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EUROPEAN COMMITTEE REPORTS ON STATE OF REGIONS AND CITIES

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE REPORTS ON STATE OF REGIONS AND CITIES

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,...

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION PROPOSALS FOR EU BUDGET 2028-2034

EUROPEAN COMMISSION PROPOSALS FOR EU BUDGET 2028-2034

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...

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LOWDOWN ON ‘URBAN MOBILITY DAYS 2025’ IN LITHUANIA

LOWDOWN ON ‘URBAN MOBILITY DAYS 2025’ IN LITHUANIA

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...

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EUROPEAN GREEN CAPITAL AND GREEN LEAF AWARDS 2027

EUROPEAN GREEN CAPITAL AND GREEN LEAF AWARDS 2027

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...

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COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS’ 162ND PLENARY ROUND-UP

COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS’ 162ND PLENARY ROUND-UP

The 162nd plenary of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) represented the penultimate session of the mandate and coincided with the 22nd European Week of Regions and Cities in October. The plenary featured a comprehensive agenda of...

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EUROPEAN GREEN CAPITAL & GREEN LEAF AWARDS FINALISTS

EUROPEAN GREEN CAPITAL & GREEN LEAF AWARDS FINALISTS

The finalists for the latest European Green Capital & Green Leaf Awards have been chosen, with the seven cities selected based on their accomplishments and ambitions in addressing urban environmental challenges connected to the triple planetary crisis of climate...

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EU ACCESS CITY AWARD NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN

EU ACCESS CITY AWARD NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN

The EU’s 2025 Access City Award competition is now open for applications, which will once again recognise and celebrate outstanding work being done by European cities to become more accessible for individuals with disabilities. The award is organised by the European...

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