The model of collaboration between European and Libyan cities developed over the past four years could serve as an inspiration for peer-to-peer partnerships with regions and cities elsewhere in Africa, the European Committee of the Regions said on 12 February. The recommendation is contained in a set of proposals by the EU's assembly for local and regional politicians that also called for more involvement in development cooperation by cities and regions from member states that, "for historical or other reasons, do not currently maintain intensive development cooperation links with African countries".​

The European Union should earmark €500 million for collaboration with cities and regions across the globe after 2021, the European Committee of the Regions said on 6 December in a set of recommendations that argue that the EU's external policy should pay fuller, more explicit attention to local and regional authorities.

Regionálni a miestni vedúci predstavitelia 6. decembra vyzvali Európsku úniu, aby prijala opatrenia na zmiernenie dôsledkov vystúpenia Spojeného kráľovstva z EÚ a taký rozpočet EÚ, ktorý podporí regionálne ekonomiky. Tieto výzvy odzneli v Bruseli počas diskusie s hlavným vyjednávačom EÚ so Spojeným kráľovstvom Michelom Barnierom, ktorému bolo vyjadrené uznanie za dohodu obmedzujúcu riziká pre EÚ, a najmä pre Írsku republiku, a za to, že zapojil mestá a regióny počas rokovaní.

Local leaders from the European Union and Eastern Partnership have given their full backing to two sets of proposals on how to strengthen local economies in Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, drawing particular attention to the potential stimulus provided by tailored partnerships beyond national capitals.