The European Committee of the Regions has called on the European Union to be ready to provide additional long-term funding to support Ukraine's recovery from the war, in an opinion that backs the start of membership talks with Ukraine and Moldova.
The European Committee of the Regions has welcomed the European Council's decision to open membership talks with Ukraine and Moldova, and to grant candidate status to Georgia and, subject to further reforms, to Bosnia and Herzegovin
The European Union and any country wishing to join the EU need to do more to address the concerns of young people and secure their participation in politics, local and regional politicians from the EU, the western Balkans, Turkey, Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia at a two-day conference focused on EU enlargement.
President Maia Sandu of Moldova has emphasised the empowerment of local authorities will be central to the success of reforms in her country, pledging to increase funding available to them. Speaking on the eve of a summit of the Eastern Partnership, she also urged local public administrations "to build partnerships, support each other and share good practices".
Speaking at a meeting of foreign ministers on 15 October, the foreign-policy chief of the European Union, Federica Mogherini, underlined the importance of working with local and regional authorities to communicate about the EU with citizens of the six Eastern Partnership countries.
Speaking at a meeting of foreign ministers on 15 October, the foreign-policy chief of the European Union, Federica Mogherini, underlined the importance of working with local and regional authorities to communicate about the EU with citizens of the six Eastern Partnership countries.
Local leaders from the European Union and Eastern Partnership have given their full backing to two sets of proposals on how to strengthen local economies in Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, drawing particular attention to the potential stimulus provided by tailored partnerships beyond national capitals.
Two weeks before the European Commission unveils its long-term funding proposals for the European Union's foreign policy, local and regional leaders from the EU and from the six Eastern Partnership countries underlined at a meeting on 29 May that they wish to see a budget that provides adequate financial and administrative support for local and regional authorities and for efforts to stimulate local-level democracy.
Two weeks before the European Commission unveils its long-term funding proposals for the European Union's foreign policy, local and regional leaders from the EU and from the six Eastern Partnership countries underlined at a meeting on 29 May that they wish to see a budget that provides adequate financial and administrative support for local and regional authorities and for efforts to stimulate local-level democracy.
