Sofiaan 7. kesäkuuta kokoontuneet EU:n paikallis- ja aluetason päättäjät kehottivat välttämään Euroopan komission ehdotuksissaan EU:n talousarviosta 2021–2027 kaavailemia 10 prosentin leikkauksia koheesiopolitiikkaan. He kehottivat yhdessä EU:n neuvoston puheenjohtajavaltion Bulgarian kanssa varmistamaan riittävät varat ja parantamaan sääntöjä, jotta voidaan taata, että erojen kaventaminen osallistamalla paikalliset toimijat pysyy tulevien Euroopan rakenne- ja investointirahastojen keskeisenä tavoitteena. 

What potential have space technologies to contribute to Europe's energy transition? To what extent can satellite applications enable more sustainable energy management systems? In which ways can satellite applications support cities and regions in the daily management of urban services? These are some of the questions addressed today at a workshop organised by the European Committee of the Regions, the European Space Agency and EURISY, a non-profit organisation which aims at bringing satellite services and space applications more accessible to public bodies and businesses. The event is part of the EU Sustainable Energy Week 2018.  

Queen also hears about efforts to end violence against women in meeting with CoR members. 

Commenting on the proposal for Cohesion Policy 2021-2027 presented by the European Commission on 29 May, Karl-Heinz Lambertz, President of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), said: " We welcome the European Commission's proposals to strengthen the impact of cohesion policy, particularly in those regions that suffered the most from industrial decline during the crisis. These new rules make it possible to support them with more resources and more tailored strategies.  

Two weeks before the European Commission unveils its long-term funding proposals for the European Union's foreign policy, local and regional leaders from the EU and from the six Eastern Partnership countries underlined at a meeting on 29 May that they wish to see a budget that provides adequate financial and administrative support for local and regional authorities and for efforts to stimulate local-level democracy.