The Committee of the Regions plenary session at the European Parliament in July featured a debate on the role of local and regional authorities in the defence of democracy, within Continue Reading →
Coinciding with the 156th CoR plenary session in July, a delegation from the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly (EMRA) undertook a two-day study visit to Brussels, meeting MEPs, EU officials and Continue Reading →
A delegation from the Southern Regional Assembly (SRA) met with MEPs and European institute representatives during a two-day visit to Brussels on 28-29 June. The trip featured a presentation by Continue Reading →
Three Irish regions are set to benefit from EU investments of €467m under three Interreg transnational programmes adopted by the European Commission, with funding from the European Regional Development Fund Continue Reading →
Discussions to set up a European road safety agency are ongoing within the European Commission, according to the EU’s new road safety co-ordinator who told MEPs recently that the idea Continue Reading →
Now in its 19th year the European Week of Regions and Cities (11-14 October) – the annual Brussels-based event dedicated to cohesion policy – will again take place in a Continue Reading →
Dublin has been accepted as one of 16 cities bidding to win the European Green Capital 2023 Award, and a panel of independent experts will now begin a technical assessment Continue Reading →
Dublin is one of six European cities that will develop transition roadmaps for 2050, as part of the TOMORROW project – an EU-funded project that aims to empower local authorities Continue Reading →
The European Commission has launched the competition for the 2023 European Green Capital and the 2022 European Green Leaf Awards, which will again serve to recognise the commitment by those Continue Reading →
A survey to find out more about the challenges posed by the Covid-19 crisis on regional and local communities throughout Europe, has been launched by the European Committee of the Continue Reading →