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The EU plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50 % by 2030, and to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. This will require a socio-economic transformation in regions relying on fossil fuels and carbon-intensive industries. As part of the European Green Deal, the new Commission has announced a 'Just Transition Mechanism' of €100 billion to support the territories most affected by the transition towards climate neutrality.

The role of sub-national bodies in EU decision-making has grown. In this regard, significant changes were introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon, which inserted an explicit reference to the sub-national dimension of the subsidiarity principle, and granted the Committee of the Regions the right to bring an action for annulment. While the 'Early Warning Mechanism' for subsidiarity monitoring is primarily concerned with national parliaments, regional parliaments with legislative powers form a separate category ...

This in-depth analysis was written upon request of the Committee on Regional Development visiting Martinique, an outermost region of the EU, belonging to France. The analysis provides an overview of the region of Martinique, its political, economic and administrative system, and of the Operational Programme for the period of 2014-2020.

Esta nota proporciona una perspectiva general sobre Polonia, su sistema político, su economía y su organización administrativa, junto con una descripción del apoyo comunitario a Polonia y los programas operativos incluidos en el marco estratégico nacional de referencia para el periodo 2007-13. Asimismo, se centra en las especificidades de la región de Silesia, sus estrategias de desarrollo y sus retos principales para el futuro. Esta nota se ha preparado en el contexto de la delegación de la Comisión ...

A reference document which outlines the position of the Parliament in relation to the participation of local and regional authorities in the EU. The Draft Treaty on EU is the starting point of this research, then the twelve years up to and including the Conference 'Towards a Europe based on Democracy and Solidarity', of October 1996, are taken into account.