On September 15, 2017 Vleva agency (The Liaison agency Flanders-Europe) hosted the event “Breakfast session Europe on the Move: the mobility package” for the purpose of clarifying the extensive mobility package of the European Commission called “Europe on the move”.

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in cooperation with ECOLISE has organized the conference „Launch of The European Day of Sustainable Communities“. The conference started on 22nd September.

The conference „Financing climate action at local regional level: funding opportunities for the adaptation challenge“, organized by Commission for the Environment, Climate Change and Energy, took place in Brussels, at the European Committee of the Regions, on September 19th 2017.

On Saturday, 1 July 2017, Estonia takes upon its shoulders the presidency of the council of the European Union – a rotating presidency every member of the EU holds for six months at a time. This means that for the next six months, Estonia will be responsible for defining the council’s positions while taking into account the interests of all member states and remaining neutral at the same time.The majority of the themes to be dealt with by the current presidency originate from the preceding presidency – in Estonia’s case, from Malta’s. However, each country holding the presidency can highlight in their own presidency programme the themes which require more attention.

Estonia’s priorities during its six-month presidency are:

• An open and innovative European economy – developing a business environment that supports knowledge-based growth and competitiveness
• A safe and secure Europe – strengthening the fight against terrorism and crime, continuing the work on the migration crises and increasing defence expenditure
• A digital Europe and the free movement of data – ensuring modern and secure e-communications to be available across Europe
• An inclusive and sustainable Europe – supporting equal opportunities for high-quality education, employment and development of skills

The EU Commission is allocating €357 million of Cohesion Policy funds to build a bridge that will connect the southernmost part of the country and Dubrovnik to the rest of mainland Croatia.