Ten European cities awarded with EU Mission Label for climate-neutrality plans
Ten European cities were awarded the Label of the EU Mission for Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities, one of the EU Missions in Horizon Europe. The EU Mission Label is an…
MEPs want to guarantee lead candidate system in 2024 elections
The European Parliament’s Committee on Constitutional Affairs is proposing ways to enhance the democratic aspects of the upcoming European elections. In the draft report, MEPs demand efforts to increase voter…
Most citizens say EU-financed projects have positive impact on their regions
Four in ten (39%) respondents say they have heard about EU co-financed projects to improve the area where they live. One in five (22%) reply that EU funded projects in…
Platform of youth organisations from the Danube region to be established
The EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) has incited the process of establishing a so-called Danube Youth Organisations Network (DYON). The DYON is open to national or regional youth organisations…
EU Regions Week: Rebalancing growth through citizens’ dialogue on brain drain
In her speech at the Opening Session of the European Week of Regions and Cities 2023 on 9 October, the European commissioner for regional policy and reforms Elisa Ferreira said…
A busy autum for the macro-regions
Three major EU macro-regional strategy events will take place this autumn. The 14th Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) will be held in Riga…
CoR tables requests on future Cohesion Policy
As Murcia is hosting an informal ministerial meeting to discuss Cohesion Policy after 2027, the so-called Cohesion 2.0, on 28-29 September, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) has come…
EUSAIR Youth Council consultation: Participate!
The EU Strategy for the Adriatic-Ionian Region (EUSAIR) is the last of the four macro-regions with no formal framework of youth participation. To establish one, EUSAIR is holding an online…
EU must improve decision-making before enlargement
The European Union must radically overhaul its decision-making and funding before it can accept more countries to join the 27-nation bloc by 2030, a paper commissioned from experts by the…
Shaping the future of Europe in Lyon
Macro-regional strategies are a relatively new and innovative forms of EU policy-making. They aim to bring closer connected geographical areas to strengthen cooperation by addressing today’s complex societal challenges. The…