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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...

 

03 May 2018 | Brussels

"Doing less more efficiently. EU budget should focus more on areas where EU action is really needed, says Rob Jonkman

The European Commission presented the long-awaited proposal for the EU budget for the next seven-year period of 2021-2027 on 2 May 2018. Titled "A Modern Budget for a Union that Protects, Empowers and Defends", the proposal was unveiled against the backdrop of the UK's departure from the EU as well as of global challenges ranging from climate change to migration.

 

27 Apr 2018 | Brussels

The impact of Brexit on Northern European ports

ECR Group Member Vytautas Kanevičius (Mayor of Kazlų Rūda in Lithuania) visited the Belgian port of Zeebrugge on 26 April this year to investigate the impact of the UK's decision to leave the European Union on port cities in Northern Europe.

 

13 Apr 2018 | Nijmegen

Visiting the European Green Capital

On the 13th April selected members from the CoR's ENVE commission attended an interesting and varied study visit to Nijmegen in the Netherlands. Members were to be provided with the opportunity to see and compare with our own experiences environmentally friendly solutions used in wind, industrial and river parks.

 

06 Apr 2018 | Brussels

Irish local government share best practices with Libyan counterparts

ECR Group Member Arnold Hatch shared his experience of peace-building on the island of Ireland with 180 young leaders from across the lines of conflict in Libya, as part of an initiative to encourage younger Libyans to develop community-building projects in their home cities.

 

23 Mar 2018 | Brussels

EU enlargement and the Western Balkans

Speaking on behalf of the ECR Group during the CoR's March plenary session, Cllr David Simmonds called on EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn to create procedures which would prevent individual new Member States from obstructing EU membership talks.

 

21 Mar 2018 | Brussels

30 years of EU Cohesion Policy: Pavel Branda takes part in a live Euronews discussion

Pavel Branda, who represents the ECR Group as well as Czech cities and municipalities in the European Union as a Member of the European Committee of the Regions, participated on 21 March in a specially organised Euronews discussion programme.

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