To influence the thinking of other European institutions and to ensure that concrete ideas are taken up from the local level, a Green Deal Going Local Working Group was launched within the European Committee of the Regions with Renew Europe CoR member Vincent Chauvet (FR/MoDem) as a full member.

The Working group will ensure that cities and regions can bring the European Green Deal off the ground with concrete projects and direct funding to local and regional authorities. Both the European Green Deal and the EU’s recovery strategy should translate into tangible projects and direct funding for local and regional authorities.

During its inauguration, Vincent Chauvet introduced this idea of direct funding of local and regional authorities, asking for support during an exchange with Aurore Lalucq MEP (FR/S&D), chair of the Green New Deal intergroup.

“The reduced economic activity, in combination with tax reliefs and deferment measures offered by LRAs to support citizens and local businesses, caused local revenues to drop dramatically. To counteract a potential drop in investment, to correct the fiscal imbalance and to ensure that cities have adequate resources to undergo the Green, as well as the digital transition, we have to look for solutions” said Chauvet.

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