Navigating the Regulatory Burden: Challenges and Opportunities within the EU Framework

Since the early 2000s, the EU has experienced a slowdown in labor productivity growth, a trend shared with other advanced economies. However, this slowdown has been more pronounced in Europe compared to the United States, thereby widening the productivity gap between the two regions.

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The ENVE Committeeplays a key role within the Committee of the Regions. Recently, several key opinions have been adopted. Among them are namely: Bio-diverse cities and regions beyond 2020 at the UN CBD COP 15 and in the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, adopted in October 2020. The document adopt the official position of the CoR to disseminate in the preparatory meetings and events towards the 15th Conference of Parties of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UN CBD COP 15) and consequently to contribute to the post-2020 EU Biodiversity Strategy2. New circular economy Action Plan, adopted in October 2020. The main objective of this opinion is to develop the territorial pillar of the new Action Plan and define the opportunities and challenges facing the EU's local and regional authorities (LRAs) across the expected policy actions. The European Climate Pact, adopted in ing and future local climate pacts or locally October 2020, It stresses a range of key driven partnerships, working towards clear positions of the CoR such as the fact that climate goals with civil society, businesses the Climate Pact should be first of all an and other relevant stakeholders. enabler for cooperation between the LRAs and the European institutions;
European Child Guarantee

The Future of the European Child Guarantee

The aim of the European Child Guarantee (ECG) is to prevent and combat social exclusion by guaranteeing the access of children in need to the following set of key services: free early childhood education and care; free education (including school-based activities and at least one healthy meal each school day); free healthcare; healthy nutrition; adequate housing.

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European Green Deal

The European Green Deal: new trends and obstacles

The European Green Deal is a central policy initiative of the European Union (EU) aimed at achieving climate neutrality by 2050 and promoting sustainability and green growth. However, the implementation of this ambitious plan has faced several ongoing challenges and complexities.

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EU's Agricultural policy: Key Obstacles

The budget for the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is a substantial part of the overall EU budget. The Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for the EU, covering the years 2021 to 2027, allocated €387 billion for CAP expenditures, making it one of the most significant policy areas in terms of budget allocation. Our aim is to highlight the 10 key challenges that it faces.

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