BOYNE VALLEY MAPPED OUT AS WORLD LEADING EXPERIENTIAL DESTINATION
An ambitious new seven-year tourism strategy has been mapped out by the county councils in Meath and Louth for the Boyne Valley, which aims to position the region within Ireland’s Ancient East as one of the world's leading...
FIFTH REPORT ON THE STATE OF EUROPEAN REGIONS AND CITIES
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 OPEN FOR 22ND EUROPEAN WEEK OF REGIONS AND CITIES
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...
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...
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...
EU ALLIANCE ON LOCAL-REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS TO RECONSTRUCT UKRAINE
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....
EUROPEAN COMMISSION OUTLINES BLUEPRINT FOR A EUROPEAN DEGREE
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...
EU ‘JUST TRANSITION FUND’ – Midlands Region set to receive €18m
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....
COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS – 160th Plenary Session Round-Up
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...
COMMISSION WELCOMES CITIZEN RECOMMENDATIONS ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY
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...
SPOTLIGHT ON 10TH EUROPEAN SUMMIT OF REGIONS AND CITIES
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...
10TH EUROPEAN SUMMIT OF REGIONS & CITIES SET FOR MARCH 2024
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...
