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05 Oct 2026 | Brussels

Biondi to shape the future of Europe’s Capitals of Culture

The ECR Group welcomes the appointment of Pierluigi Biondi, Mayor of L’Aquila, to lead work on the European Committee of the Regions' opinion on the future of the European Capitals...

 

25 Jun 2019 | Brussels

Shaping the future of the Eastern Partnership

The European Committee of the Regions has appointed ECR Member Tadeusz Andrzejewski (Member of the Vilnius Municipal Council in Lithuania), as its spokesperson on ''Local and Regional Authorities shaping the future of the Eastern Partnership'' on June 25, 2019.

 

25 Jun 2019 | Brussels

A macro-regional strategy for the Carpathian region

The European Committee of the Regions has decided that Władysław Ortyl, Marshal of the Podkarpackie region in Poland and chair of the Polish delegation in the ECR Group, will be its spokesperson on the launch of a Carpathian macro-regional strategy.

 

24 Jun 2019 | Milan

Milano-Cortina to host the 2026 Winter Olympics

Under the careful leadership of our Member, Luca Zaia, President of the Veneto Region, Italian sport has won a major victory. On 24 June, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially announced that the 2026 Winter Olympics will be held jointly by Milan and Cortina.

 

14 Jun 2019 | Brussels

Mayor Paweł Grzybowski takes part in the EU Digital Assembly

On 13-14 June 2019, Paweł Grzybowski, Mayor of Rypin in Poland and Member of our ECR Group, participated in the EU Digital Assembly that took place in Bucharest, Romania.

 

07 Jun 2019 | Netherlands

Local leaders call for reshaping the EU at an annual Localism Summit in the Netherlands

The European Union needs to re-shape its politics to ensure that local and regional governments have a greater role in designing and improving policies, leading politicians from the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group said at the second Localism Summit, on 7 June.

 

06 Jun 2019 | Brussels

Local Leader of the Year 2019

We are pleased to announce that Cllr David Simmonds is the winner of the 2019 Local Leader of the Year Award.

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