The first EU Zero Pollution Forum takes place at the European Committee of the Regions on 7 December. The registration for the forum was opened by Jessika Roswall, EU Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy, during the Zero...

The European Commission has shortlisted eight cities out of 27 eligible applicants for the final stage of the European Green Capital and Green Leaf Awards 2028, which recognise excellence in urban sustainability. The finalists were selected based on their...

The Europe-wide search for the outstanding REGIOSTARS projects of 2026 is now open, providing an opportunity to showcase those EU-funded projects that have made a real difference in your region, which will serve to inspire others to replicate these initiatives across...

The 24th edition of the European Week of Regions and Cities, which will take place in Brussels this year from 12 to 14 October, is inviting regional/local governments, EU fund managers and partners to showcase their own cohesion policy and regional development. The...

EuroPCom, the European Public Communication Conference, is Europe's largest annual gathering of public communication experts, jointly organised by the EU institutions. The 17th edition of EuroPCom will take place on-site on 9 and...

For the first time ever, the Committee of the Regions (CoR) deployed a virtual assistant during the European Week of Regions and Cities 2025, which took place in October in Brussels. The AI tool was designed to enhance the visibility and impact of CoR events, and the...

Some of the most urgent challenges facing Europe’s territories, alongside local solutions that inform policy decisions for the EU’s future, are outlined in the European Committee of the Regions’ sixth edition of its EU Annual Report on the State of Regions and Cities,...

The European Commission’s proposal for the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) – the largest long-term EU budget in the bloc’s history amounting to just under €1.98 trillion – is to merge farming and regional policy programmes into country-specific national and...

Urban Mobility Days (UMD) will take place from 30 September to 2 October in Vilnius – the capital of Lithuania and European Green Capital 2025 award winner. As the European Commission’s principal urban mobility policy conference, UMD will provide an opportunity to...

The deadline date for all entries to the 2027 European Green Capital and Green Leaf Awards  is on the horizon, and those European cities committed to sustainability will have until Tuesday 15 April to apply  for this latest edition of the European Green Capital and...

The Irish Regions European Office (IREO) and Ireland’s three Regional Assemblies participated in a series of meetings and a seminar with the EURegions4Cohesion Alliance, in the European Parliament on 2 October. The event was...

The Irish Regions European Office (IREO) in collaboration with the Capital Cities and Regions Network (CCRN) and Dublin City Council hosted a workshop entitled ‘Navigating Smart and Sustainable Growth in Cities and Regions’...