regions gathered more than one hundred participants on 25 February 2021 for an online stakeholder consultation on delivering the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. COR Rapporteur Ricardo Rio (PT/EPP), Mayor of Braga, welcomed this opportunity to collect contributions from representatives of local and regional governments, civil society organisations, associations of regions and cities and other international actors working on the 2030 Agenda. 

​​The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) welcomes the new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change adopted by the European Commission on 24 February 2021. The CoR regrets, however, that even though it enables the move from planning to action it still lacks concrete climate adaptation targets. The new strategy sets out how the European Union (EU) can adapt to the impacts of climate change. From 1980 to 2016, the total economic losses caused by extreme weather in Europe amounted to over EUR 436 billion. The COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated the need to build a healthier and safer environment for all. The CoR called for a new EU climate adaptation strategy in an opinion adopted at the December 2020 plenary session.  

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected our world and our way of living, with the loss of thousands of lives and unprecedented consequences for every aspect of our daily existence. The Commission for Social Policy, Education, Employment, Research and Culture (SEDEC) at the European Committee of the Regions produces regular bulletins on the policy fields within its remit, reflecting recent research, articles and discussions on the socio-economic impact of the pandemic in Europe and on the different actions and response measures being planned and implemented at EU, national, regional and local level. 

The European Union's new agenda for its partnership with its southern neighbours has won the support of local and regional politicians from across the Mediterranean region and the EU – but they have insisted that that the "cooperation benefits must reach beyond the capitals" and must reduce, not increase, the "existing huge territorial disparities within neighbouring countries". 

Erilda Krasi of 1001 Albanian Adventures, a tour operator based in the city of Berat, has won the third ARLEM Young Entrepreneurs Award, beating contenders from nearly two dozen other young, small businesses from around the Mediterranean. 

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