The exhibition represents the results of an artist exchange along the European cultural route Via Regia, between Königshain Palace and the Kleinsassen art station (Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany). ​​ 

The 14th SEDEC external commission meeting (mandate VII) will take place on 3 October 2022 from 10:30 to 14:00 at the Quality Hotel Brno Exhibition Centre, Křížkovského 496/20, 603 00 Brno, Czech Republic.  

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) should be implemented by 2030. However, the last two years with the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and growing geopolitical tension correspond to a reversal of progress in SDGs implementation throughout the world and in the EU. 

The 14th NAT commission meeting will take place on Wednesday 5 October 2022 at the European Committee of the Regions, Rue Belliard 99-101, Brussels room JDE 52. 

The 14th ENVE commission meeting and Conference will take place fully in person on 6-7 October 2022 at the Palazzo Reale, Milano, Italy. 

The Members of the European Committee of the Regions are holding a meeting for the 151st Plenary Session on 10-12 October 2022. 

The attack on Ukraine by the Russian Federation in February 2022 resulted in the largest movement of people to European countries since World War II. The refugee response mobilised in Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and other bordering countries is impressive, with regional governments co-managing the huge number of displaced people arriving on their territories. In our workshop, we present first-hand accounts of their efforts and the challenges in managing the arrivals of refugees. 

​​The Zero-Pollution Ambition for a Toxic-free Environment is one of the priorities of the European Green Deal. Join us to find out how local and regional authorities can be at the centre of the policy debate, with a view to implementation of the Zero Pollution Action Plan. This workshop will complement the third meeting of the Zero Pollution Stakeholder Platform, set up and co-chaired by the European Commission and the Committee of the Regions. 

Housing is a human right that must be guaranteed to everybody. But today, more than 80 million individuals, including many young people, are affected by the lack of affordable housing in Europe. The housing emergency is a long-term challenge, but the effects of the recent crises have made this problem an urgent matter that requires progressive responses. 

​This workshop will examine how regions and cities can implement the objectives of the Green Deal, in particular by using regionally and locally determined contributions​. 

​2022 is not a standard year, as hundreds of regional managing authorities and cities are facing the unprecedented challenge of shaping and implementing EU investment programmes under exceptional circumstances. Members of the European Parliament and the Committee of the Regions will have the opportunity to discuss with Commissioner Elisa Ferreira the state of play of the new programming process, as well as the impact of the pandemic and the Ukraine crisis on the cohesion of the EU. 

The European Committee of the Regions and the European Commission are pleased to invite you to the second Knowledge Exchange Platform (KEP) event of the year. The workshop will take place in the framework of the European Week of Regions and Cities, and also linked to the European Year of Youth 2022 initiative. It will be held on Tuesday 11 October 2022, from 11:30 to 13:00 (right before the Plenary Session), in an online format. 

The EPP-CoR Group will organise a workshop in the form of an EPP Local Dialogue to discuss the role of young people in shaping EU policies and delivering projects on the ground. 

How can digital tools – and social media in particular – make citizens' lives better? Sign up for the next CoR Digital Masterclasses webinar.  

Why should young people be involved in democratic life? How to boost their participation? How to ensure youth voices are heard in decisions shaping our cities and regions? A discussion between young politicians and members of civil society to share best practices and examples of the added value of youth participation. 

Now more than ever it is essential to reflect on how to help people fleeing Ukraine, cities and regions welcoming the refugees, and on how this crisis can generally lead to longer term improvement of EU reception and integration systems. 

How can digital tools make citizens' lives better? Be it in the field of digital communications, public services, or AI technologies? This session will explore case studies of employment of digital tools by European cities and regions. Bringing together experts in various fields, to showcase innovative approaches and best practices for developing and deploying digital technology in a way that improves people's lives.​ 

Members of the Fit for Future Platform will present the Platform's objectives, its set-up and the work carried out. The presentations will focus on examples from the Platform's work programme and highlight contributions made by local and regional stakeholders and representatives in order to put forward proposals for simplifying EU legislation. This will be an information session for participants where they will be able to exchange views, including on the role of local and regional partners in the Platform's work. 

