This Citizens' Forum is hosted by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the European ​Committee of the Regions, supported by the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia and the European Movement Germany. Further cooperation partners of the Citizens' Forum on 18 October 2021 in the Düsseldorf state parliament are the DBB NRW Beamtenbund und Tarifunion (civil servants' association and collective bargaining union) and the non-partisan Europa-Union Deutschland with its NRW regional association as part of the nationwide citizens' dialogue series "Europe - We need to talk." 

Following the European Parliament's Resolution from 25 March 2021 on the ËU Strategy for Sustainable Tourism" and in the context of the COVID19 pandemic, this event is enhancing the consultative role of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) and brings a grassroots level outstanding to European debates around resilience, sustainability, and territorial cohesion in mountain areas.  

Pforzheim and Győr-Moson-Sopron are organising three "Digital Citizens' Dialogues on the Future of Europe" together with Europe Direct Győr-Moson-Sopron.  

The seventh meeting of the Commission for Sustainable Territorial Development of the Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM) will take place on Tuesday 26 October 2021 in Brussels and online. After many months during which meetings were only convened in a virtual format, ARLEM Members will finally have the opportunity to meet in person under this event's hybrid mode.  

The European Commission (EC) and the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) have joined forces to organize a conference on the revision of the "Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (UWWTD)", as a side event during the European Week of Regions and Cities, on 26 October 2021. 

The CoR is launching a call for expression of interest addressed to officials of local and regional authorities (LRAs) to participate in the European Migration Forum From pandemic to recovery: challenges and best practices in migration management . 

On the day after the 7th Commission meeting, ARLEM is co-organising a workshop with the Union for the Mediterranean (UFM), MedCities and partners on "City to city cooperation: successful practices and promising frameworks". You can participate online on Wednesday, 27 October between 9:00 and 17:00. 

 

On 8th November 2021, the European Committee of the Regions will partner with the Regional Government of Castile-La Mancha to offer young citizens a local dialogue on the issues which matter to them in the context of the Conference on the Future of Europe. 

The province North-Holland, the House of the Dutch Provinces, and the European Committee of the Regions, will hold an event in Amsterdam on 16 November to reflect on the outcome of the C0P26, raise public and political awareness about the EU’s climate ambitions and investrnent opportunities, and showcase Noord-Holland’s vision for the energy transition. 

On 17, 18 and 23 November 2021 the participants of the 2021 YEP Programme will gather in a three day forum to draft recommendations on key priorities for the European Committee of the Regions. 

The 10th NAT commission meeting will take place on Monday 22 N 2021 from 11:00 to 13:00 and from 14:30 to 17:00 at the European Committee of the Regions, Rue Belliard 99-101, Brussels room JDE 52. In light of the current Covid-19 situation, the meeting will be held in hybrid mode. 

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.