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The European Commission has put forward today its proposal for a Brexit Adjustment Reserve, as agreed by the European Council in July, to help counter the adverse economic and social consequences – at the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020 - in the Member States and sectors that are worst affected. It will have an overall budget of €5 billion. The Reserve will support businesses and employment in affected sectors. It will assist regions and local communities, including t

December 2020 marks the 5th anniversary of the launch of the ESIF open Data platform. The platform provides access to unique data on the monitoring of investment plans, implementation and achievements of a significant share of the EU Budget delivered through cohesion policy - the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF),  European Social Fund (ESF) and the Cohesion Fund - the EU Agricultural and Rural Development Fund (EAFRD) and the EU Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF). A revamped; inter

Two years ago, on 11 December 2018, Antonio Megalizzi and Bartek Orent-Niedzielski fell during the terrorist attack in Strasbourg. They were courageous journalists with a dedication towards the European Union and its values. To honour their memory the European Commission has set up the Megalizzi – Niedzielski prize for aspiring journalists, which rewards and encourages promising journalists that share Antonio and Bartek’s enthusiasm for the European project. In 2020, already at its s

The Commission welcomes the political agreement by the European Parliament and the Council on the Commission's proposal for a Just Transition Fund (JTF). With this, all instruments related to cohesion policy have now been agreed, and are pending the final approval of the legal texts by the European Parliament Plenary and the Council. Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Elisa Ferreira, said: “The green transition will only be successful if everyone benefits from it. T

 The #EURegionsWeek organisers are glad to announce the dates of the next edition of the European Week of Regions and Cities: 11 to 14 October 2021 (save the date!). The following 4 themes emerged very clearly out of the 819 replies received to the post event survey, and will therefore constitute the focus of the 19th edition: Green, Cohesion, Citizens, Digital.  In order to get ready for the next edition, we will as usual launch the application during the 1st partners’ meeting w

The New Leipzig Charter- The transformative power of cities for the common good was adopted at the Informal Ministerial Meetings organised on 30 November 2020 under German Presidency. The New Leipzig Charter provides a key policy framework document for sustainable urban development in Europe. The Charter highlights that cities need to establish integrated and sustainable urban development strategies and ensure their implementation for the city as a whole, from its functional areas to its ne

The Commission welcomes today’s political agreement reached by the European Parliament and EU Member States on the Commission’s proposal for post-2020 on the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Cohesion Fund (CF). This is the fourth file related to cohesion policy where trilogue negotiations are concluded, pending the final approval of the legal texts by the European Parliament Plenary and the Council. Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Elisa Ferreira, said: “

DG REGIO will be holding a Special Session at the Citizen Engagement and Deliberative Democracy Festival, on Thursday 10, 9:30-11:00am (CET).  The event “Citizen Engagement Strategies: putting participation in Cohesion policy into practice”, will feature an interactive debate between Claudia Chwalisz (OECD), Sandor Lederer (K-Monitor), and Francesco Amodeo (DG REGIO), with contributions from Karolis Granickas (Open Contracting Partnership) and Patrick Lavelle (EC), and moderated