CIVEX 

Commission for Citizenship, Governance, Institutional and External Affairs 

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Commission for Citizenship, Governance, Institutional and External Affairs (CIVEX) is responsible for coordinating the Committee of the Regions' work on constitutional and institutional issues, including the future of Europe, local democracy and devolution, active subsidiarity and better law-making; the area of freedom, security and justice, including issues such as migration and integration, fundamental rights and freedoms and active citizenship; and the EU's external dimension, focusing on enlargement and neighbourhood countries and on development cooperation from a local and regional angle.​
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CIVEX is responsible for preparing and providing the necessary ​resources and instruments for the Committee to fully play its advisory role in the EU legislative and political process.

The secretariat assists the members in drawing up CIVEX' opinions and supports the follow-up and impact evaluation activities. It is responsible for organising commission meetings and external events in the relevant policy fields.

In this context, the following initiatives, activities and bodies of the CoR are coordinated by the CIVEX secretariat: 

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  • Attracting Global Skills and Talents to EU’s cities and regions

    Publication date: 06/02/2024Theme:Migration, asylum and integration of migrants, Employment, Multi-level governance and devolutionAuthor:Dr Jean-Pierre Gauci, Dr Rosana Garciandia, Georgia Greville. Peer review: Julinda Beqiraj
  • Cities and regions’ potential role in Mediterranean civil protection

    Publication date: 03/07/2023Theme:Disaster prevention, Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, Cross-border and territorial cooperationAuthor:Erdem Ergin, Louis Boutaud de la Combe, Marie- Eve Ciparisse, Halyna Kovalchuk
  • E-services for citizens at local and regional level in EaP countries

    Publication date: 20/06/2023Theme:Eastern Partnership, Digital policy and connectivity, Public administrationAuthor:Agnieszka Kulesa, Delia Agostinelli, Olga Aleszko-Lessels
  • New avenues for functional cooperation at local and regional level in EaP countries

    Publication date: 24/05/2023Theme:Eastern PartnershipAuthor:Agnieszka Kulesa and Piotr Kazmierkiewicz (CASE- Center for Economic and Social Research), Riya Roy and Elitsa Garnizova (LSE Consulting)
  • The role of Mediterranean cities and regions in building urban health policies, in particular through sustainable urban mobility measures

    Publication date: 17/04/2023Theme:Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, Urban policy, Sustainable mobility, Public healthAuthor:Raffaele Alfonsi, Gabriele Giustiniani, Matteo Grassi
  • Challenges and opportunities of LRAs’ involvement in the reconstruction of Ukraine

    Publication date: 19/09/2022Theme:Ukraine, Eastern PartnershipAuthor:Tetiana Anakina, Paulina Salek-Lipcean and Halyna Kovalchuk
  • EU cities and regions welcoming Ukrainian refugees – mapping multilevel coordination

    Publication date: 13/09/2022Theme:Migration, asylum and integration of migrants, UkraineAuthor:Dr. Katalin Dobiás and Filipa Homem (Milieu Law and Policy Consulting SRL)
  • The State of Local and Regional Democracy - A Youth Perspective

    Publication date: 30/08/2022Theme:Youth policy, Demographic changeAuthor:Dr Jean-Pierre Gauci, Dr Julinda Beqiraj, Anthony Wenton and Iris Anastasiadou (British Institute of International and Comparative Law)
  • Developing a handbook on good practice in countering disinformation at local and regional level

    Publication date: 01/07/2022Theme:Disinformation, Citizenship, EU communication policy, Digital agendaAuthor:Tony Zamparutti, Matthew Jones, Tugce Tugran, Laura Vona, Leïla Navas (Milieu S.R.L.) and Katarzyna W. Sidło, Agnieszka Kulesa, Oskar Chmiel (CASE)
  • Localising the green agenda in the Eastern Partnership

    Publication date: 30/06/2022Theme:Eastern Partnership, Green DealAuthor:Anna Maria Augustyn , Damiano Luchetti and Jingyuan Li
  • Boosting international subnational climate diplomacy ahead of COP27 and COP28

