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08 Aug 2026 | Marcinelle

ECR Group President Marco Marsilio Commemorates the 70th Anniversary of the Marcinelle Disaster

ECR Group President and President of the Abruzzo Region, Marco Marsilio, today took part in the commemorations marking the 70th anniversary of the Marcinelle mining disaster, one o...

 

09 Oct 2019 | Brussels

Improving economic governance and investments at the local level

On 9 October 2019, the ECR Group hosted a conference on "Achieving improved economic governance and investments"

 

08 Oct 2019 | Brussels

Frisian municipalities in Brussels: "The countryside needs to make its voice heard in Europe"

The Association of Frisian Municipalities (VFG) met in Brussels for the first time on 8 October. Rob Jonkman, ECR President and Alderman of Opsterland with responsibility for European affairs, convened the meeting on the occasion of the European Week of Regions and Cities.

 

08 Oct 2019 | Brussels

Investment potential is the key to success

Untapped investment potential: How do we make sure that administrative procedures support businesses?

 

01 Oct 2019 | Brussels

The future of metropolitan regions is in our hands

In April 2019 the president of the Bratislava Self-Governing Region and ECR Group Member, Juraj Droba, was appointed rapporteur of the European Committee of the Regions opinion on "The challenges of metropolitan regions and their position in the future Cohesion Policy post-2020".

 

12 Sep 2019 | Brussels

Eastern Partnership would benefit from increasing support for small cross-border projects

The European Union should deepen relations with neighbours on its eastern borders through more localised and targeted engagement, local and regional leaders from the EU and its partner countries have said.

 

05 Sep 2019 | Brussels

ECR rapporteur Adam Banaszak and Commissioner Stylianides discuss EU involvement in civil protection

As the formation of the new European Commission got underway, the European Committee of the Regions spokesperson on the reform of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism, ECR Vice-President Adam Banaszak, met with the outgoing Commissioner Christos Stylianides to thank him, on behalf of the CoR, for five years of fruitful cooperation.

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