“Stop jeopardising the recovery” – Local and regional leaders call out EU

Key messages of the Declaration are: - Economic recoverywill only be achievable if local and regional governments have a central role in their design and delivery.

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https://cor.europa.eu/en/news/Pages/meeting-with-associations.aspx

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Saturday, December 5, 2020

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European Union, Organizations, Europe, United Nations General Assembly observers, Politics of the European Union, Confederations, Next Generation EU, Conference on the Future of Europe, Region

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Key messages of the Declaration are: - Economic recoverywill only be achievable if local and regional governments have a central role in their design and delivery.
- The Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF)and theEuropean Recovery Instrument ("Next Generation EU")should be adopted by the Members States with no delay so that recovery can start.
- Regions, cities and municipalities should be givendirect access to funds to deliver local green projectsand support the objective of creating a carbon-neutral EU by 2050.
-The Conference on the Future of Europe(the Conference) should kick-off as soon as possible with input from local and regional level focussed on policy areas with a strong territorial impact.
Europe's recovery after the pandemic will succeed only with the help and the support of its regional and local authorities.
We need a three-dimensional Europe with all levels - EU, national, regional and local - working together, for the people".
European associations of local and regional governments should have a seat at the table to articulate the needs of our territories.
The CoR as well as associations representing the interests of local and regional governments also continue working together to influence EU decision-making throughthe Fit4Future platformandRegHubs 2.0 network.