Council of European Municipalities and Regions

The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) is the organisation representing over 100 000 local and regional governments (LRGs) across Europe. CEMR welcomes the Commissions request for input on its initiative to simplify and streamline the EUs digital legislation to reduce regulatory complexity and compliance costs, provided that such measures will not undermine the objectives of existing legislation.

The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) is the representative organisation of local and regional governments in Europe, bringing together more than 100,000 municipalities, cities and regions from 40 countries. Local and regional governments are at the heart of the circular economy transition.

The detailed version of CEMR's contribution is attached. The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) is the broadest European association of local and regional governments. CEMR welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the revision of the EU public procurement framework.

CEMR acknowledges the need to increase renewable energy to reach EU climate targets for 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2050. We support ambitious climate and energy policy and action in line with 2050 climate neutrality for the EU, involving local and regional authorities (LRAs) as forerunners, as long as accompanied by appropriate frameworks, measures and financial resources.

1. CEMR welcomes the priority given by the European Commission to renewable energy. CEMR supports ambitious climate and energy targets in line with 2050 climate neutrality 2. CEMR supports measures and targets for renewable energy on a voluntary basis put forward by MS 3. CEMR supports the implementation of the current directive, accompanied by appropriate resources 4.

The detailed version of CEMR's contribution is available attached. The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) is the broadest European association of local and regional governments. Local and Regional Governments (LRGs) play a significant role in this area as they are the largest investors and contracting authorities in the EU, both in terms of numbers of contracts and contract volume.

CEMR welcomes the European Commissions Right to Stay initiative. For CEMR, the right to stay means that every person should be able to live, work and thrive in the place of their choice, without being constrained by lack of services, opportunities or affordability. Delivering on this right requires a place-based, integrated and multilevel governance approach, with local and regional governments at its core. 1.

A need for more flexibility in line with overarching objectives CEMR considers the proposal for a directive to be too detailed, not respecting subsidiarity, entailing undue costs for the energy transition for both property owners and the economy at large. It includes unrealistic, unpractical and costly demands to upgrade entire classes of buildings in a very limited time-frame.

OUR MAIN MESSAGES IN SUMMARY 1)CEMR supports ambitious climate and energy targets in line with 2050 climate neutrality for the EU Member States (MS) and in non-EU countries where EU legislation applies. We emphasise the need to involve LRGs in both planning and implementation.

Summary: • more waste handling is expensive, and producers should pay for the impact of their products • possible conflict with state aid rules and polluter pays principle • Extended producer responsibility (EPR) – when well organised – could reduce waste and support circular value chains • local and regional authorities should be a targeted stakeholder The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) is…

CEMR acknowledges the need for increased energy efficiency and energy savings as necessary components to reach EU climate targets for 2030 and carbon neutrality 2050. We support ambitious climate and energy policy and action involving local and regional authorities (LRAs) as forerunners, when accompanied by appropriate frameworks, measures and financial resources.

Our CEMR key messages are: 1. CEMR welcomes the priority given by the European Commission to saving energy and using energy efficiently. CEMR supports ambitious climate and energy targets in line with 2050 climate neutrality 2. CEMR supports measures and targets for renewable energy on a voluntary basis put forward by MS 3.

The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the European Commission's consultation on the revision of the EU Climate Law. As the oldest and broadest European association of Local and Regional Governments (LRGs), we highlight the urgent necessity of upholding the EUs climate ambition through the 2040 targets, and the key role of local administrations in carrying…

The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) welcomes the proposal for a Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA) by the European Commission as it has the means to enable the transition to low-carbon energy while ensuring the need to strengthen European industry in strategic technologies, and sees a need for faster and more efficient permitting processes for the necessary green transition.

CEMR, the largest association representing local and regional governments (LRG) across Europe, welcomes the possibility to provide input to the European Housing Simplification Act. While housing requires European attention, measures need to be adaptable to each Member State and the principle of subsidiarity must be respected.

The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) welcomes the ongoing simplification efforts for EU regulations and the valuable stakeholder consultation process. Local and regional governments play a key role in promoting economic growth and in all sectors and support sustainable business practices.

The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) welcomes this initiative aimed at providing guidance to Member States in their implementation of RED III concerning the designation of renewables acceleration areas.

The Council of European municipalities and regions (CEMR) welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a regulation to establish the Just Transition Fund, which is in line with the European Union's ambition to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR), representing 60 national associations of local and regional governments from 41 countries, welcomes the opportunity to comment on the draft Implementing Act on Sustainable Urban Mobility Indicators (SUMI). As the voice of Europes cities, towns and regions, CEMR works to ensure that EU legislation is realistic, proportionate and aligned with local needs.

The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) is the broadest association of local and regional governments in Europe. Its members are 60 national associations of municipalities and regions from 40 European countries. We enclosed our feedback.

Lessons learned from 2014-2020 period, and the reactions to COVID crisis and war on Ukraine showed that more flexibility in implementation, reporting and monitoring was possible in Cohesion Policy. The RRF showed it was possible to unlock massive investments for the green and digital transitions; smart, sustainable and inclusive growth; social and territorial cohesion; health, social and institutional resilience and…

The detailed version of CEMR's contribution is available attached. The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) is the broadest European association of local and regional governments. We are the only organisation that brings together one million democratically elected European politicians in 60 member associations from 40 countries.