On 16 March, the European Commission proposed the Net-Zero Industry Act. This Act aims to scale-up clean tech manufacturing in the EU with the ambition that the EU’s strategic net-zero tech manufacturing capacity should reach at least 40% of the Union’s annual deployment needs by 2030. To do so, the proposal suggests simplifying the regulatory framework, improving the investment environment for the Union’s manufacturing capacity of technologies that are key to meet the Union’s climate neutrality goals, as well as ensuring that the European decarbonised energy system is resilient. The proposal includes the following elements: 

The 18th ECON commission meeting will take place on Wednesday, 7 June 2023, from 11:00 to 18:00 hrs (Brussels time) and participation will be fully in person. 

A European debate for young people on the topic "Europe in Kościerzyna – Kościerzyna in Europe". The event is designed for local secondary school students, who will vote for the first time in the elections this or next year. It will give them some general knowledge about the European Union and its values and institutions, information on CoR's initiative 'Green Deal Going Local' and on the European Funds for Pomerania 2021-2027 Program. Besides encouraging young people to take an active and pro-democratic attitude, including participation in the upcoming elections, the debate will cover the challenges facing the European Union and the place and role of Poland in the EU. 

Stakeholder consultation on the CoR opinion on Towards a multilevel Green Deal governance: the revision of the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action Regulation 

The European Committee of the Regions will hold a stakeholder consultation in preparation of its own-initiative opinion on Stopping gender-based violence – Cities and regions leading the way, by Donatella Porzi, Regional Councillor for the Region of Umbria (IT/RenewEurope), on 8 June, 3 pm, at the Committee Headquarters in Brussels. The consultation will gather input from key stakeholders and non-governmental organisations, as well as from cities and regions on prevention measures and actions required to tackle the root causes of such violence. Moreover, it will look into what kind of gender-sensitive support for victims is most helpful and how to encourage the reporting of assaults. 

On 14 and 15 June 2023, the Zero Pollution Stakeholder Platform will host a workshop on reducing health inequalities through zero pollution, organised by the European Commission and European Environment Agency. 

The European Committee of the Regions and the European Commission are pleased to invite you to this seminar organised in the framework of their Knowledge Exchange Platform.  

The European Committee of the Regions is currently drafting an opinion on the reforming of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) in view of the forthcoming legislative proposal by the European Commission. You are cordially invited to participate at our stakeholder consultation which will take place on June 19th, from 14.00 to 15.30 (Brussels time) at the premises of the European Committee of the Regions, Rue Belliard 99-101, 1040 Brussels, meeting room JDE53. 

​The 18th CIVEX commission meeting will take place on Tuesday 20 June from 11:00 to 13:00 and from 14:30 to 17:00 at the European Committee of the Regions, Rue Belliard 99-101, Brussels, room JDE 52. 

​The 18th SEDEC commission meeting (mandate VII) will take place on 21 June 2023 from 11:00 to 18:30 in JDE 52. 

The 14th edition of EuroPCom – the European Public Communication Conference takes place in a hybrid format in the afternoon on Monday 26 June and in the morning on Tuesday 27 June under the slogan "Communicating Democracy – Communicating Europe". 

The June ENVE commission meeting will take place fully in person on Thursday, 29 June from 11:00 to 17:00 at the European Committee of the Regions, Rue Belliard 99-101, Brussels room JDE 52. 

This workshop is hosted by the European Committee of the Regions and organised in cooperation with the European Investment Bank. It aims to share findings from the latest EIB Surveys, to exchange with cities and regions on the trends in investment needs in different territories, and discuss opportunities available for tailored financing and advisory services for cities and regions in the new programming period 2021-2027. 

To keep the momentum going of subnational governments and cities’ achievements leading up to and during UN Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) COP15, ICLEI Cities Biodiversity Center and partners United Nations Environment Programme, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, International Union for Conservation of Nature, (IUCN), European Committee of the Regions (CoR), and Regions4 kindly encourages participation to attend the webinar series titled “From agreement to action: the key role of subnational and local governments in the Global Biodiversity Framework implementation”.  

To keep the momentum going of subnational governments and cities’ achievements leading up to and during UN Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) COP15, ICLEI Cities Biodiversity Center and partners United Nations Environment Programme, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, International Union for Conservation of Nature, (IUCN), European Committee of the Regions (CoR), and Regions4 kindly encourages participation to attend the webinar series titled “From agreement to action: the key role of subnational and local governments in the Global Biodiversity Framework implementation”.  

To keep the momentum going of subnational governments and cities’ achievements leading up to and during UN Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) COP15, ICLEI Cities Biodiversity Center and partners United Nations Environment Programme, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, International Union for Conservation of Nature, (IUCN), European Committee of the Regions (CoR), and Regions4 kindly encourages participation to attend the webinar series titled “From agreement to action: the key role of subnational and local governments in the Global Biodiversity Framework implementation”.  

The eighth edition of the forum "Cities and Regions for International Partnerships " (formerly called "Assises of Decentralised Cooperation") will take place in Brussels on 30 November and 1 December 2023. Organised jointly by the European Commission and the European Committee of the Regions, this edition aims to reflect on the contribution of regions and cities to the EU Global gateway initiative and will focus on the following four thematic areas: Inclusion, Innovation and Investment at local level, and the role of Intermediary cities. 

To keep the momentum going of subnational governments and cities’ achievements leading up to and during UN Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) COP15, ICLEI Cities Biodiversity Center and partners United Nations Environment Programme, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, International Union for Conservation of Nature, (IUCN), European Committee of the Regions (CoR), and Regions4 kindly encourages participation to attend the webinar series titled “From agreement to action: the key role of subnational and local governments in the Global Biodiversity Framework implementation”.