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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...

 

19 Sep 2018 | Milan

ECR Localism Summit - A New Vision for Europe

The European Conservatives and Reformists Group in the European Committee of the Regions held its first Localism Summit on 19 September in Milan, Lombardia.

 

11 Sep 2018 | Skopje

Macedonia on the path towards NATO and EU membership

On 11 September, I had the pleasure of representing the European Committee of the Regions at talks in Skopje with the government of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) and the mayors of its largest cities. It was a particularly crucial moment. After many years, Macedonia has managed to reach a compromise with Greece on the country's new name. Let us hope that North Macedonia will soon become a proud member of NATO and the EU.

 

30 Aug 2018 | Brussels

Public diplomacy for Europe

Marcin Ociepa – a Member of the ECR Group in the European Committee of the Regions and Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Technology in Poland – was the principal host of a debate on "Public diplomacy for Europe" held in Opole and Warsaw on 28-30 August.

 

06 Jul 2018 | Brussels

Europe's regions discuss migration

One of the topics discussed at the July meeting of the European Committee of the Regions in Brussels was migration to the EU and the impact of this phenomenon on how regions function.

 

05 Jul 2018 | Brussels

Oldřich Vlasák, ECR Vice-President: Clean energy transformation will not happen overnight

In his speech at the July plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions, the ECR's vice-president, Oldřich Vlasák, outlined the group's key messages on climate change.

 

10 Jun 2018 | Baku

Baku summit: Building a shared future

ECR Members Matteo Bianchi (Mayor of Morazzone and Member of Italian Parliament) and Juraj Droba (Chairman of Bratislava Self-Governing Region) spoke at the Baku Summit in Azerbaijan on 8-9 June in the localism panel.

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