Launching the implementation of EU Missions and presentation of the European Commission's call for interest for the 100 Climate Neutral and Smart Cities Mission
Debate with CoR members and city representatives
Thursday, 25 November 2021 – Hybrid meeting – 9.30h – 12.15h
EU missions launched by the European Commission on 29 September 2021 are a new and innovative way to work together and improve the lives of people in Europe and beyond. EU missions aim to tackle big challenges in health, climate and the environment, and to achieve ambitious and inspiring goals in these areas by 2030. Their implementation requires a collective effort cutting across the boundaries of policies, programmes and different levels of governance. They aim to mobilise and activate public and private actors, such as EU Member States, regional and local authorities, research institutes, entrepreneurs and investors to create real and lasting impact. EU Missions will engage with citizens to boost societal uptake of new solutions and approaches.
The CoR's COTER commission is closely associated to the implementation of the missions across Europe and is offering this conference to interested CoR members and other stakeholders. The aim of the conference is to launch the implementation of EU Missions with cities and regions and to discuss in more detail the objectives and next steps of the Cities Mission, including the upcoming call for expression of interest later this month.
Watch the event:
Watch the video message by Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth