Germany: SWSG concludes financing contract with the EIB
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Germany: SWSG concludes financing contract with the EIB Description: The EIB is the world’s largest provider of climate finance. As the bank of the European Union, it supports social housing and energy efficiency projects. The deal with SWSG (Stuttgarter Wohnungs- und Städtebaugesellschaft mbH), which is owned by the Stuttgart municipality, is the EIB’s first with a property company in the German federal state of Baden-Württemberg.
Electoral shake-up and impact of the pandemic in the spotlight at Montenegro meeting
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Electoral shake-up and impact of the pandemic in the spotlight at Montenegro meeting Description: Montenegro will need the strong support of the European Union to cope with major economic and political changes and to ensure that it becomes a member of the EU, local and regional politicians from the EU and Montenegro agreed at a meeting on 18 November.
ARLEM welcomes the launch of a set of indicators to assess progress of gender equality in the Mediterranean region
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: ARLEM welcomes the launch of a set of indicators to assess progress of gender equality in the Mediterranean region Description: ARLEM welcomes the launch of a set of indicators to assess progress of gender equality in the Mediterranean region. The Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM) welcomed the launch at the UfM Conference Women for the Mediterranean of the UfM Institutional Ministerial follow-up mechanism and its indicators, adopted this year by the UfM Member States, that will allow to monitor and measure for the coming years gender equality progress in the region.
CoR ECONomic Bulletin No. 9: Updates on the COVID-19 crisis
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: CoR ECONomic Bulletin No. 9: Updates on the COVID-19 crisis Description: The Covid-19 pandemic has substantial repercussions on the European economies. The ECON Commission of the European Committee of the Regions prepares regular economic bulletins on recent research, articles and discussions on the socio-economic impact of the pandemic in Europe and on the different economic response measures planned and implemented at EU, national, regional and local level.
Results of the joint CoR-OECD survey on "The impact of COVID-19 on EU regional and local governments"
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Results of the joint CoR-OECD survey on "The impact of COVID-19 on EU regional and local governments" Description: The global COVID-19 pandemic and the socio-economic crisis it has engendered have a strong territorial dimension with a profound impact on subnational governments. To better understand and assess it, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the CoR joined forces to carry out an online survey on "The impact of COVID-19 on regional and local governments: governance, finance and recovery plans". It gathered 300 responses from representatives of regional, intermediate, and municipal governments in 24 Member States of the EU.
Survey: application of the principles of partnership and multi-level governance
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Survey: application of the principles of partnership and multi-level governance Description: The principle of partnership is a key feature in the programming and implementation of the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF), building on the multi-level governance approach and ensuring the involvement of civil society and social partners. The Common Provisions Regulation, together with the European Code of Conduct on Partnership (ECCP), sets out the common standards for partner involvement in ESIF Partnership Agreements and programme preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. In order to provide the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) with the necessary evidence it has commissioned a study on this important matter.