Lokalni in regionalni voditelji iz vse Evropske unije so podprli predloge Evropske komisije in Evropskega parlamenta za krepitev pravne države, ki predvidevajo možnost kaznovanja držav v primeru hudih in sistematičnih kršitev. Evropski odbor regij (OR) je institucije EU pozval k spodbujanju kulture spoštovanja načela pravne države z večjim vključevanjem lokalnih skupnosti, tudi javne uprave in mrež varuhov človekovih pravic, ki delujejo na lokalni in regionalni ravni.

​During this year's European Week of Regions and Cities, the Knowledge Exchange Platform gathered policymakers and experts from local, regional and European level in Brussels to discuss how cities and regions can catalyse social innovation – that is, new products, services or models that respond to social needs.

Turkish mayors call for the creation of a joint consultative committee with the CoR.

The European Committee of the Regions on 6 December welcomed the European Commission's "renewed commitment" to expansion of the European Union in the Western Balkans and called for central governments in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*1, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia to step up their collaboration with local and regional governments.