EIOPA publishes its Discussion Paper on the Methodological Framework for Stress-Testing IORPs
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The CoR and the Joint Research Centre step up their cooperation to pilot Smart Specialisation Strategies for Sustainability in EU regions
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: The CoR and the Joint Research Centre step up their cooperation to pilot Smart Specialisation Strategies for Sustainability in EU regions Description: The EU’s pilot initiative “Smart Specialisation Strategies for Sustainability" (S4) was launched in Seville today by the President of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), Apostolos Tzitzikostas, and the Director for Growth and Innovation of the European Commission
Cohesion policy: cities and regions warn against delays and trends towards centralisation as a result of the pandemic
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Cohesion policy: cities and regions warn against delays and trends towards centralisation as a result of the pandemic Description: The full respect of the "partnership principle" and its implementation under the new instruments financed by Next Generation EU, such as the Just Transition Fund and the Recovery and Resilience Facility, are among the main requests included in the opinion adopted today by the members of the European Committee of the Region’s (CoR) Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy and EU Budget (COTER). Members were also briefed on the progress of the European Year of Rail and exchanged views on an opinion about the gender dimension of structural and cohesion funds 2021-2027.
Six arrested for siphoning €12 million in fraudulent COVID-19 unemployment payments from France
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Six arrested for siphoning €12 million in fraudulent COVID-19 unemployment payments from France Description: On 16 June, officers from the French National Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Nationale) and the Israeli Police (משטרת ישראל) closed in on the members of an organised crime group running a sophisticated benefit fraud scheme on either side the Mediterranean Sea. A total of six individuals were arrested in various locations across France.
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Fake perfumes assembly site dismantled in Italy Description: The Italian Carabinieri Corps (NAS Carabinieri), supported by Europol, dismantled an organised crime group involved in the trafficking of counterfeit goods including counterfeit perfumes produced in EU-neighbouring countries.
Tourism in Montenegro will change because of the pandemic, Montenegrin local leaders say
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Tourism in Montenegro will change because of the pandemic, Montenegrin local leaders say Description: Montenegro must overcome a period of political tension and administrative disruption and "do its homework" on issues related to the rule of law if it is to maintain the pace of its bid to join the European Union, local and regional leaders from Montenegro were told at a meeting and the European Committee of the Regions on 10 June.