ALDE CoR at Climate Change COP22 conference
An important delegation of the ALDE Group in the Committee of the Regions participated in the COP22 Climate change conference in Marrakech, Morocco where they shared successful actions against climate change on regional levels with other stakeholders from around the...
Towards the circular economy: local and regional solutions to food waste
Reducing waste saves money and nature at the same time. This is a win-win situation. According to the European Commission around 88 million tonnes of food are wasted every year in the EU. The estimated cost is 143 billion euros. Wasteful production and consumption...
Turlais welcomes modernization and simplification of VAT rules
The members of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) broadly support the European Commission’s move to modernise VAT in the EU through an opinion prepared by Dainis Turlais (LV) and adopted during the October plenary. The Action Plan on VAT by the...
Aviation strategy to foster growth, jobs and mobility
An aviation strategy is important for economic growth, jobs, trade and mobility in the EU The liberalization of the European aviation market served us well – we have seen strong growth, jobs, trade and mobility but emerging economies outside of the EU and new...
