The Members of the European Committee of the Regions will hold a meeting for the 153rd Plenary Session on 8 February - 9 February 2023. 

The European Committee of Regions will hold a joint webinar with the Cross-Border Renewable Energy (CB RES) Programme, part of Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), on 13 February 2023. 

The 16th ENVE commission meeting will take place fully in person on Tuesday, 14 February from 11:00 to 17:30 at the European Committee of the Regions, Rue Belliard 99-101, Brussels room JDE 52. 

The 16th SEDEC commission meeting (mandate VII) will take place on 17 February 2023 from 11:00 to 18:30 in JDE 52.  

Informative briefing primarily addressed to EU Councillors, YEP-s and Former Members. Interpretation provided into/from EN/FR/DE/IT/PL/HU. 

We are teaming up with INTERREG Europe to present the opportunities this programme offers to Europe's regions and cities. The info session takes place online on 22 February 2023 (10:00-11:30 CET).  

On 07 March 2023, the members of the Green Deal Going Local working group will be meeting in person for their 12th meeting. The meeting will be chaired by Rafal Trzaskowski, Chair of the Green Deal Going Local working group. 

Cities and regions are considered as key implementation grounds for many EU policies, such as the EU Green Deal roadmap and objectives. At the same time, the EU's upgraded climate and energy objectives and the current energy crisis caused by the instable geopolitical situation have changed the context in which local and regional authorities operate. More than ever, the local implementation of the energy and climate transition needs to be accelerated and EU initiatives supporting local and regional governments are gaining more importance. 

The European Committee of the Regions is renewing its partnership with the Bertelsmann Stiftung to support local and regional politicians, authorities and interested parties in establishing participatory democracy within their constituencies through capacity building. The new collaboration will be launched by a conference scheduled for 9 March 2023, aiming at setting a direction for the project that is in line with the local and regional priorities in Europe  

On 28 March 2023, the Cities and Regions for Integration of Migrants network of the European Committee of the Regions will hold a conference entitled "Empowering regions and cities in migrant integration governance." Organised in cooperation with the Assembly of European Regions (AER) and Eurac Research and Vrije Universiteit Brussel - Brussels Interdisciplinary Research centre on Migration and Minorities (BIRMM), the conference will focus on the multi-level coordination and intercultural approach to the integration of migrants and refugees in cities and regions across Europe. 

The European Cross-Border Citizen's Alliance (CoR, AEBR, MOT and CESCI) is organising a conference on "Living in Border Regions – Tackling the challenges" that will take place in the European Committee of the Regions on 17 April 2023 in the afternoon.