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European Commission Statement Garching, 11 Apr 2024 Minister-President, dear Markus, Professor Günter, Thank you very much for the invitation. That was an impressive presentation and visit here for me. I will tak...

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​Ahead of the upcoming European elections, members of the CoR commission for Citizenship, Governance, Institutional and External Affairs (CIVEX) discussed active subsidiarity and increased participation of local and regional authorities in the EU legislative process, countering disinformation and fighting drug trafficking during the meeting on 10 April.

Locally produced renewable energy could play a considerable role in building more resilient local communities while making the EU more energy independent, energy secure and contributing to decarbonisation goals. In this regard, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) highlights the largely untapped potential of geothermal energy in Europe, where it only represents 2,8 % of renewable energy sources used.

The President of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), Vasco Alves Cordeiro, and the Chair of the COTER commission, Emil Boc, are bringing regions and cities' concerns about the future of cohesion in the EU to the 9th Cohesion Forum, which gathers in Brussels – today and tomorrow - hundreds of decision makers and stakeholders from across Europe.

European Commission Factsheet Brussels, 11 Apr 2024 Managing migration responsibly Managing migration responsibly

European Commission Press release Brussels, 11 Apr 2024 The European Investment Fund (EIF), backed by the InvestEU programme, is committing €40 million to an INOKS Capital-run investment fund for sustainable food systems.

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