The CoR wishes to strengthen the importance of the empowerment of young people as active citizens so that they can bring democracy alive, in particular at local level, in a highly polarised context where democratic values are disputed through social media networks with disinformation and hate speech, frequently leading to hate-crime, the undermining of democracy and breaking social cohesion.  

​The European Commission proposed on 18 May 2022 a plan to make Europe independent from Russian fossil fuels as soon as possible and to respond to rising energy prices and replenish gas stocks for next winter through energy savings measures, diversification of energy supplies, and accelerated roll-out of renewables. 

Digital technology is increasingly changing the way we design and deliver health and care services. From simple online registration systems to robotics, artificial intelligence and sophisticated algorithms, digital solutions are facilitating person-centered care provision and accelerating diagnosis and treatment. This transformation has been pushed further by the COVID-19 pandemic, which gave an impetus to speed up digitalisation in the health sector, but also highlighted existing issues.  

​Building on the CoR cooperation experience with the Ukrainian local and regional authorities, the proposed workshop would further enrich the work engaged on territorial development, capacity-building and peer-learning experiences aiming at facilitating new dedicated projects with the support of CoR members and their networks. 

This workshop aims to evaluate the European Platform on Combatting Homelessness's first year in operation. It also aims to showcase how the platform can best serve regions and cities, and how regions and cities can contribute to the effective operation of the platform.​ ​ 

Mobility is a crucial policy field for local and regional authorities. It has an impact on a broad range of areas such as safety, health, liveability, social inclusion, climate and the environment. 

In light of the current geopolitical and energy crisis, the Climate Pact mission is challenged. This session will bring together Climate Pacts Ambassadors from the Committee of the Regions and non-institutional stakeholders, and European Commission representatives to discuss how local initiatives that bring positive climate benefits can be encouraged in the current geopolitical and economic situation.  

​The European Commission has recently published a proposal for a Single Market Emergency Instrument (SMEI). In the wake of the outbreak of the covid pandemic and in the context of the Russian military invasion of Ukraine, the SMEI's purpose will be to address the frailty and the shortcomings of the current Single Market governance in times of crisis. The SMEI will complement existing policy tools to prepare for and respond to future crises that could threaten the functioning of the Single Market.  

Conference & workshop organised by the European Committee of the Regions, the European Commission (DG HOME) and the Council of Europe Development Bank under the Urban Agenda Partnership for Migrants and Refugees. 

On 19 October 2022 (11.00-13.00, Brussels time), the members of the Broadband Platform - European Commission experts and local and regional politicians - will meet online and in presence to discuss the challenges and opportunities of digital transformation, digital resilience and innovation policy for cities and regions in Europe. 

The Multilevel Dialogue on Just Transition is being hosted by the European Committee of the Regions and organised in cooperation with the European Commission. The aim of the Dialogue is to promote exchange between the different levels of governance in the process of just transition throughout Europe. The European Union has to make the most out of the Just Transition Fund, and the participation of cities and regions is of key importance to its success. 

The 13th edition of EuroPCom – the European Public Communication Conference takes place fully digitally in the morning on Friday 28 October 2022 under the slogan "Communicating Climate Action". 

The 13th plenary session of the Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM) will take place on Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 November 2022 in Izmir, Turkey. 

The 10th Subsidiarity Conference will take place in Valencia (Spain), on 11 November 2022 from 09.00 to 13.00. The Conference is held at the invitation of the CoR member Ximo PUIG I FERRER, President of the Regional Government of Valencia, at the Palacio de Comunicaciones de València, Plaça de l'Ajuntament 24, Spain. 

​​The Automotive Regions Alliance (ARA) was founded at the 150th Plenary Session of the CoR in June 2022 to represent the interests of European regions with an automotive industry, in order to accompany the fundamental change in this sector and its impact on our regions. The first political meeting of the regional presidents of the ARA member regions will adopt it's short and medium term strategic goals for the next years and discuss with European Commissioner Nicolas Schmit the needs for a just transition for regions with a strong automotive industry.  

The 15th NAT commission meeting will take place on Tuesday 22 November 2022 at the European Committee of the Regions, Rue Belliard 99-101, Brussels room JDE 52.