According to the European Committee of the Regions, education policy strategies in Member States and regions should prioritise cooperation at all levels of governance to align high quality, innovative, digital and learner-centred education with new needs of the labour market. The assembly of EU's cities and regions welcomes the European Commission's proposal for a Digital Education Action Plan but calls for more efforts to reduce the digital divide, to support teachers and educators and to develop young people's media literacy. 

Dans le cadre du prochain budget à long terme de l'UE pour la période 2021-2027, la Commission européenne a proposé un nouveau programme destiné à renforcer et à défendre les droits et les valeurs de l'UE. Par la voix de son rapporteur François Decoster (FR/ADLE), Vice-président des Hauts-de-France, le Comité européen des régions (CdR) salue l'initiative mais insiste sur la nécessité d'inclure des actions spécifiques à destination des élus locaux et régionaux. Les collectivités territoriales restent le niveau de pouvoir le plus proche des citoyens et représentent un relais direct et efficace entre l'UE et les citoyens pour promouvoir l'engagement des citoyens sur les questions européennes. 

Local and regional leaders warn that Europe will never reach its goals over the years 2021-27 without increasing resources to 1.3% of EU27's gross national income (GNI), a position shared by the European Parliament. They oppose cuts to the EU’s cohesion policy and agriculture, and urge Member States and EU institutions to make new means available for cities and regions to invest in jobs, climate action and integration.  

The establishment of a European Labour Authority is a positive step towards fairer cross-border labour mobility in Europe, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) estimates in an opinion drafted by Doris Kampus (AT/PES), Styria's regional minister for social affairs, work and integration. However, the assembly of EU's cities and regions points out the need for a better coordination of national penalties and fines to prevent infringements of EU legislation in the area of free movement of employees, the posting of workers and the coordination of the social security systems.  

With an opinion drawn up by Miloslav Repaský (SK/EA), member of the regional parliament of the Prešov Self-Governing Region, the European Committee of the Regions supports the Commission's initiative that aims to increase the transparency and sustainability of EU risk assessment in the food chain.  

Przywódcy lokalni i regionalni wezwali Unię Europejską do zwiększenia o niemal 6 mld EUR puli środków jej Funduszu Azylu i Migracji na lata 2021–27. Przestrzegli unijnych decydentów przed kładzeniem „zbyt dużego nacisku na kontrolę granic” i zaapelowali, by około jednej trzeciej zasobów funduszu przeznaczyć na zarządzanie legalną migracją i integrację oraz by przewidzieć obowiązek wydatkowania pewnej kwoty na integrację.