Commissions 

​​​​​​​​​Six thematic commissions carry out the legislative work of the European Committee of the Regions, which covers a broad range of areas that concern local and regional authorities.

In the commissions, ​CoR members produce opinions on EU legislative proposals and initiatives, and discuss other issues relevant to the work of Europe's more than one million local politicians.​

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    CIVEX

    Commission for Citizenship, Governance, Institutional and External Affairs, CIVEX, constitutional issues, democracy, devolution, subsidiarity, justice, future of Europe, migration, integration, fundamental rights, enlargement, neighbourhood, development cooperation.

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    COTER

    In addition to cohesion policy, the COTER commission closely follows the Multiannual Financial Framework and EU Budget, as well as transport policy, territorial development, cross-border cooperation, spatial planning and urban matters.

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    ECON

    The Commission for Economic Policy (ECON) coordinates ECON members' input on issues related to economic and industrial policy, such as competition and State Aid policy, public procurement, SME policy and entrepreneurship, economic governance and the European Semester, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), the internal market and the digital single market. Its activities also encompass economic and monetary policy, taxation policy, international trade and tariffs (including WTO issues) and local/regional finances.

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    ENVE

    The Commission for the Environment, Climate Change and Energy (ENVE) is responsible for coordinating the Committee of the Regions' work in fields related to the European Green Deal, which include the environment biodiversity, circular economy, zero pollution, climate change, energy, and space policies. The commission is also responsible for the Green Deal Local Working Group and other networks and platforms, such as the Covenant of Mayors National Ambassadors, CoR Climate Pact Ambassadors, and the Zero Pollution Stakeholder Platform. At the global level, the commission plays a leading role in CoR's involvement at UN conferences for climate change and biodiversity.

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    NAT

    The NAT commission brings together over 100 mayors, councillors and regional presidents and covers a wide range of topics related to rural development, health, agriculture, forestry, fishery, civil protection, consumer protection and tourism. The Rural Agenda for Europe and the public health are the leading policy themes in the current mandate.

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    SEDEC

    The SEDEC commission is in charge of employment, social policies, education, training (including lifelong learning), sports and culture related dossiers. SEDEC is also responsible for equality, social economy and youth files, as well as research, innovation and artificial intelligence.

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