Participate! The Committee of Regions has commissioned the Centre for Strategy and Evaluation Services (CSES) to carry out a Study on Practices of Integration of Third-Country Citizens at Local and Regional Level in the European Union. The main objective of the assignment is to collect and analyse i... ->>>

The Committee of the Regions will be holding its 7th Territorial Dialogue on Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth on 13 June next. The 2012 Dialogue will be devoted to reviewing the Europe 2020 strategy and discussing how its targets can be achieved through partnership between all government le... ->>>

"(...)the debate with the European Council President, Herman Van Rompuy, and outstanding regional Presidents, Mayors and local elected representatives during the May Plenary session provides a unique opportunity to make clear the needs of millions of citizens expecting the EU to stand by their ... ->>>

Marek Woźniak, rapporteur for the forthcoming CoR opinion on the New Common Strategic Framework 2014 to 2020 is asking for your initial feedback on the European Commission Staff Working Document Elements for a Common Strategic Framework 2014 to 2020. The following questionnaire is intended to be com... ->>>

This CoR survey is assessing implementation of Europe 2020 on the ground and local and regional authority involvement in, and evaluation of National Reform Programmes. The aim of the survey is to help the CoR monitor the extent to which Europe 2020 adds value to your local and regional policies, and... ->>>

Brussels, 21 June 2012. Flanders in Action (ViA) is Flanders’ ambitious project for the future. In 2020, Flanders wants to assume a leading position among the best performing European regions, economically, socially and ecologically. Therefore the Government of Flanders, the social partners and  the... ->>>

CLOSED SURVEY All contribitions available online The report will be available from mid-May Mr Witold Krochmal, Rapporteur for the forthcoming CoR opinion on Competitiveness of Enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (2014-2020), invites you to provide your initial feedback on the polic... ->>>

"If we want Europe to enter into a new phase of growth and to create new jobs, the Europe 2020 Strategy must become a real priority for all Member States, it has to be clearly explained to citizens and enterprises, and the vital contribution of regional and local authorities in addressing speci... ->>>

The Commission's Tourism Policy Development Unit has launched a stakeholders consultation which is open till 20 April 2012. The consultation concerns the first draft text of the Charter as well as several possible open questions, assembled in the Questionnaire.   For more information and to partic... ->>>

The European Commission President, José Manuel Barroso, will discuss with members the regional implication of the new treaty on fiscal discipline and the role of regional and local authorities in the implementation of new measures for growth and jobs. The debate will take place at the next plenary s... ->>>

On December 13th, the CoR Bureau discussed the 2nd CoR Monitoring Report on Europe 2020. Bridging the partnership gap between different tiers of government is needed to make Europe 2020 happen. Commenting on the findings of the Report and addressing representatives of local and regional authorities,... ->>>

The European  Commission  has recently issued a proposal for a regulation on  the  “Connecting Europe Facility” (COM (2011) 665),  The Committee of the Regions is going to adopt an opinion on this, a dossier for which Dr Ivan ZAGAR (SI/EPP) has been appointed CoR rapporteur.    In the contex... ->>>

NEW Final Report  Enrico Rossi, president of the Tuscany region, CoR Member and rapporteur for the forthcoming CoR Opinion on an EU Programme for Social Change and Innovation, invites you to provide preliminary feedback on this new EU Programme. Your input will contribute to his draft opinion, to... ->>>

Open Days Workshop: Europe 2020: Regions and cities contributing to resource efficiency Brussels, 11 October 2011, Venue: Committee of the Regions - JDE 62 (11A17)Time: 14.30 - 16.45 p.m. Achieving a resource efficient Europe is a key element of the Europe 2020 Strategy for a smart, sustainabl... ->>>

To celebrate the launch of the 2011 Open Days, the Europe 2020 Monitoring Platform is publishing its latest Europe 2020 Brief.   Among other things, this edition of the Brief includes: results of a survey of heads of the CoR national delegations on LRA involvement in drafting National Refor... ->>>

A comprehensive review of EU air quality legislation is planned for 2013 at the latest. The European Commission has therefore launched a broad consultation process for the review of the EU Thematic Strategy on Air Pollution in order to identify areas for improvement. Given the importance of air ... ->>>

On September 9, 2011, the Bureau of the Committee of the Regions discussed and adopted the update of the Europe 2020 Monitoring Platfrom's Rolling Programme (September 2011-August 2012). Mrs Christine Chapman, CoR Member and Platform's political coordinator, presented key guidelines for future polit... ->>>

