On the occasion of the launch of the Conference on the Future of Europe on 9 May in Strasbourg, the European Committee of the Regions is organising, together with the French government and the main French territorial associations, a local dialogue which will give the floor to local and regional elected representatives from all over Europe and to European citizens. The debate will take place immediately before the official launch of the Conference with the aim of marking its territorial dimension and guaranteeing that it reaches out to people in regions, cities and villages across Europe. Participants will discuss how to best involve local elected politicians and local communities in the Conference and how to ensure a stronger role for local and regional authorities in the Europe of tomorrow. 

Representatives from EU institutions, territorial and youth associations and local and regional leaders discussed today how to strengthen the democratic legitimacy of the Conference on the future of Europe by engaging with citizens in the places where they live. The local dialogue was organised by the European Committee of the Regions together with the French government, the city of Strasbourg and the main French territorial associations - Régions de France, the Assembly of Départements de France and the association of French Mayors. Participants endorsed an open letter that calls on local and regional leaders to organise dialogues in their region, cities and villages as a contribution to the Conference and to appoint in their political assembly a councillor on European Affairs. ​ ​​​ 

The European Committee of the Regions' (CoR) has launched a mobile app that offers real-time notifications about news, events and opinions based on preferred topics. 

Local and regional leaders adopted a resolution on the Conference on the Future of Europe (the Conference) at the 144th CoR Plenary session and debated with Herman van Rompuy, former President of the European Council and Chair of the newly established High Level Group on European Democracy (HLG) on the CoR's perspective for the Future of Europe and the CoR's participation in the Conference. 

The CoR points out that large parts of EU environmental legislation including the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) and the Nature Directives have not been sufficiently implemented 

Regions and cities unanimously back the use of a common document to facilitate free movement in the EU during the pandemic and boost the tourism sector's recovery towards new sustainable models 

The European Union must reduce its dependence on producers outside its borders by encouraging the return of production of critical medicines and of protective equipment to European soil, members of the European Committee of the Regions said on 7 May. The call for "strategic autonomy" is one of the recommendations contained in an opinion on experiences and lessons learned by regions and cities during the COVID-19 crisis. 

The Union of Equality builds on local communities' work on the ground: this is the key message that members of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) stressed today in a debate with European Commissioner for Equality Helena Dalli. Local and regional politicians from across Europe welcomed the inclusion of an equality perspective into all EU policies, legislation and funding programmes. 

Cities and regions deem it necessary to establish a coherent and simplified legal framework for the chemicals sector to make the industry greener and more effective. The European Committee of the Regions' (CoR) opinion on Safe and sustainable chemicals for a toxic-free environment in Europe's cities and regions recognises the importance of the new chemicals strategy presented by the European Commission and welcomes the steps leading to its implementation. 

Local and regional leaders have given their support to a greater role for the European Union in health issues and to EU plans to safeguard the stability and security of supplies of critical medicine and equipment. However, in a series of recommendations adopted at a plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions on 7-9 May, they also argue that the EU's plans to withstand health crises is undermined by too little attention to the importance of local and regional authorities, which are a cornerstone of health systems in two-thirds of European countries. 

Paātrinātā pāreja uz digitālajiem izplatīšanas kanāliem, patērētāju ieradumu maiņa un reklāmas ieņēmumu samazināšanās apdraud vietējo plašsaziņas līdzekļu uzņēmējdarbību un neatkarību. Eiropas Reģionu komiteja (RK) atzinīgi vērtē Eiropas Komisijas ierosināto rīcības plānu , taču norāda, ka ir svarīgi ņemt vērā īpasi satraucošo finansiālo stāvokli, kurā nonākuši vietējie un reģionālie plašsaziņas līdzekļi. Tādā daudzlīmeņu politiskajā sistēmā kā Eiropas demokrātija mazāki mediju elementi, kas tieši nodarbojas ar iedzīvotājus satraucošiem jautājumiem, ir izšķiroši demokrātiskās kontroles un leģitimitātes nodrošināšanā. Tas uzsvērts atzinumā , ko izstrādājis Vīmsi pagasta padomes loceklis Jans Trejs ( Jan Trei ) (EE/PPE) un kas tika prezentēts RK maija plenārsesijā. 