    Publication date: 28/06/2022Theme:Green Deal, Covenant of Mayors, Eastern Partnership, Development cooperation, Climate change policy, Enlargement, Western Balkans regionAuthor:Anna Maria Augustyn, Giulia Sofia Sarno, Marie-Eve Ciparisse (A.R.S. Progetti S.P.A.)
  • The territorial dimension of the Conference on the Future of Europe and its follow-ups

    Publication date: 17/06/2022Theme:Future of EuropeAuthor:Jan Bazyli Klakla, Agnieszka Kulesa, Karolina Zubel (CASE), Tony Zamparutti (Milieu Consulting)
  • The role and place of local democracy and decentralisation in the modernisation and consolidation of democratic processes in the Eastern Partnership countries

    Publication date: 09/06/2022Theme:Eastern PartnershipAuthor:Sergio Vasarri and Paulina Salek-Lipcean (A.R.S. Progetti S.P.A.)
  • EU financial assistance available to local and regional authorities

    Publication date: 14/12/2021Theme:EnlargementAuthor:Kateryna Karunska, Stanislav Bieliei, Antoine Apprioual, Matías Ibáñez Sales and Katarzyna Sidło (CASE)
  • EU financial assistance available to local and regional authorities in Eastern Partnership countries

    Publication date: 14/12/2021Theme:Eastern PartnershipAuthor:Stanislav Bieliei, Karolina Zubel, and Katarzyna Sidło
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      EU financial assistance available to local and regional authorities in Eastern Partnership countries
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  • EU financial assistance available to LRAs in Mediterranean partner countries

    Publication date: 14/12/2021Theme:Euro-Mediterranean PartnershipAuthor:Katarzyna Sidło, Aleksandra Chmielewska, Virginia Dicuonzo, and Abdoul Karim Zanhouo
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      EU financial assistance available to LRAs in Mediterranean partner countries
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      Aide financière de l’UE mise à la disposition des collectivités locales et régionales des pays partenaires méditerranéens
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  • The Conference on the Future of Europe - Putting Local and Regional Authorities at the Heart of European Democratic Renewal

    Publication date: 21/10/2021Theme:Future of Europe, EU Treaties, Multi-level governance and devolution, REFIT and better law-making, Subsidiarity and proportionalityAuthor:Michael Bruter, Sarah Harrison, Miriam Sorace and Elisabet Vives (London School of Economics and Political Science)
  • Restoring - lost connections - between the EU and the UK as a consequence of Brexit through local and regional authorities

    Publication date: 07/09/2021Theme:Climate change policy, Research and innovation, Tourism, Energy efficiency, CitizenshipAuthor:Machteld Bergstra, Jan Hagemejer, Kateryna Karunska (CASE)
  • Service sector re-orientation- transferring skills from the tourism sector

    Publication date: 02/09/2021Theme:Tourism, Euro-Mediterranean PartnershipAuthor:Robert Lanquar, Aleksandra Teliszewska, Katarzyna Sidło
  • Innovation ecosystems and start-ups in the Mediterranean as a means of recovering from the COVID-19 crisis

    Publication date: 02/09/2021Theme:Entrepreneurship, Euro-Mediterranean PartnershipAuthor:Katarzyna Sidło (CASE)
  • Study - Territorial impact of migration

    Publication date: 30/08/2021Theme:Migration, asylum and integration of migrants, Demographic change, Social protectionAuthor:Aleksandra Chmielewska, Virginia Dicuonzo, Olimpia Dragouni, Agnieszka Kulesa, Katarzyna Sidło (CASE)
  • Developing a Decentralisation Index for the Committee of the Regions Division of Powers Portal

    Publication date: 23/08/2021Theme:Long-term strategy for investment, growth and jobs (renewed Europe 2020)Author:Camille Borrett, Mariya Gancheva, Tugce Tugran, Tony Zamparutti (Milieu Consulting S.r.l.)
  • Digitalisation of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Mediterranean

