CoR - Building sector: Europe's local government call time on waste

CoR - Building sector: Europe's local government call time on waste

EU plans to improve resource efficiency in the building sector may only be successful with local government involvement and support to the weaker regions. Reacting to European Commission proposals, the Committee of the Regions (CoR) raised concern that "the role of local and regional authorities had been worryingly overlooked" despite their responsibility for local housing development and resource efficiency. Led by Csaba Borboly, President of Harghita County Council in Romania, the CoRs' opinion adopted today further calls for greater EU investment in overcoming the challenges in developing sustainable buildings and expanding local green infrastructure. (...)