Green Deal: from the local level to the global stage
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Green Deal: from the local level to the global stage Description: Fostering political engagement and increasing citizens
New EC communication on Better regulation: CoR welcomes the Commission's willingness to cooperate more closely with local and regional authorities
New EC communication on Better regulation: CoR welcomes the Commission's willingness to cooperate more closely with local and regional authorities
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: New EC communication on Better regulation: CoR welcomes the Commission Description: The new European Commission (EC) communication on Better regulation: Joining forces to make better laws sets the scene for better law-making in the European Union and enhances the EC
Supporting EU recovery through better law making: The CoR's RegHub network and the European Commission join forces
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Supporting EU recovery through better law making: The CoR Description: The European Commission has published a new Communication on its better regulation agenda . Building on the existing cooperation with the CoR
30 arrested in the Netherlands and Poland after 5,4 million counterfeit cigarettes seized
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: 30 arrested in the Netherlands and Poland after 5,4 million counterfeit cigarettes seized Description: An international law enforcement operation involving the Netherlands, Poland and Europol has resulted in the arrest of 30 members of a prolific organised crime gang flooding Europe with millions of counterfeit cigarettes. A total of 94 tonnes of tobacco and 5,4 million counterfeit cigarettes have been removed from circulation as a result of this international sweep. This gang is also believed to be involved in violent robberies. This operation was carried out in the framework of the European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats (EMPACT).
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Co-Chairs of JCC Montenegro had bilateral meeting Description: On 14 April 2021, the two Co-Chairs of the Joint Consultative Committee between the CoR and Montenegro (JCC Montenegro), Roberto Ciambetti (IT/ECR) and Aleksandar Kašćelan, Mayor of Cetinje, had a bilateral videoconference meeting. Representatives of the European Conservatives and Reformers (ECR) political group in the CoR, CIVEX Secretariat, and the Union of Municipalities of Montenegro (UOM).
The EU needs an Ocean Law with clear targets to improve marine environment
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: The EU needs an Ocean Law with clear targets to improve marine environment Description: In this interview, Emma Nohrén (SE/Greens) answers five questions on the role of local and regional authorities in protecting the marine environment. The Vice Mayor of the Swedish Municipality of Lysekil is the rapporteur of a draft opinion which calls for a new EU law on oceans with clear targets and milestones to reduce marine pollution and restore marine ecosystems. With the right support, local and regional authorities can set up new measures and projects that contribute to saving the oceans, while providing employment and boosting the economy. Between 4.8 and 12.7 million tonnes of plastic enter the ocean every year. Plastic accounts for 75% of marine litter in the world’s seas.