Summary available - Europe 2020 Monitoring Platform Workshop 2011 Partnership makes the difference: Regions, cities and national government delivering the Europe 2020 National Reform Programmes together Committee of the Regions, 15 June 2011 (starting at 2:30 am) NEW Summary of the Europe 2020... ->>>

On 4 August, CoR President Bresso has written to the heads of the 27 EU governments, inviting them to subscribe territorial pacts with their local and regional authorities. This is very much in line with the European Commission's proposal of a partnership contract between the EC and each Member Stat... ->>>

Anti-Crisis Policies in Regions & Cities Two Years On: public authorities working in partnership New - Final Report available The aim of this survey is to review the socio-economic situation in the EU's regions and cities during the crisis and to provide a further assessment by local and regio... ->>>

This survey looks at whether, and to what extent, Europe 2020 is adding value to local and regional policies and whether it is being implemented in partnership by all government levels (possibly through Territorial Pacts or other multilevel governance tools). This survey comes at a point when the ... ->>>

A new targeted consultation of the CoR Subsidiarity Monitoring Network has been launched and will run till 19th August next.   The European Commission has recently issued a a Proposal for a Directive on energy efficiency (repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC) COM (2011) 370 final, a d... ->>>

On the occasion of the Plenary Session on 30/06 and 1/07/2011, the CoR has launched a call for interest to the regions to receive the label European Entrepreneurial Region (EER) for the year 2013. The deadline for submission of applications will be 10 November 2011.  The European Entrepreneurial ... ->>>

Following her discussion with José Manuel Barroso on 16 June, the president of the CoR, Mercedes Bresso, accompanied by the chairs of the Committee's political groups, met today with the President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, putting into action Mr Van Rompuy's stated intention to wor... ->>>

European local and regional leaders called on European Commission President Barroso to put forward “ambitious EU budget proposals” in order to stimulate the economy and asked that municipalities and regions be given an active role in the design and implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy. This... ->>>

The consultation aimed to provide the European Commission with input from local and regional autorities with regard to the Second Agenda, and run from 18 to 31 March 2011. It targeted actors at the local and regional level, particularly public administrations, including members of the Europe 202... ->>>

  The role of regional and local authorities in promoting a sustainable water policy * NEW - Final Report Water is a fundamental need for everyone and a key resource for many economic sectors, in particular agriculture and industry. The need for water poses a series of tremendous challenges in m... ->>>

  "We hope that, with your assistance, the Europe 2020 Strategy will be more successful than its predecessor, the Lisbon Strategy".   The Territorial Pacts is a "very fruitful idea", and "a fine governance structure is good, but good implementation is better.All stakehol... ->>>

In his recent letter to President Bresso, President Barroso stated: "I am pleased that the European Council confirmed its intention to maintain close cooperation with the Committee of the Regions and to fully involve regions in the implementation of policy reforms, so as to ensure ownership. In... ->>>

"As the representatives of local and regional authorities accross the EU, the CoR has given its strong support to Europe 2020. However, we beleive that it will only be truly successful if there is a real change in the way specific policy initiatives are developed and implemented in each Member ... ->>>

The Spring European Council took place on 24-25 March 2011. Among others, in the area of implementing the European Semester: Europe 2020, fiscal consolidation and structural reform, the European Council agreed that "(…)in implementing these policies, and in order to ensure wide ownership, clo... ->>>

On the day of the 2011 Spring European Council - which is expected to give guidance to the Member States on their Europe 2020 National Reform Programmes, to be submitted in April 2011 - the Europe 2020 Monitoring Platform is publishing its latest Europe 2020 Brief, highlighting the contribution ma... ->>>

On the eve of the European Council meeting (24/25 March), the Committee of the Regions Bureau issues a statement to the European Council on a better implementation of Europe 2020.  It insists on "including a requirement for multi-level partnership between central, regional and local governm... ->>>

The CoR has been asked by the European Commission (DG HOME) to contribute to a consultation on the upcoming Second European Agenda on Integration, expected to be published later in 2011. Running until 31 March 2011, the consultation is open to local and regional authorities from the EU member stat... ->>>

Europe 2020 Monitoring Platform invites you to contribute to the forthcoming CoR's Opinion on the European Platform against Poverty NEW - ALL LANGUAGES  Final Report from the Quick Survey on the Europe 2020 Flagship Initiative "the European Platform Against Poverty and Social Exclusion"... ->>>