Local and regional authorities, represented within the EU by the European Committee of the Regions, have always been the backbone of European democracy. The recent COVID-19 pandemic showed native and regional leaders because the driving pressure of local communities, responding in the course of the emergency and main the EU’s restoration. Bringing Europe nearer to people by way of its villages, cities and areas will therefore be the primary mission of our Committee achieved by way of three main priorities. The European Committee of the Regions intervenes at several phases of the EU law-making course of. CoR commissions draft opinions on EU legislative proposals and members collect in plenary to vote and adopt those opinions. The CoR additionally works intently with nationwide, regional and local authorities, making their voices heard and fostering political debate, not only in Brussels, but also in EU areas and cities, outdoors Europe and on-line.
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