    Publication date: 16/09/2020Theme:Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, Digital policy and connectivity, EntrepreneurshipAuthor:Katarzyna W. Sidło, Kateryna Karunska, Claudio Salmeri, Stanislav Bieliei (CASE) and Roger Albinyana (IEMed)
  • Agriculture and food security in climate sensitive areas in the Mediterranean

    Publication date: 16/09/2020Theme:Agriculture, Water policy, Euro-Mediterranean PartnershipAuthor:Karolina Zubel (CASE) and Antoine Apprioual (IEMed)
  • Study - Integration of migrants in middle and small cities and in rural areas in Europe

    Publication date: 22/04/2020Theme:Migration, asylum and integration of migrantsAuthor:Dr Jean-Pierre Gauci (British Institute of International and Comparative Law)
  • The contribution of local and regional authorities to regional integration in the Mediterranean

    Publication date: 10/10/2019Theme:Multi-level governance and devolution, Euro-Mediterranean PartnershipAuthor:Aleksandra Chmielewska, Emmanuel Cohen-Hadria, Krzysztof Głowacki, Agnieszka Kulesa, Justine Renard and Katarzyna Sidło (CASE)
  • Contribution of local and regional authorities to the development of the blue economy in the Mediterranean

    Publication date: 09/10/2019Theme:Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, Fisheries and maritime affairs, TourismAuthor:Roger Albinyana, Krzysztof Głowacki, Maria Krell, Anna Malinowska, Daniel Ruiz-Giménez, Katarzyna Sidło, Karolina Zubel (CASE)
  • Capacity building of local and regional public administration in Eastern Partnership countries

    Publication date: 23/05/2019Theme:Eastern Partnership, Multi-level governance and devolutionAuthor:Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE) - Szymon Ananicz, Dzmitry Babicki, Stanislav Bieliei, Krzysztof Głowacki, Justine Renard, Nino Sichinava, Katarzyna Sidło, Małgorzata Zawadzka
  • Youth Entrepreneurship in Mediterranean Partner Countries

    Publication date: 21/12/2018Theme:Euro-Mediterranean PartnershipAuthor:LSE Enterprise Limited
  • Preventing corruption at local and regional level in South Mediterranean countries

    Publication date: 11/12/2018Theme:Public administration, Euro-Mediterranean PartnershipAuthor:Clara Volintiru, PhD (Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies - ASE) and Jose Javier Olivas Osuna, PhD (The London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE).
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      Preventing corruption at local and regional level in South Mediterranean countries
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  • EU financial assistance available to local and regional authorities in Mediterranean partner countries

    Publication date: 11/10/2018Theme:Euro-Mediterranean PartnershipAuthor:Dr Katarzyna Sidło and Karolina Zubel (Center for Social and Economic Research - CASE)
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      EU financial assistance available to local and regional authorities in Mediterranean partner countries
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      EU financial assistance available to local and regional authorities in Mediterranean partner countries
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  • Reflecting on the future of the European Union - The view from local and regional authorities

    Publication date: 09/10/2018Theme:Citizenship, Multi-level governance and devolution, REFIT and better law-making, Subsidiarity and proportionalityAuthor:Michael Bruter, Sarah Harrison and Federica Bicchi (LSE Enterprise Limited - London School of Economics and Political Science).
  • EU financial assistance available to local and regional authorities in the candidate and potential candidate countries for EU enlargement

    Publication date: 21/09/2018Theme:EnlargementAuthor:Andrzej Dziurdzik, Katarzyna Sidło and Klaudia Wolniewicz-Slomka (Center for Social and Economic Research - CASE)
  • EU financial assistance available to local and regional authorities in Eastern Partnership countries

    Publication date: 19/09/2018Theme:Eastern PartnershipAuthor:Karolina Zubel and Przemysław Kowalski (Center for Social and Economic Research - CASE)
  • Multilevel Protection of the rule of law and fundamental rights – the role of local and regional authorities and of the Committee of the Regions

