The fifth EU Annual Report on the State of Regions and Cities was presented by the President of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) to European, national and regional leaders, decision-makers and stakeholders at the...

Registration is now open for this year’s European Week of Regions and Cities, which will take place from 7-10 October, and has now become the biggest annual Brussels-based event dedicated to cohesion policy. The three-day event...

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...

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...

The international community now recognises that local government will be key to Ukraine's reconstruction and recovery, leaders of the European Committee of the Regions said at the Ukraine Recovery Conference on 12 June....

A blueprint for a European degree, recently announced by the European Commission, now paves the way for a new type of joint programme, delivered on a voluntary basis at national, regional, or institutional level, and based on a...

Fifteen projects in the Midlands are due to receive €18m in grant aid from the ‘EU Just Transition Fund’ (EU JTF) programme, with all of the awarded projects to invest in local communities to create employment and to diversify the local economy of the Midlands region....

The 160th Plenary Session represented the final Committee of the Regions (CoR) Plenary Session before the Local and European Elections on 7 June. From an Irish Delegation standpoint, it represented the final plenary for Cllr Kate...

The final session of the European Citizens’ Panel on Energy Efficiency, which took place from 12-14 April in Brussels, saw the adoption by 150 European citizens of recommendations for the European Commission on energy efficiency. Using less energy, and using it...

Members of the Irish Delegation to the Committee of the Regions and IREO officials pictured at the Irish festival stand during the 10th European Summit of Regions and Cities at Mons in Belgium. The 10th European Summit of Regions and Cities at Mons in Belgium (18-19...

In the framework of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU, the European Committee of the Regions and the Walloon Region will jointly organise the 10th European Summit of Regions and Cities in the Belgian city of Mons on...

The South East Energy Agency is urging Ireland’s local authorities to be ready for the EUCF (EU City Facility) Sixth Call for funding applications during the first quarter of 2024. The EUCF Sixth Call for funding will take place...