The accelerated move to digital distribution channels, changed consumer habits and falling advertising revenues jeopardize local media's business cases and independence. The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) welcomes the Action Plan proposed by the European Commission but highlights the importance of taking into account the particularly alarming financial situation of local and regional media. In a multilevel political system like the European democracy, smaller media outlets directly in touch with citizens' concerns are critical to securing democratic control and legitimacy, argues the opinion drafted by rapporteur Jan Trei (EE/EPP), Member of Viimsi Rural Municipality Council, which was presented at the CoR's May plenary session. 

The European Committee of the Regions has called on the European Union to temporarily waive patents for vaccines against the COVID-19 virus, in order to curb the rapid spread of the pandemic. It also pressed for production in Europe to be increased and for an acceleration in the vaccination campaign across Europe. 

​The Social Summit in Porto must affirm a strong commitment to the European Pillar of Social Rights and its headline targets, involving all levels of government 

European Parliament's Vice-President for Information policy, Press and Citizens Relations, Othmar Karas, and Vice-President for Relations with the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), Klára Dobrev, joined the members of the Bureau of the CoR to debate how to better communicate the EU action and achievements to people in regions, cities and villages across Europe. They also discussed how to contribute to the Conference on the future of EU and scale up the cooperation between the only two EU institutions gathering elected officials. 

Šodien, tikai dažas dienas pirms konferences par Eiropas nākotni atklāšanas, Eiropas Parlamenta priekšsēdētājs Dāvids Sasoli ( David Sassoli ), uzrunādams Eiropas Reģionu komitejas plenārsesijas dalībniekus, norādīja pašvaldību vadītājiem, ka ir svarīgi, lai konferences rezultāti nonāktu līdz cilvēkiem arī vistālākajos nostūros – ārpus ES iestādēm un galvaspilsētām. 

For Europe Day (9 May) this year, the EU institutions are throwing open their ‘virtual’ doors so that citizens across Member States can find out more about the European Union and what it does despite the pandemic. The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) will publish animated video about its premises, role and functioning. An 'all EU-institution' Europe Day portal presents the various bodies and activities.  

António Costa, Prime Minister of Portugal, and European Parliament President, David Sassoli, will attend on 5 May the CoR Plenary session to discuss social Europe and the upcoming Conference on the future of Europe. On 6 May regional and local leaders will discuss with Commissioner Helena Dalli how to strengthen a Europe of equality. On 7 May a debate on the recovery in the hotel and catering sector will take place with Jens Zimmer Christensen, President of the HOTREC Association, the umbrella association of hotels, restaurants and cafés in Europe. On 7 May Herman Van Rompuy, former President of the European Council, will discuss with regional and local authorities the CoR contribution to the Conference on the Future of Europe, in his capacity as chairman of the High-Level Group on European Democracy recently created by the CoR. 

The European Commission has published a new Communication on its better regulation agenda . Building on the existing cooperation with the CoR's RegHub network, the European Commission has put forward a number of opportunities to enhance the role of regional and local authorities to provide input in a shared effort to update and simplify existing EU laws. 

The new European Commission (EC) communication on Better regulation: Joining forces to make better laws sets the scene for better law-making in the European Union and enhances the EC's commitment to make its policymaking processes more transparent, inclusive and efficient. The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) welcomes that the Commission commits to involve local and regional authorities more effectively along the entire policy-cycle, and that it acknowledges the need to develop a territorially sensitive approach to legislation.  

Fostering political engagement and increasing citizens' awareness of the benefits of the transition towards climate-neutrality are two key priorities of the European Committee of the Regions' (CoR) Green Deal Going Local working group. The CoR calls on local and regional leaders to join the new network of Climate Pact Ambassadors and take part in a structured system to collect cities' and regions' climate commitments ahead of the UN's COP26 climate talks in Glasgow and the UN's COP15 biodiversity summit in Kunming, China. New actions complement ongoing efforts to accelerate the rollout of the European Green Deal in every territory as Member States are submitting their COVID-19 recovery plans.  

​​In this interview, Emma Nohrén (SE/Greens) answers five questions on the role of local and regional authorities in protecting the marine environment. The Vice Mayor of the Swedish Municipality of Lysekil is the rapporteur of a draft opinion which calls for a new EU law on oceans with clear targets and milestones to reduce marine pollution and restore marine ecosystems. With the right support, local and regional authorities can set up new measures and projects that contribute to saving the oceans, while providing employment and boosting the economy. Between 4.8 and 12.7 million tonnes of plastic enter the ocean every year. Plastic accounts for 75% of marine litter in the world’s seas. 

