The role of the EU’s Cohesion Policy in view of the Corona-virus
Our coordinator for the Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy and EU Budget (COTER) Michiel Rijsberman (D66, NL) was appointed rapporteur for the report on “The role of the EU’s cohesion policy with respect to intelligent and innovative economic change in...
Renew Europe CoR shows the way to a Green Deal and effective EU Budget
Renew Europe members proposed economic recovery solutions in debate with European Commissioners, putting the Green Deal at the centre of the recovery during a hybrid plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions. Our Vice-President Jasna Gabrič kicked of...
Double liberal victory in France
Our members Vincent Chauvet and Jean-Noël Verfaillie were respectively re-elected and elected for the first time as Mayor for Autun and Marly during the second round of the French municipal elections. Vincent Chauvet was re-elected with 53% of the vote, which also is...
COVID-19 accelerates the digital transformation of local democracy
Rait Pihelgas (EE/Reform Party) argues that local and regional authorities should fully embrace new technologies and the digital age. “There’s a new digital political arena emerging, where digital technologies can help us in finding new solutions to challenges,...
