
Council of the European Union decided on 26 July 2016 in Brussels that Croatia will take a Presidency of the EU in the first half of 2020.

Council of the European Union decided on 26 July 2016 in Brussels that Croatia will take a Presidency of the EU in the first half of 2020.

After a six-year procedure, 30 necropoles of Stećci tombstones from Croatia and neighbouring countries have been included on the World Heritage List.

The current programming period of cohesion policy is set until 2020.

Every two years, the European Committee of the Regions brings politicians from every level of government in Europe - local, regional, national and European - together with experts and stakeholders to the European Summit of Regions and Cities, to discuss policies that affect day-to-day life and business in territories across the European Union.

This lunchtime briefing held at the Committee of the Regions on 05.07.2016. 2016 was aimed at presenting good practices and recommendations as regards the public procurement systems in EU Member States with a view to enhancing investments at local and regional level.