MEP Pislaru and CoR assess chances for recovery and resilience
The success of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RFF) is under threat after only a few countries took on input of local and regional authorities for the RFF, a 672.5 billion instrument to support the Recovery Plan for Europe. Liberal MEPs and CoR members addressed...
Brexit: UK cities and regions want ties with EU counterparts
As part of the new contact group between the European Committee of the Regions and UK subnational government, Renew Europe Vice-President Michiel Rijsberman (D66, Netherlands) discussed fisheries and the trade deal between the UK and the EU for the local and regional...
The EU must not let North Macedonia down
The country of North Macedonia took a bold step with the hard decision of changing the name of the country. Now, the country is facing another hurdle. Jasna Gabrič, Mayor of Trbovlje and co-chair of the Joint Consultative Committee CoR has set up with local...
“The pandemic gives us a chance to practice politics differently”, says Pihelgas
A new digital political arena has emerged, where technologies can help us finding new solutions, improving public services and increasing the participation of citizens in new ways to improve local democracy. We talk to Rait Pihelgas (EE/Reform Party) whose report...
