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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...
New EU Barometer: State of the Union at local level
The EU's first Regional and Local Barometer gives an overview of the state of regions and cities during this COVID-19 crisis, as they have been on the frontlines of dealing with...
Liberals governing in dozen EU capitals
With the recent election of Mārtiņš Staķis in Riga, liberals are now at the helm of a dozen EU capital cities or seats of government Staķis joins eleven other liberals who are...
Decoster promotes integration policies with Chancellor Merkel
The European Week of Regions and Cities (EWRC) kicked off this week with Chancellor Merkel and President of the European Commission Ursula Von der Leyen leading a long list of...
Renew Europe CoR launches local campaign to support LGBT+ people in Poland
Coinciding with the European Week of Regions and Cities (EWRC), the highest profile event for subnational government in the EU, the Renew Europe CoR launched a campaign to...
Mayor Mikk Pikkmets 27 December 1983 – 29 September 2020
Mayor Mikk Pikkmets 27 December 1983 - 29 September 2020 It is with great sadness that we learned on Tuesday 29 September of the passing of our Estonian member Mikk Pikkmets,...
Youth and COVID-19: Response, Recovery and the way forward
What role can young people play in a post-COVID-19 world? What measures should local and regional governments take to tackle the risks COVID-19 poses to the fields of education,...
Connecting Citizens and local authorities with the Conference on the future of Europe
The current crisis shows that the more all levels of government (European, national, regional and local) are able to work together in a coordinated way, the better they can...
