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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 Jun 2019 | Brussels

Cross border territorial cooperation is key to manage natural disaster and deserves more funds

Local and regional elected representatives called on the Commission to provide more incentives at the local and regional level to promote cross-border cooperation on risk reduction.

 

27 Jun 2019 | Brussels

The uncertain future of Europe's coal regions

"Coal regions have for many decades fuelled the engines of our economies. Now they need all the help they can get to manage the process of their socio-economic and environmental transition," said ECR Vice-President Oldřich Vlasák in a debate with the EU Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy.

 

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.

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