European Week for Waste Reduction

Highlights - Joint Meeting REGI-COTER Commission of the European Committee of Regions - 12.10.23 - Committee on Regional Development

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Joint Meeting REGI-COTER Commission of the European Committee of Regions - 12.10.23

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  • Joint Meeting REGI-COTER Commission of the European Committee of Regions - 12.10.23
    16-10-2023 - 11:59
    As part of the programme of the 21st European Week of Regions and Cities, the REGI committee held a joint meeting with its counterpart in the Committee of the Regions, the Commission on Territorial Cohesion Policy and EU Budget (COTER), from 09.30-11.00 on Thursday 12 October in meeting room SPINELLl 3G3.The joint REGI-COTER meeting provided Members of the European Parliament and the European Committee of the Regions with an opportunity to discuss with Commissioner Elisa Ferreira how the policy needs to be shaped in the future, in order to ensure that it can effectively achieve its objectives.
  • The subject of the joint meeting was "The future of cohesion policy beyond 2027".
  • Speakers also included Emil Boc, Chair of COTER and of the Committee of the Regions; and Younous Omarjee, Chair of REGI.
  • The Agenda is attached.

The European Week for Waste Reduction rewards its best actions implemented in 2020

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The most outstanding awareness-raising actions on waste reduction implemented during the 2020 European Week for Waste Reduction were announced on 1 June 2021 in an online ceremony, held as a pre-conference event of the European Green Week 2021.

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  • The most outstanding awareness-raising actions on waste reduction implemented during the 2020 European Week for Waste Reduction were announced on 1 June 2021 in an online ceremony, held as a pre-conference event of the European Green Week 2021.
  • Virginijus
    Franoise Bonnet, Secretary General at ACR+ and Tjisse Stelpstra, member of
    this great celebration of the European Week for Waste Reduction.
  • Tjisse Stelpstra , member of the European Committee of the Region, declared: "There is no waste!
  • European Special Prize category: Visible actions for invisible waste board game,
    implemented Collegi Sant Josep, Navs, Catalonia (Spain), E.P.

The European Week for Waste Reduction rewards its best actions implemented in 2019

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Friday, June 26, 2020
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Winning

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  • Winning
    projects come from Greece, Italy and Spain The annual European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) Awards Ceremony took place online on 25 June and revealed the names of the most outstanding awareness-raising actions on waste reduction implemented in November 2019.
  • The European Committee of the regions supports the European Week of Waste Reduction initiative and is a member of its steering committee.
  • With sustainable products, more waste prevention and high-quality recycling we are boosting the transition to a circular economy" Virginijus Sinkeviius, European Commission.
  • Jury member Kata Ttt, Deputy Mayor of Budapest, said:"I am very proud to represent the European Committee of the Regions in the European Week for Waste Reduction.
  • The challenge of building a sustainable and climate-neutral Europe for our future generations must also go through the transition to a circular economy, with new waste management practices and awareness raising actions.
  • The EWWR 2019 Award winners are: 1.Public administration and organisationcategory awarded by Kata Ttt, CoR National awareness campaign We all participate in waste reduction" implemented by ERT S.A - the Greek Public Service Broadcasting Corporation in Greece.
  • 5.Citizenscategory awarded by Mohammed Chahim, European Parliament AmbiMapp, your guide to a sustainable lifestyle, implemented by Ambimente in Italy.
  • The EWWR A key event in waste prevention In 2019, the number of actions carried out as part of the EWWR reached a record of 16,570.
  • We are now looking forward to the next EWWR edition from 21 to 29 November 2020, which will focus on invisible waste.