The European Committee of the Regions' NAT Commission is launching a written consultation aiming at feeding into the preparation of its upcoming opinion on the "Future EU state aid in the agricultural and forestry sectors and in rural areas". 

On 15 September 2021 the European Commission published the New European Bauhaus initiative as a cross environmental, economic and cultural movement to help deliver the European Green Deal and support the recovery and transformation of Europe following the Covid-19 pandemic.  

The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) is preparing an Opinion on the New EU Forest Strategy for 2030. 

The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) is in the process of drafting an own-initiative opinion on the "EU strategic framework on health and safety at work 2021-2027". This is an own initiative opinion, drafted in response to the European Commission's communication on the "Strategic framework on health and safety at work 2021-2027", aiming to provide a strong regional and local dimension to the topic. 

The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) is preparing an Opinion on the EU Action Plan: 'Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil'. The Zero Pollution Action Plan was published in May by the European Commission that created a dedicated webpage. It is one of the main elements of the Zero Pollution Ambition for a Toxic-free Environment, one of the main environmental priorities of the European Green Deal. 

Online Stakeholder Consultation on "Towards mainstreaming the Gender Perspective in the European Green Deal and Cohesion policy". Wednesday, 8 September 2021, 10:00-12:00. The meeting will take place via Interactio platform with EN/IT interpretation. 

The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) is currently drafting an opinion entitled "Effectively engaging local and regional authorities in the preparation of the Partnership Agreements and Operational Programmes for the 2021-2027 period". The rapporteur for this opinion is Mr Juraj Droba (SK/ECR), Chairman of the Bratislava Self-Governing Region. 

On 29 April 2021, the Commission launched a detailed stakeholders consultation EU-wide protection of geographical indications for non-agricultural products which will be open till 22 July 2021. The consultation aims at capturing the views of all relevant stakeholders on the problems related to the existing legal protection of authentic geographically-rooted non-agricultural products within the internal market; on the benefits and risk of EU action; on the available policy options including the control and enforcement of a future EU-protection system for such products; on the potential impacts of these policy options. 

The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) is currently drafting an opinion entitled " Revised Trans-European Energy Infrastructure Regulation fit for the Green and Digital Transition" .  

On 4 March 2020 the European Commission published the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan , which proposes employment, skills and social protection as the headline targets to be achieved by the end of the decade as part of the EU's strategic agenda to strengthen the social dimension of the Union and to build a cohesive, resilient Europe for the future. These targets should guide policy decisions in the Member States and their regions and should also allow to measure and monitor progress, along with the revised Social Scoreboard. 

The European Committee of the Regions will draft an opinion on the European "Strategy for Sustainable and Smart Mobility" and has appointed Robert van Asten (NL/RE), Deputy Mayor of The Hague as rapporteur for the opinion.  

The European Committee of the Regions is in the process of elaborating its position on its opinion on "Future plan for care workers and care services – local and regional opportunities in the context of a European challenge". 

On 15 December 2020, the European Commission unveiled the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act, as "two milestones in making Europe fit for the Digital Age". These two legislative proposals correspond to the declared commitment of the Von der Leyen Commission to the revision of the internal market rules for digital services and will trigger an impact on citizens, providers of digital services, business users of digital services and the society at large. 

The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) is drafting an opinion on "Experiences and lessons learned by regions and cities during the COVID-19 crisis". It highlights the crucial role of local and regional authorities in the response to the crisis and in the recovery and aims to bring forward recommendations to the EU level based on evidence from the ground.  

The European Committee of the Regions is in the process of elaborating its position on the recently published European Commission Communication "A Union of Equality: EU anti-racism action plan 2020-2025". An exchange of views on the basis of a Working Document by the Rapporteur, Ms Yoomi Renström (SE-PES), is scheduled on 25 November 2020, within the framework of the meeting of the CoR Commission for Social Policy, Education, Employment, Research and Culture (SEDEC).