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29 Oct 2026 | Trieste

Fedriga hosted COTER seminar in Trieste, putting regions at the heart of Europe’s cohesion agenda

ECR member and President of the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia Massimiliano Fedriga hosted the European Committee of the Regions’ COTER external seminar, bringing regio...

 

27 Jan 2026 | Brussels

Zacharides engages with stakeholders and members on European Business Wallets

ECR member Branislav Zacharides held a stakeholder consultation, gathering insights from industry, and an exchange of views with members of the ECON Commission on his opinion, “European Business Wallets.” “The European Business Wallets is a tool of particular importance for SMEs and start-ups, which often lack the administrative capacity to navigate the requirements of different regions and Member States,” said Mr Zacharides.

 

22 Dec 2025 | Brussels

President Marsilio Christmas wishes

As we approach the end of the year and the Christmas festivities, it is the perfect time to pause and reflect on our 2025. This year has marked the beginning of a new mandate for the European Committee of the Regions and for our political group. We commenced this journey with the election of a new ECR Presidency and Bureau, alongside highly engaged and active members.

 

16 Dec 2025 | Pirot

Magyar co-chairs JCC Serbia and highlights importance of local dimension in enlargement process

ECR Vice-President Anna Magyar co-chaired today the Joint Consultative Committee CoR–Serbia meeting in Pirot, a format bringing together local and regional leaders from Serbia and the European Union.

 

11 Dec 2025 | Brussels

First VP Ortyl calls for separate funding for cohesion and agriculture in the new MFF

ECR 1st Vice-President Władysław Ortyl spoke on behalf of the ECR Group during the CoR Plenary debate on the new MFF proposal with the two European Parliament co-rapporteur on the file, Siegfried Mureșan (EPP/RO) and Carla Tavares (S&D/PT).

 

11 Dec 2025 | Rome

President Marsilio at Atreju: regional ownership of investments is crucial

ECR President Marco Marsilio spoke at a high-level panel on Cohesion policy at the Fratelli d'Italia annual event Atreju in Rome. In a panel featuring Tommaso Foti, Italian Minister for European Affairs, Cohesion policy and NRRP, European Parliament Vice-President Antonella Sberna, Luigi Sbarra, Undersecretary of State for Italy's South, and Guido Castelli, Senator and Commissioner for post-earthquake reconstruction, President Marsilio underlined the importance of Cohesion Policy in the framework of the new EU budget proposal.

 

10 Dec 2025 | Brussels

Single Market is key for EU competitiveness

The ECR Group in the European Committee of the Regions held a panel on the Future of the Single Market today. Moderated by ECR member Lorenzo Galligani, CoR rapporteur on the Single Market, the panel was opened by ECR Group President Marco Marsilio and saw the participation of Jadwiga Emilewicz, Former Polish Deputy Prime Minister Vice-President of the Sobieski Institute; Ilpo Heltimoinen, former CoR member and CoR rapporteur on Strengthening local and regional economic resilience; and Natália Čerňanová, Member of the youth wing of the Freedom and Solidarity party (SaS) from Slovakia in representation of the young conservative.

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