    Publication date: 22/05/2018
  • Women’s Empowerment in the Mediterranean Region

    Publication date: 03/08/2017Theme:Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, Education, Equality, EmploymentAuthor:This report was written by dr. Katarzyna Sidło (research team leader), Iakov Frizis, dr. Olimpia Dragouni, dr. Anna Ruzik-Sierdzińska, Karolina Beaumont, Givi Gigitashvili, Anne-Christin Winkler and dr. Christopher A. Hartwell (CASE)
  • The Role of the Sub-National Authorities from the Mediterranean Region in Addressing Radicalisation and Violent Extremism of Young People

    Publication date: 30/07/2017Theme:Euro-Mediterranean PartnershipAuthor:Prof. David A. Winter, Dr. Aitemad Muhanna-Matar, Dr. Mohammad Haj Salem, Dr Mohammed Musbah, Dr. Ahmed Tohamy (NAMA Strategic Intelligence Solutions and LSE Enteprise).
  • Preventing Corruption and Promoting Public Ethics at the Local and Regional Level in Eastern Partnership Countries

    Publication date: 19/02/2017Theme:Eastern Partnership, Fundamental rights and rule of law, Public administration, Multi-level governance and devolutionAuthor:Clara Volintiru (LSE/ASE), Sergiu Gherghina (University of Glasgow), Eleanor Knott (LSE), Radu Mușetescu (ASE)
  • Regional Development in Ukraine: Priority Actions in Terms of Decentralization

    Publication date: 17/01/2017Theme:European Structural and Investment Funds, UkraineAuthor:Dr Tomila Lankina (LSE Department of International Relations), Dr Claire Gordon (LSE Teaching and Learning Centre) and Professor Svitlana Slava (Uzhhorod National University, Department of Economics and Business)
  • Energy efficiency: The role of local and regional authorities in the Eastern Partnership countries

    Publication date: 30/11/2016Theme:Eastern Partnership, Energy efficiency, market and technologyAuthor:Karolina Zubel (main author) (LSE Enterprise Ltd, United Kingdom, and CASE – Centrum Analiz Społeczno – Ekonomicznych – Fundacja Naukowa, Poland).
  • Report on the Regulatory Fitness and Performance (REFIT) Programme: EU regulatory bottlenecks and administrative burdens at local and regional level

    Publication date: 18/10/2016Theme:REFIT and better law-making, Multi-level governance and devolutionAuthor:Matthieu Burnay and Pierre Schmitt (KU Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies).
  • Cross-border cooperation in the Mediterranean Region

    Publication date: 29/06/2016Theme:Development cooperation, Euro-Mediterranean PartnershipAuthor:CASE Poland - Katarzyna Sidło, Bartosz Radzikowski, Karolina Zubel, Karolina Beaumont, and Christopher Hartwell
  • New Approach to the European Neighbourhood Policy

    Publication date: 29/06/2016Theme:Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, Eastern PartnershipAuthor:CASE Poland - Malgorzata McKenzie, David Dyker, Katarzyna Sidlo, and Christopher A. Hartwell.
  • Regulatory Framework on Employment and Funding for Migration and Integration Policies in the EU

    Publication date: 16/06/2016Theme:Migration and External relationsAuthor:Centre for Strategy & Evaluation Services LLP (United Kingdom)
  • Local and regional authorities promoting fair trade

    Publication date: 19/03/2015Theme:International cooperationAuthor:Julius Sen, Elitsa Garnizova and Alexander Negencov (LSE Enterprise)
  • The efficient use of funds for local and regional authorities under the IPA-II regulation

    Publication date: 02/12/2014Theme:International cooperationAuthor:Aston Centre for Europe (Aston University, UK)
  • Local and regional authorities for a successful eastern partnership

    Publication date: 27/11/2014Theme:International cooperationAuthor:Aston Centre for Europe (Aston University, UK)
  • Division of powers between the European Union, member states, candidate and some potential candidate countries, and local and regional authorities: Fiscal decentralisation or federalism

