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On this page you will find the most recent news and updates from our political activities.
Androulla Vassiliou joins Van Rompuy on new CoR group
The European Committee of the Regions has established a High Level Group on Democracy to accompany its work in the Conference on the Future of Europe. It will be chaired by...
Renew Europe CoR, Cities & Regions commit to making the EU an LGBTIQ Freedom Zone
Renew Europe, the Party of European Socialists, European Alliance and the Greens Groups in the European Committee of the Regions warmly welcome the European Parliament Resolution...
For more women in politics: International Women’s Day 2021
Our Vice-President Jasna Gabrič and YEP Jana Degrott lead by example on International Women's Day Monday 8 March, making a strong case for more women in politics. On...
Kate Feeney on LGBTIQ: embracing equality and diversity
Cllr Kate Feeney (Fianna Fáil) of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council presented the preliminary outline of her report on the EU's first ever LGBTIQ Equality Strategy. In a...
Join our Young Elected Politician programme: apply now!
The call for application to join the YEP Programme of the European Committee of the Regions in 2021 is now open. Young local and regional liberal politicians have until 12 March...
Mayors Decoster & Vallo on shortlist “World Mayor Award”
Support Mayors François Decoster (Saint-Omer) and Matúš Vallo (Bratislava), shortlisted for the 2021 World Mayor Award. The 2021 World Mayor Award wants to reward Mayors whose...
What about Europe’s vaccine strategy? Tune in live Thursday!
At the European Committee of the Regions Plenary local leaders including Francisco Igea, Vice-President of Castilla y León region, discussed Europe’s vaccine strategy with the...
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...
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,...
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...
2021 World Mayor Prize: Mayors Decoster & Vallo on the longlist
The City Mayors Foundation wants to award their bi-annual prize to a Mayor whose leadership during the Coronavirus pandemic provided their communities with protection and...