On 14 April 2021, the two Co-Chairs of the Joint Consultative Committee between the CoR and Montenegro (JCC Montenegro), Roberto Ciambetti (IT/ECR) and Aleksandar Kašćelan, Mayor of Cetinje, had a bilateral videoconference meeting. Representatives of the European Conservatives and Reformers (ECR) political group in the CoR, CIVEX Secretariat, and the Union of Municipalities of Montenegro (UOM). 

​While Member States are currently defining their plans and priority investments under the Just Transition Mechanism , the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) brought together local and regional authorities and EU institutions to discuss cities' and regions' involvement in phasing out coal, reducing the footprint of carbon-intensive industries and addressing the social and economic effects of the transition towards a climate-neutral economy. The CoR's Multi-Level Dialogue was attended by representatives from the main beneficiaries of the EUR 150 billion Just Transition Mechanism which include Germany, Poland and Romania. The event is part of the Just Transition Platform meeting which aims to assist EU Member States and regions in the path towards climate neutrality 

Members of the European Committee of the Regions that called for the European Union to establish basic levels of cross-border services that must be provided even in emergencies that lead to the re-imposition of national borders. Speaking at an event focused on cross-border cooperation in the Neisse-Nisa-Nysa Euroregion, Martin Půta (CZ/EPP), governor of the Liberec region, Bernd Lange (DE/EPP), head of Görlitz district council, and Pavel Branda (CZ/ECR), deputy mayor of Rádlo – all of them members of the European Committee of the Regions – said that the coronavirus pandemic had underlined how close the day-to-day ties are in the region, but also the gaps in existing cooperation. The three-country Euroregion also covers part Lower Silesia in Poland. 

In two letters addressed to Maria do Céu Antunes , Minister for Agriculture of Portugal, who is holding the rotating Presidency of the Council, and to Janusz Wojciechowski , Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) call on the co-legislators to ensure a comprehensive and common European approach to the governance of regional interventions in the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The letters were sent ahead of the Agriculture Council's meeting (26 April) and ahead of a new round of negotiations between the European Union's Institutions on the future CAP. The Agriregions Coalition, AREFLH, AREPO and Euromontana have joined the claims of the CoR.  

Local and regional decision-makers, who gathered virtually together for the 7th meeting of the European Committee of the Regions' SEDEC Commission on 22 April, have backed the European Parliament's resolution that declares the entire EU a LGBTIQ Freedom Zone. They called the European Commission to ensure that the fundamental values of the European Union are observed and that no municipality, region or state introduces systemic discriminatory mechanisms, such as "LGBT-free zones" or resolutions "against LGBT ideology" like those adopted by certain local and regional authorities in Poland. 

The European Committee of the Region’s (CoR) commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy and EU Budget (COTER) adopted two draft opinions during its meeting on 23 April. The opinions cover the opportunities and challenges faced by regional airports and the smart mobility strategy of the EU. COTER members also appointed rapporteurs for three own-initiative opinions and the meeting concluded with the presentation of a study on the application of the partnership principle in cohesion policy programming. 

Pēc Eiropas Komisijas iniciatīvas Pilsētas mēru pakts darbību uzsāka 2008. gadā ar mērķi atbalstīt pilsētas un reģionus Eiropas Savienības 2020. gada klimata un enerģētikas mērķu sasniegšanā. Pilsētas mēru pakta loma turpmāk būs spēcīgāka, jo tas savas klimata saistības pielīdzina ES mērķim līdz 2050. gadam panākt klimatneitralitāti un veido jaunu Nacionālo vēstnieku palātu , lai veicinātu šā pakta darbības izvēršanu visās dalībvalstīs. Pilsētas mēru paktam ir vairāk nekā 10 000 parakstītāju, kuri sniedz tehnisko atbalstu un finansiālas konsultācijas tādu enerģētikas un klimata plānu izstrādei, kuru īstenošanas rezultātā temperatūras pieaugums pasaulē nepārsniegtu 1,5 ℃ , kas ir visaugstāk uzstādītais Parīzes klimata nolīguma mērķis . 

Atzinuma projektā par digitālo pakalpojumu tiesību aktu kopumu RK Ekonomikas politikas komisijas ( ECON ) locekļi atbalsta stingrāku regulatīvo nostāju attiecībā uz lielām interneta platformām. Klātesot Eiropas Parlamentam, Eiropas Komisijai un Padomei, ECON komisijas locekļi pauda arī bažas, ka Eiropas Komisija pietiekami nopietni neuztver ANO ilgtspējīgas attīstības mērķus (IAM) un to sasniegšanu līdz 2030. gadam. Lai mudinātu Komisiju pastiprināt politisko iesaisti šajā jautājumā, viņi ir pieņēmuši atzinuma projektu ”Ilgtspējīgas attīstības mērķu sasniegšana līdz 2030. gadam” . 

​The second call for applications for EU City Facility grant is open until the 31 May. All municipalities and local authorities, their groupings, and local public entities aggregating municipalities or local authorities from the EU Member States, EEA-EFTA States and the United Kingdom that have a politically approved climate and energy plan are eligible for the 60.000 EUR grant. 

The European Committee of the Regions and the European Commission's Joint Research Centre organized a joint online workshop on 15 April to underline the role of regional Smart Specialisation Strategies as a cornerstone of EU policies, from the post-pandemic recovery plans to the delivery of the European Green Deal, digital transition and the Sustainable Development Goals. 

Šajā intervijā Enriko Rossi ( Enrico Rossi , IT/PSE), Siņjas komūnas (Florence) valdes loceklis un bijušais Toskānas reģiona priekšsēdētājs (2010-2020) atbild uz sešiem jautājumiem saistībā ar savu atzinumu par ES Renovācijas viļņa ( Renovation Wave ) iniciatīvu, ko Eiropas Reģionu komiteja pieņēma martā. Renovācijas vilnis, ko Eiropas Komisija uzsāka 2020. gada 14. oktobrī , ir vērsts uz to, lai uzlabotu ES ēku fonda energoefektivitāti, un ir būtisks etaps Eiropas zaļā kursa ceļvedī. Tā kā ar ēkām ir saistīti 40 % Eiropas enerģijas patēriņa un 36 % siltumnīcefekta gāzu emisiju, ēku renovācija ir izšķiroša, lai ES līdz 2050. gadam kļūtu klimatneitrāla. Ar atzinumu , ko ir izstrādājis Enriko Rossi, pilsētas un reģioni prasa pārskatīt valsts atbalsta shēmas, padarīt budžeta noteikumus elastīgākus, lai maksimāli palielinātu ieguldījumus un renovācijas pasākumus, izvirzīt vietējus un reģionālus ēku renovācijas mērķus un integrēt renovācijas projektos atjaunojamos energoresursus. RK un Eiropas Komisija nupat ir parakstījušas rīcības plānu, lai paātrinātu ES ēku fonda renovāciju un dekarbonizāciju. 

Gijoms Kross – ziņotājs Eiropas Reģionu komitejas atzinumiem par kopējās lauksaimniecības politikas reformu un par agroekeloģiju – piedalījās Eiropas Parlamentā notikušā atklātā uzklausīšanā, kurā tika apspriesta Eiropas pilsoņu iniciatīva “ End the Cage Age ”. Tajā viņš atkārtoti uzsvēra 2018. gadā pieņemtajā RK atzinumā ”KLP reforma” pausto RK nostāju pret putnu un dzīvnieku audzēšanu būros . 

To strengthen the territorial dimension of the New European Bauhaus initiative, the European Commission and the European Committee of the Regions organised on 14 April an online workshop with mayors and other high-level representatives of several former European Capitals of Culture and Capitals of Innovation. Participants highlighted to Commissioners Mariya Gabriel and Elisa Ferreira that the success of the New Bauhaus project relies on harnessing the creative potential of cities and regions. ​ 

The European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) Awards has selected the finalists of its 2020 edition. The high-level jury has shortlisted sixteen creative and effective actions carried out by 8 Member States on the theme of invisible waste. Winners will be announced at the EWWR Awards Ceremony on 1 June 2021 within the framework of the European Green Week. Finalists were selected from a total of 84 nominations from over 10,600 actions that were organised during the 12th edition of the EWWR (21 to 29 November 2020). The 2021 EWWR will take place from 20 to 28 November. The European Committee of the Regions is a member of the EWWR steering committee. 

As the final in a series of three roadmap events leading to a high-level conference on apprenticeships, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the European Commission's European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA) organised on 23 March an online event in close cooperation with the European Association of Regional and Local Authorities for Lifelong Learning (EARLALL), the German delegation at the CoR, and the Basque Government. The live-streamed discussion explored local and regional initiatives for training, upskilling and reskilling health workers, taking into account the future skill needs of the sector. 

Around 2 000 people followed the livestream, including 900 secondary school and university students. ​​​On Friday the 26 March some 2 000 people tuned in to "Europa sostantivo femminile - Social responsibility from a gender perspective", an event broadcasted live from Bologna's City Council Hall which was set up as a TV studio with links to Rome and Brussels. An introduction by the mayor of Bologna, Virginio Merola, kicked off the event which included speeches from the European Commissioner for Equality Helena Dalli, the Italian Minister for Equal Opportunities and Family Elena Bonetti, the President of the European Parliament David Sassoli and vice-president of the Emilia-Romagna Region Elly Schlein. 

RK Pilsoniskuma, pārvaldības, institucionālo lietu un ārlietu komisijas – CIVEX – locekļi diskutēja ar Eiropas Parlamenta pārstāvjiem Antonio Tajāni ( Antonio Tajani ) un Helmūtu Šolcu ( Helmut Scholz ) par to, kā miljonu vietējo un reģionālo politiķu iesaistīt projektos un iniciatīvās, kas var tuvināt Eiropu iedzīvotājiem un nodrošināt konferences par Eiropas nākotni sekmīgu norisi. Viņi īpaši aicināja iesaistīt RK locekļus izmēģinājuma projektā “Eiropas veidošana sadarbībā ar vietējām struktūrām” ( BELE ), ko uzsākusi Eiropas Parlamenta Konstitucionālo jautājumu komiteja (AFCO). 

Kopīgais rīcības plāns 2021.–2022. gadam, ko šodien parakstīja Eiropas Reģionu komiteja (RK) un Under2 koalīcija, pastiprinās sadarbību, lai saistībā ar Parīzes klimata nolīguma un Eiropas zaļā kursa īstenošanu veicinātu reģionālos klimata politikas pasākumus, uzlabotu pārredzamību un informācijas sniegšanu par klimata datiem un stiprinātu daudzlīmeņu pārvaldību. Svarīgs ir mērķis nodrošināt, ka atveseļošanas no Covid-19 pasākumi virza uz priekšu klimata programmu, palīdzot uzlabot vides, ekonomisko un sociālo noturību, lai labāk reaģētu uz turpmākajām krīzēm. 

Lauku redzējuma nedēļas sākumā Reģionu komitejas (RK) locekļi pauž bažas par to, ka lauku apvidi var gūt mazāku labumu no Eiropas Savienības plāniem, kuru mērķis ir pēc Covid-19 sekmēt zaļākas, digitālākas un noturīgākas Eiropas atjaunotni. Turpmāk izklāstīto paziņojumu, kuru Komitejas locekļi pieņēma RK Dabas resursu komisijas ( NAT ) sanāksmē, atbalsta Eiropas Parlamenta sadarbības grupa “Lauku, kalnu un attālie reģioni un viedi ciemati”, kas stingri noraida visus plānus, kuros nav ievērots partnerības princips un kuru izstrādē netiek iesaistīti lauku apvidi. 

Ahead of an important discussion on Turkey at the European Council on 25-26 March, the chairman of the Working Group on relations with Turkey of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) has emphasised that all countries seeking EU membership must abide by rule-of-law principles. 

About one year after the outbreak of COVID19 in Europe, local and regional authorities continue to play their part in ensuring the health and safety of our citizens. 

Eiropadomes sanāksmes priekšvakarā #Cohesion Alliance – Eiropas Savienības mēroga alianse, kuras 12 000 parakstītāji atbalsta spēcīgāku kohēzijas politiku laikposmā pēc 2020. gada, – aicina dalībvalstis partnerībā ar pašvaldībām izstrādāt, īstenot un pārvaldīt valstu atveseļošanas un noturības plānus. Kohēzijas alianse arī mudina valstu parlamentus pēc iespējas ātrāk ratificēt lēmumu par pašu resursiem. Tādējādi Eiropas Komisijai būs iespēja kapitāla tirgos aizņemties līdz 750 miljardiem EUR Covid-19 krīzes negatīvo seku novēršanai. Turklāt alianse brīdina Eiropas Savienības līderus par risku, ka vakcīnu ziņā varētu izveidoties konkurence, kas, iespējams, palielinās Eiropas reģionu, pilsētu un ciematu nevienlīdzību. 

The European Committee of the Regions stands ready to sign and endorse the Joint Declaration of the Conference on the Future of Europe, on behalf of all 1 million locally and regionally elected leaders, representing the vote of the citizens living in 300 regions and over 90.000 municipalities. 

Lauku redzējuma nedēļas sākumā Reģionu komitejas (RK) locekļi pauž bažas par to, ka lauku apvidi var gūt mazāku labumu no Eiropas Savienības plāniem, kuru mērķis ir pēc Covid-19 sekmēt zaļākas, digitālākas un noturīgākas Eiropas atjaunotni. Turpmāk izklāstīto paziņojumu, kuru Komitejas locekļi pieņēma RK Dabas resursu komisijas ( NAT ) sanāksmē, atbalsta Eiropas Parlamenta sadarbības grupa “Lauku, kalnu un attālie reģioni un viedi ciemati”, kas stingri noraida visus plānus, kuros nav ievērots partnerības princips un kuru izstrādē netiek iesaistīti lauku apvidi. 

Eiropas Reģionu komiteja kopā ar Starptautisko patvēruma pilsētu tīklu ( ICORN ) un Gdaņskas pilsētu Eiropas iekšlietu komisāres Ilvas Jūhansones ( Ylva Johansson ) klātbūtnē šodien paziņoja par mēra Pavela Adamoviča ( Paweł Adamowicz ) balvas izveidi. Balva būs nosaukta 2019. gadā nogalinātā Gdaņskas mēra un RK locekļa Pavela Adamoviča vārdā un tiks piešķirta tiem, kas cīnās par brīvību un solidaritāti un apkaro neiecietību, apspiešanu un ksenofobiju. 

Brexit korekcijas rezerves palielināšana no 5 miljardiem EUR līdz 6 miljardiem EUR; zivsaimniecībai paredzētā atbalsta pielāgošana atkarībā no reģionālās ietekmes; valsts atbalsta elastības palielināšana un pašvaldību pārstāvju iesaiste jaunā instrumenta izstrādē un pārvaldībā. Šīs ir galvenās prasības, kas iekļautas Bretaņas reģionālās padomes priekšsēdētāja Loika Šenē-Žirāra ( Loïg Chesnais-Girard ) (FR/PSE) izstrādātajā un Eiropas Reģionu komitejas plenārsesijā pieņemtajā atzinumā. 

Reģioni un pilsētas uzskata, ka nodarbinātu personu nabadzības apkarošana un minimālās algas augšupējas konverģences nodrošināšana Eiropas Savienībā ir priekšnoteikums sociālai, taisnīgai un ilgtspējīgai tirgus ekonomikai. Tāpēc Eiropas Reģionu komiteja (RK) ir atzinīgi novērtējusi Eiropas Komisijas priekšlikumu direktīvai, kuras mērķis ir nodrošināt satvaru adekvātas minimālās algas noteikšanai , vienlaikus ievērojot valstu tiesību aktus un apzinoties sociālo partneru lomu. Pēc debatēm ar Padomes prezidentvalsts Portugāles pārstāvi RK šonedēļ pieņēma atzinumu , ko sagatavojis Karintijas federālās zemes valdības vadītājs Pēters Kaizers ( Peter Kaiser ) (AT/PSE). 

Eiropas Savienības iestādēm savā jaunajā Migrācijas un patvēruma paktā iekļautie priekšlikumi būtu jāpārskata tā, lai sniegtu lielāku atbalstu reģioniem pie ES robežām, nodrošinātu labāku aizsardzību neaizsargātajiem iedzīvotājiem un samazinātu uzņemšanas centros pavadīto laiku pie ES robežām, norāda Eiropas Reģionu komiteja (RK) 19. martā pieņemtajā ieteikumu kopumā.