The European Commission should consider giving financial support to a feedback mechanism pioneered by the European Committee of the Regions, local and regional leaders said on 9 October, in a set of recommendations aimed at ensuring that the regional and local perspectives are reflected at every stage of the European Union's policy process, from conception to evaluation.

Leaders of the European Committee of the Regions visited Scotland on 22 June, holding meetings in Edinburgh with members of the Scottish government and parliament as well as with COSLA, the association for local governments in Scotland.

Leaders of the European Union need to step up their support for cities and regions dealing with the large numbers of refugees and migrants and to recognise that European cities and regions contribute to the management of migration beyond the EU's borders, the President of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) on 21 June told a high-level conference on migration hosted by Antonio Tajani, President of the European Parliament.

Around 400 citizens and representatives of local and regional administrations, civil society and businesses attended the first Polish Town Hall debate organised by CoR and the Podkarpackie region on 4 February. See the article for more.