On 1 July 2026, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) adopted an opinion calling for local and regional authorities to be formally involved in the EU’s future internal security instrument for 2028–2034. The opinion welcomes a proposed increase in security funding under the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) but warns that without local participation, the policy could become re‑centralised. CoR stresses that regions and municipalities run policing, emergency services and civil protection, making them operational actors, not just beneficiaries. The committee urges the Commission to mandate their participation in planning, coordination and implementation, to secure a minimum share of national allocations, and to simplify funding mechanisms for smaller authorities. It also highlights the importance of local governance for social cohesion and counter‑radicalisation.
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