Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant Communities in a Global Age

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European Entrepreneurial Region (EER) The European Entrepreneurial Region (EER) is a project that identifies and rewards EU regions and cities which show an outstanding and innovative entrepreneurial policy strategy, irrespective of their size, wealth and competences.

Eastern Partnership (CORLEAP) Set up by the CoR in 2011, the Conference of Regional and Local Authorities for the Eastern Partnership (CORLEAP) i Unusual Foods where household staples are replaced with new, sustainable options such as insects and algae. Developing alternative supply chains against growing global tensions has become increasingly important. Trends, such as nationalism and protectionism – along with consumer pressure for greener, low-mileage supply chains – also create a favourable political and social climate for localising routes to market, and it is really starting to hit home. According to the our Global Risk report, 50% of respondents have regionalised their supply chain and nearshored production.

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Welcome Spaces at Kippax and Garforth has now started. Pop in to Garforth Library and One Stop or Kippax Community Hub and Library for free teas, coffee and hot chocolate. The COVID-19 pandemic and the energy crisis caused by the war in Ukraine have shown how important the close interaction between the environment and citizens is. At the same time, the threat of natural hazards, environmental risks, ecosystem degradation and global warming has not lost its relevance, and climate action is more urgent than ever. Cities and regions are key players when it comes to delivering the goals of the Online surveys, consultations and events are open to regional and local authorities, associations, NGOs, experts and academics. The CoR also works closely with national, regional and local authorities, making their voices heard and fostering political debate, not only in Brussels, but also in EU regions and cities, outside Europe and online.Sebastian Łukaszewicz (PL/ECR), Deputy President of the Podlaskie region, said: "Public finance from Member States and EU The key is to assess supply chain risks in terms of dependency, quality, environmental and social impact, while importantly risk assessing for ‘abnormal events’ by looking at alternative sourcing, shortening supply chains where possible, and monitoring risk indicators.

It is understood that there are practical health care solutions; in combating loneliness, debt anxiety and stress about finance for example, to be found in the heart of communities, rather than through prescriptive medicine, with many GPs often stretched, without the time to fully explore the many complex underlying social needs of their patient. The Bureau is a group of CoR members that can be thought of as CoR's political driving force: it draws up its political priorities and oversees their implementation. The Bureau meets before each plenary session to coordinate the work of the plenary assembly and the commissions. It also gathers two times a year in extraordinary meetings in the EU country holding the Presidency of the Council of the EU. Green Deal Going Local Green Deal Going Local is a flagship initiative of the European Committee of the Regions that aims to place cities and regions at the heart of the EU's transition to climate neutrality. Kippax Halloween Trail is almost complete with over two dozen entries. Visit the spooktacular displays around the village from 29th October - 31st October. Members and alternates, YEPs and members of the network of local and regional councillors are invited to share their recently achieved or ongoing projects and initiatives on the following themes:Shop local’ is a retail movement that has gained real traction in recent years, as organisations attempt to encourage consumers to buy produce, clothing and day-today items from local, independent businesses, rather than large retailers. Subsidiarity Monitoring Network The Subsidiarity Monitoring Network (SMN) was set up to facilitate the exchange of information between local and regional authorities and the Union level through the whole policy cycle regarding various documents and legislative proposals which, once adopted, will have a direct impact on these authorities and the policies for which they are responsible. National delegations are made up of CoR members from each of 27 EU countries. They reflect the political, geographical and local balance of each Member State. When we are told we must cut carbon emissions by 80%, “Where’s the story in that? Where’s the ‘I have a dream’ in that? What would that smell like?” Hopkins asks. “What communities can do so powerfully is to tell stories.” His new book, From What Is to What If, offers many inspiring stories of practical action, from the National Park City movement to the Bristol streets that have banned cars to allow children to play. Hopkins argues that we are “frogs in the boiling pan of imaginative decline” and we can and must leap free. As Paolo Lugari, the founder of a Colombian experiment in sustainable living, put it: “We are not confronting an energy crisis, but one of imagination and enthusiasm.” We are social creatures living in a time that is trying to stop us from being that Rob Hopkins A new chapter for EU democracy The new chapter for EU democracy campaign focuses on strengthening the democratic culture in Europe's regions and cities by promoting civic education, further encouraging youth participation and gender balance in decision-making, and fostering the debate on EU issues within local and regional elections.