CoR - Framework Contract from the Committee of the Regions to set up a network of experts in the fields of a. Climate change, energy and trans-European energy networks, b. Sustainable development and environment, including natural resources, civil protection and tourism; c. Maritime issues and fishing, d. Common Agricultural Policy and rural development, e. Consumer protection and public health.

This framework contract with the Committee of the Regions (CoR), aims at providing various types of expertise assistance to support its services, research and planning activities, which cover its political priorities that are the responsibility of the Committee of Sustainable Development (recently renamed as Committee on the Environment, Climate change and Energy - ENVE): Sustainable development and environment, including natural resources, civil protection and tourism, climate change, energy and trans-European networks energy, maritime affairs and fisheries, common agricultural policy and rural development, consumer policy and public health. The plan gives the CoR a network of experts who have the ability to react quickly and therefore allows for wider consultation with local and regional stakeholders, offer the CoR the possibility of drawing up specific opinions on topics of interest and enables the Committee to draw knowledge generated by research centers or universities in the evaluation of policies. Cooperation with the ENVE includes the preparation of analytical documents of policies and summaries, impact assessments and reports on Sustainable Development, and the organization of conferences and events.