    Publication date: 11/11/2014Theme:CitizenshipAuthor:Cinzia Alcidi, Alessandro Giovannini, Federico Infelise and Jorge Núñez Ferrer (CEPS).
  • CoR’s Future Role and Institutional Positioning

    Publication date: 11/09/2014Theme:CitizenshipAuthor:Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies (Wim Van Aken, Tim Corthaut, Pierre Schmitt and Axel Marx)
  • Multilevel Protection of the rule of law and fundamental rights – the role of local and regional authorities and of the Committee of the Regions

    Publication date: 12/06/2014Theme:Citizenship
  • Local and Regional Authorities and the EU’s External Borders - A Multi-Level Governance Assessment of Schengen Governance and ‘Smart Borders’

    Publication date: 14/05/2013Theme:International cooperationAuthor:Centre for European Policy Studies – CEPS (Sergio Carrera, Nicholas Hernanz and Joanna Parkin)
  • Study on the Role of Local and Regional Authorities in Promoting EU Citizenship and Citizens’ Rights

    Publication date: 28/11/2012Theme:CitizenshipAuthor:Centre for Strategy and Evaluation Services (CSES)
  • The local and regional impact of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism

    Publication date: 29/05/2012Theme:CitizenshipAuthor:Centre for Strategy & Evaluation Services (CSES)
  • Local and regional good practices on victims’ rights

    Publication date: 04/07/2011Theme:CitizenshipAuthor:Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), (Authors: P. Bárd, A.Borbíró)
  • Direct and Participatory Democracy at Grassroots Level: Levers for forging EU citizenship and identity?

    Publication date: 21/05/2011Theme:CitizenshipAuthor:European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA), Maastricht (NL), (authors: E. Best, M. Augustyn and F.Lambermont)
  • Active ageing - local and regional solutions

    Publication date: 04/05/2011Author:Progress Consulting S.r.l. and Living Prospects Ltd
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      Active ageing - local and regional solutions
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  • Local and regional cooperation to protect the rights of the child in the European Union

    Publication date: 04/03/2010Theme:CitizenshipAuthor:James Michael and Geraldine Van Bueren (CEPS)
  • Participation in the European Project: How to mobilise citizens at the local, regional, national, and European levels

    Publication date: 02/10/2009Theme:CitizenshipAuthor:Institute for European Studies with the support of the Danish Technological Institute and of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.
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      Participation in the European Project: How to mobilise citizens at the local, regional, national, and European levels
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  • Older people in working life

    Publication date: 04/03/2004Author:Comité des Régions
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  • The proportion of women members in regional and local parliaments and assemblies in the EU

    Publication date: 09/11/1999Theme:CitizenshipAuthor:Committee of the Regions
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      The proportion of women members in regional and local parliaments and assemblies in the EU
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      The proportion of women members in regional and local parliaments and assemblies in the EU
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      The proportion of women members in regional and local parliaments and assemblies in the EU
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      The proportion of women members in regional and local parliaments and assemblies in the EU
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      The proportion of women members in regional and local parliaments and assemblies in the EU
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      The proportion of women members in regional and local parliaments and assemblies in the EU
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      The proportion of women members in regional and local parliaments and assemblies in the EU
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  • Evaluating Quality of Life in European regions and cities

    Publication date: 09/06/1999Theme:CitizenshipAuthor:Istituto superiore di sociologia dell'Università di Milano (Italy)
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      Evaluating Quality of Life in European regions and cities
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  • Study - Territorial impact of migration

    Theme:Migration, asylum and integration of migrants

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  • portrait of Patrick MOLINOZPatrick MOLINOZPresident@MolinozPatrick
  • portrait of Alin-Adrian NICAAlin-Adrian NICAFirst Vice-President / First Vice-Chair
  • portrait of Mindaugas SINKEVIČIUSMindaugas SINKEVIČIUSSecond Vice-President / Second Vice-Chair

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