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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...

 

03 Jun 2019 | Oslo

Representing the CoR at the European Green Capital & European Green Leaf Awards

In June this year, I had the privilege of representing the European Committee of the Regions in my capacity as the ECR Co-ordinator for the ENVE Commission.

 

29 May 2019 | Brussels

Italian Parliament: Roberto Ciambetti calls for giving a stronger role to regions in EU institutions

On 29 May 2019 our ECR Bureau Member Roberto Ciambetti, President of the Regional Council of Veneto in Italy, spoke during the hearing of the CoR Members on the European Commission's communication on better regulation.

 

23 May 2019 | Brussels

Carlo Fidanza elected to the European Parliament

The last European Parliamentary elections held in May were a great success for the Brothers of Italy party (Fratelli d'Italia), with five of its MEPs elected.

 

18 May 2019 | Brussels

Marshal Władysław Ortyl appointed spokesperson on the Carpathian strategy

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

 

13 May 2019 | Brussels

Involving European regions in humanitarian aid

In February this year, I went on a short but intense mission to Ethiopia with Doctors with Africa CUAMM (University College for Aspiring Missionary Doctors), an association with which the Veneto Region has been cooperating for many years in the field of health and the training of medical and paramedical personnel on the African continent.

 

19 Apr 2019 | Brussels

Northern Netherlands; Europe's Hydrogen Valley

The Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) of the European Commission have selected the Northern Netherlands to be Europe's first Hydrogen Valley.

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