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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...

 

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.

 

11 Apr 2019 | Brussels

Improving the European Semester

Upon the request of the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the European Committee of the Regions prepared its position paper on “the European Semester and Cohesion Policy: aligning structural reforms with long-term investments”.

 

11 Apr 2019 | Brussels

David Simmonds: The ECR Group opposes the introduction of conditionality to cohesion policy

On 11 April 2019 David Simmonds, Deputy Leader of the London Borough of Hillingdon in the United Kingdom, spoke on behalf of the ECR Group during the plenary debate on fundamental rights.

 

04 Apr 2019 | Brussels

Reforming the European Semester

Speaking on 4 April at a conference entitled "The coordination of economic policies at EU level, a renewed role for the European Semester'', ECR Group president Rob Jonkman outlined the European Committee of the Regions' views on the need to reform the European Semester, which provides a framework for the coordination of economic policies across the EU.

 

29 Mar 2019 | Brussels

“Disasters know no border, which is why we need to step-up our cross-border cooperation” says Roberto Ciambetti

Mr Roberto Ciambetti (IT/ECR), President of the Veneto Regional Council in Italy and Member of the European Committee of the Regions’ Bureau, is the rapporteur of the European Committee of the Regions representing the opinion of EU’s local and regional governments on how local and regional authorities located along the national border can work together in becoming more resilient to disasters.

 

25 Mar 2019 | Bratislava

Beyond GDP 'Are there better ways to measure living standards'

The Bratislava Region has long been ranked among the top ten most economically developed regions in the EU by the European Commission’s statistical office.

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