EU trade agreements with third countries cover more than 70 markets over the world and offer new opportunities for EU companies, including SMEs. Almost 36 million jobs depend on EU exports, of which at least 6 million have been created directly by exporting SMEs. Europe, more than most other world regions, depends on access to foreign markets for its prosperity, and this trend will only increase further: 90% of world growth will be generated outside the EU by 2020.  

The Circular Plastics Alliance was launched in December 2018 by the European Commission to build on the momentum gained with the European campaign for voluntary commitments by industry to produce and use more recycled plastics in the EU. On 19 November 2019, the Working Group of the Alliance on Packaging will meet for the first time in the European Committee of the Regions. 

This event aims at commemorating 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall and reviewing the past and current state of democracy in East-Central Europe. 

16th meeting of the Technical Platform for Cooperation on the Environment 

​​​​On the 21st of November 2019, the ENVE commission will hold its 26th meeting in Brussels. On this occasion, there will be a Debate on the Resolution on "The green deal in partnership with local and regional authorities". 

RegHub is pleased to take part in the VII European Training Cycle - Programme 2019 of Cinsedo, the Italian interregional studies and documentation center. On Thursday 21 November 2019, from 2.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. Cinsedo is organising an interregional workshop on the Network of Regional Hubs for the EU Policy Implementation Review in Rome, via Parigi 11. The workshop will be in Italian and takes place the day before the European Committee of the Regions' (CoR) 9th Subsidiarity Conference ("Active Subsidiarity: Creating EU added value together").  

The 9th Subsidiarity Conference which will be jointly organised by the European Committee of the Regions and the Conference of the Presidents of Italian Regional Parliaments, will take place on 22 November 2019 in Rome, Italy.  

The aim of this conference is to bring together governments, DRS operators, experts, producers and technology providers from countries across Europe to offer their expertise on the various components of best in class DRS systems. 

​​​The CoR ECON commission is organising an external seminar on the New role for regions and cities in promoting entrepreneurship and SMEs on 27 November 2019 in Helsinki and Espoo (Finland). The seminar is an integral part of the European Commission's annual SME Assembly. 

The 26th SEDEC Commission meeting will take place on 27 November 2019 from 11:00 to 17:30 in the European Committee of the Regions in Brussels, room JDE 52. 

The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) is currently drafting an opinion on "Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests" and is organising a Stakeholder Consultation on Thursday 28/11/2019 at 13:00-15:00 

The CoR in cooperation with the CPMR and the AER have launched the photography contest "Integration through your lens".  

 

The 26th CIVEX Commission Meeting will take place on 9 December 2019 from 11:00 to 18:30 in the European Committee of the Regions in Brussels, room JDE 52. 

• The first session, will take a look at how the 2019 European Semester worked on the ground and will address the limits of a top-down approach to the Semester, also in the light of its broadening remits, now including giving guidance to ESI Funds and managing the Eurozone's forthcoming Budgetary Instrument for Convergence and Competitiveness. • The second session will discuss on how to refocus the Semester to integrate the Sustainable Development Goals as the long-term orientation for annual investment and reform priorities. It will also look at how could EU cities and regions be involved as partners in the Semester process. • Speakers will include Commission's European Semester Officers active in some EU capitals, EU officials and representatives of associations of cities and regions and think tanks.  

The 26th ECON Commission Meeting will take place on 13 December 2019 from 11:00 to 18:30 in the European Committee of the Regions in Brussels, room JDE 52.​ 

The 26th COTER Commission meeting will take place on 16 December 2019 from 11:00 to 18:30 at the European Committee of the Regions, Rue Belliard 99-101, Brussels, room JDE 52. 

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