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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...

 

01 Dec 2025 | Brussels

Droba: developing multimodal transport networks is key for Europe's growth

ECR Vice-President Juraj Droba today held an exchange of views on his opinion on the "Connecting Europe Facility 2028-2034" regulation at the CoR COTER Commission meeting.

 

01 Dec 2025 | Brussels

President Marsilio appointed rapporteur for opinion on boosting Europe's transport system

ECR Group President Marco Marsilio has today been appointed rapporteur for the opinion "Advancing Europe's sustainable and connected transport system – a territorial perspective". Responding to two different European Commission communications, the Sustainable Transport Investment Plan, and Connecting Europe through High-Speed Rail, President Marsilio described the opinion as "strategic for the future of transport in Europe, with a significant focus on the territorial dimension".

 

28 Nov 2025 | Prešov

Stronger cross-border cooperation with Ukraine and deeper integration of the Carpathian regions

ECR 1st Vice-President Władysław Ortyl chaired on Wednesday the meeting of the CoR Interregional Carpathian Group in Prešov, Slovakia. The gathering was followed by the CIVEX External Seminar on Ukraine’s path to EU integration, a session of the Working Group Ukraine, and a study visit to Uzhhorod, Ukraine. ECR members Pavel Branda, László Őri, Oszkár Seszták and Branislav Zacharides also took part.

 

27 Nov 2025 | Brussels

ECON Commission greenlights Galligani's opinion on a modern Single Market

Members of the ECON Commission have today adopted the opinion "Single Market Strategy" by ECR rapporteur Lorenzo Galligani. "The single market is the core of the EU, and it is essential that the Commission takes an ambitious approach to removing single market barriers" said Mr Galligani following the Commission's vote. "To that end, enhancing cooperation among competent authorities at the EU, national, regional and local levels is crucial".

 

27 Nov 2025 | Brussels

Zacharides appointed rapporteur on reducing bureaucracy for businesses

ECR member Branislav Zacharides has been appointed rapporteur on the opinion "European Business Wallets". These are tools for economic operators to interact with public sector bodies in the context of meeting reporting obligations and fulfilling administrative procedures.

 

21 Nov 2025 | Šakiai

First VP Ortyl addresses ECR Group conference in Lithuania on regional policy

ECR 1st Vice-President Władysław Ortyl spoke at an event held in Šakiai and hosted by ECR MEP Aurelijus Veryga. The Podkarpackie President delivered a keynote speech on "System for supporting innovation, investors, and entrepreneurship: The example of the Podkarpackie region, using European funds" and later at the roundtable “Lithuania – a country of more than one city. How can we achieve this?”, which saw, among others, the Mayor of Klaipėda District Municipality Bronius Markauskas as discussant. The event addressed the role of local and regional authorities in shaping cohesion policy and defending the right to remain.

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