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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...

 

05 Feb 2019 | Brussels

Improving third countries' economies and living conditions would help tackle the root causes of migration

On 4 and 5 February 2019, the “Cities and regions for development cooperation, local and regional partnerships for sustainable urban development” forum took place in Brussels at the European Committee of the Regions.

 

16 Jan 2019 | Brussels

ECR Group in the European Committee of the Regions unveils priorities for 2020-2025 term of office

Members of the ECR Group Bureau met on 16 January to discuss the priorities of this conservative group of local and regional politicians for the 2020-2025 term of office.

 

18 Dec 2018 | Brussels

European culture and the role of different minorities

The ECR Group in the European Committee of the Regions co-organised a conference with the European Christian Political Movement on “the role of minorities in the EU and the European Year of Cultural Heritage”.

 

11 Dec 2018 | Brussels

The refugee crisis; Vytautas Kanevičius participates in the meeting of the Working Group on Turkey

On 11 December 2018, the 21st meeting of the Working Group on Turkey took place in Ankara, in Turkey.

 

10 Dec 2018 | Brussels

President Rob Jonkman appointed spokesperson to explore links between structural reforms and long-term investment

Our President Rob Jonkman (Alderman in Opsterland in the Netherlands) was appointed the spokesperson for the opinion of the European Committee of the Regions on the "European Semester and Cohesion Policy: aligning structural reforms with long term investments".

 

10 Dec 2018 | Katowice

COP24 climate summit – message from local and regional politicians

In December this year I will have the pleasure to represent the ECR Group and the European Committee of the Regions in the 24th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24) in Katowice, Poland.

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