• News

Latest News

Southern Regional Assembly Study – Visit to Brussels

Earlier this month the Irish Regions European Office hosted six Southern Regional Members and two Assembly officials. Beginning their two-day study visit…

EMRA Local Authority Chief Executives Study Visit to Brussels

In March the Irish Regions European Office played host to seven Chief Executives from local authorities in the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly (EMRA)…

Round Up of CoR’s 165th Plenary

The 165th EU Committee of the Regions plenary session started on Wednesday, 2nd April, in the European Parliament’s Hemicycle. It marked the second…

Cork County Council Study Visit to Brussels, January 2025

At the end of January, a delegation of fourteen Cork County Council staff and local representatives underwent a packed three day study visit to Brussels. Starting…

Round Up of CoR’s 164th Plenary

The 164th Plenary session marked the inaugural meeting of the 2025-2030 CoR mandate. The session began on Wednesday 19th February in the European Parliament’s…

Round Up of CoR’s 162nd Plenary

This plenary represented the penultimate session of the mandate and coincided with the European Week of Regions and Cities. Beginning on Monday 7th…

Round up of CoR’s 161st Plenary

This plenary session represented the final session before the summer break. The meeting was the first plenary for new Member Cllr Mick Cahill and alternate…

URBACT Call for Good Practices Open Now!

The URBACT call for Good Practices is accepting applications until June 30th. The project is seeking existing local practices that are impactful, participatory,…

Commission welcomes European Citizens’ Panel recommendations on energy efficiency

150 European citizens adopted 13 recommendations for the European Commission on energy efficiency during the final session of the European Citizens' Panel…

Commission rolls out plans for a European degree

The European Commission has announced a blueprint for a European degree which will pave the way for a new type of joint programme, delivered on a voluntary…

Commission allocates additional €10 million to support researchers from Ukraine under Horizon Europe

The Commission has topped up the budget of the MSCA4Ukraine initiative, set up to support researchers forced to flee Ukraine, with an additional €10…

ROUND UP OF COR’S 159TH PLENARY

The first CoR plenary session of the year took place in the European Parliament’s Hemicycle between the 31st January and the 1st February. There was…

New Regulation on Geographical indication sees protection for craft and industrial projects

The EU has recently adopted a new Regulation on the protection of geographical indications (GI) for craft and industrial projects. Geographical indications…

One-to-one consultation sessions and orientation dialogues with CINEA

The Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC) are the Irish National Contact Point for the EU Innovation Fund. In this capacity…

ROUND UP OF COR’S 158TH PLENARY

The final CoR plenary session of the year took place on the 29th and 30th November, featuring a packed agenda the Irish delegation was active and vocal…

Cork City Council Study-Visit to Brussels

A delegation, led by Deputy Lord Mayor Colette Finn, and including the Chairs of the Cork City Council Strategic Planning Committee and the equivalent…

Round up of CoR’s 157th Plenary

Coinciding with the 21st edition of the European Week of Regions and Cities (EWRC), The Committee of the Regions (CoR) held its 157th Plenary session between…

Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly Visit

Coinciding with the 156th CoR plenary session, the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly (EMRA) undertook a two-day study visit to Brussels. The delegation,…
© Irish Regions European Office