The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) is in the process of elaborating its position on the recently published European Commission Communication on Better Working Conditions for a Stronger Social Europe: harnessing the full benefits of digitalisation for the future of work and its proposal for a Directive on improving the working conditions in platform work. An exchange of views on the basis of a Working Document by the Rapporteur, Mr Yonnec Polet (BE/PES), is scheduled on 15 February 2022, within the framework of the meeting of the CoR Commission for Social Policy, Education, Employment, Research and Culture (SEDEC).  

On 18 January 2022 you are invited to join the online seminar EU Local Councillors in Austria and the EU: Experiences and prospects. Give yourself a chance to participate in the discussion among the local EU Councillors from Austria and other EU countries. Find out about the prospects for cooperation between the Austrian network and the one of the European Committee of the Regions. The seminar will start at 14:00 CET and last one hour. 

The CoR Rapporteur is Ms Åsa ÅGREN WIKSTRÖM, Member of Västerbotten County Council and Member of the of the CoR. The Rapporteur will prepare a draft opinion that will be discussed and voted at the meeting of 10-11 of March 2022 of the Commission for the Environment, Climate change and Energy (ENVE) of the CoR. Final approval is planned for the CoR plenary session of 27-29 April 2022.  

The 11th CIVEX commission meeting will take place on Tuesday 1 February from 11:20 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 11th NAT commission meeting will take place on Thursday 3 February 2021 from 11:15 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 European Committee of the Regions (CoR) is preparing an Opinion entitled Making ETS and CBAM work for EU cities and regions which is part of the Fit For 55 legislative package under the European Green Deal. 

The eighth meeting of the Commission for Sustainable Territorial Development of the Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM) will take place on Monday, 7 February 2022 at Parc Chanot in Marseille, France. It will take place within the framework of the Mediterranean Worlds Forum organised on Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 February by the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region (South Region) and the French Ministry of European and Foreign Affairs. The Forum will be opened on Monday morning, 7 February, by Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic.