As bolstering sustainable economic development remains one of the three priorities of ARLEM, the Assembly continues to be invested in supporting young entrepreneurs. After what is now the third successful edition of the ARLEM Award – Young local entrepreneurship in the Mediterranean, the 2022 edition just opened for applications. Once more, we encourage young entrepreneurs (up to 35 years old) from the Mediterranean region to showcase their successful cooperation with their local and regional authorities. 

The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) is in the process of elaborating an own-initiative opinion on "Eradicating homelessness in the European Union: The local and regional perspective". The discussion and adoption of the opinion drafted by the Rapporteur, Mr. Mikko Aaltonen (FI-PES), is scheduled on 1st October 2021, within the framework of the meeting of the CoR Commission for Social Policy, Education, Employment, Research and Culture (SEDEC). 

On 9 September, the ENVE commission will host its 9th meeting in hybrid mode (only a limited number of ENVE members will participate physically at the CoR premises, while other participants will connect online via INTERACTIO). 

The 9th CIVEX commission meeting will take place on Tuesday 28 September from 11:00 to 16:30. 

We are looking forward to welcome you to the seventh edition of the Forum "Cities and Regions for International Partnerships" (formerly called "Assises of Decentralised Cooperation") which will take place as a fully digital event on the 29th and 30th November 2021. Organised jointly by the European Commission and the European Committee of the Regions, the forum provides a unique space for dialogue and fostering cooperation among local and regional authorities from the European Union and its partner countries.