The #CohesionAlliance partners met online on 26 November to discuss the current state of the trilogue negotiations of the cohesion policy package with representatives from the European Parliament, the European Commission and the German Council Presidency. The partner organisations representing cities, regions and regional assemblies voiced their concern about macroeconomic conditionality, the risk of centralisation and the full implementation of cohesion and REACT EU programmes over the upcoming years and urged for cohesion as a fundamental value. 

​The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the European Parliament Intergroup on Rural, Mountainous and Remote Areas (RUMRA)&smart villages intergroup at the European Parliament with the supports of the International Association Rurality-Environment-Development (R.E.D) and Euromontana have organised a conference in Brussels on 27 November to talk about the specific needs of rural areas post-2020. 

Tá tograí le haghaidh imeachtaí á n-iarraidh ag an gCoimisiún Eorpach do chlár oifigiúil Bhliain Eorpach na nIarnród 2021. Is é an 11 Nollaig 2020 an spriocdháta don chéad bhabhta d’iarratais. 

Tionóladh an chéad chruinniú iomlánach den Ardán 'Fit for Future (F4F, Réidh don Todhchaí)’ , faoi chathaoirleacht Maroš Šefčovič, Leas-Uachtarán an Choimisiúin Eorpaigh um Chaidreamh Idirinstitiúideach agus Fadbhreathnaitheacht, agus bhí triúr comhaltaí de chuid CnaR i láthair, mar atá, Mark Speich (DE/PPE), Anne Karjalainen (FI/PSE) agus Ulrika Landergren (SE/Renew Europe). Is é an t-ardán F4F an phríomhionstraim de Chlár Oibre an Choimisiúin Eorpaigh um Rialáil Níos Fearr , arb é is cuspóir dó laghdú a dhéanamh ar an ualach riaracháin neamhriachtanach ar shaoránaigh agus ar ghnólachtaí d’fhonn a chinntiú go mbeidh reachtaíocht an Aontais slán i bhfad na haimsire, níos digití agus gur fearr is féidir dul i ngleic le dúshláin a bheidh ann amach anseo a bhuí léi. Déantar ionadaíocht ar an leibhéal áitiúil agus réigiúnach rialtais, arb é an leibhéal is gaire do na saoránaigh é, i gcruinnithe den Ardán 'Réidh don Todhchaí’ sna céimeanna luatha dréachtaithe agus meastóireachta de reachtaíocht an Aontais. Tá sé sin ar ceann de na héachtaí atá bainte amach a bhuí le hobair CnaR sa Tascfhórsa maidir le Coimhdeacht agus Comhréireacht . 

The members of the commission for territorial cohesion and EU budget (COTER) discussed the future of cross-border cooperation including their participation in the Cross Border Citizens' Alliance and adopted the draft opinion on cross-border public services prepared by rapporteur Pavel Branda (ECR/CZ). During their meeting members agreed that a minimum of cross-border cooperation needs to be guaranteed in times of crisis. 

Climate change is having wide-ranging impacts on ecosystems, economic sectors, human health and well-being in Europe. From 1980 to 2016, the total reported economic losses caused by weather and other climate-related extremes in Europe amounted to over EUR 436 billion, according to the European Commission. In this interview, Markku Markkula (FI/EPP) answers four questions on climate adaptation. The Chair of Espoo City Board and President of the Helsinki Region is the rapporteur of a draft opinion on climate adaptation to be adopted at the next plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions on 8, 9 and 10 December 2020.