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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 Mar 2018 | Brussels

ECR Member Adam Banaszak voices local and regional authority concerns on natural disasters

Mr Adam Banaszak represented the local and regional government within the EU Member States at the European Civil Protection Forum, the largest European conference on civil protection organised by the European Commission.

 

04 Mar 2018 | Rome

Two ECR CoR Members elected to the Italian Parliament

Two ECR Group Members in the European Committee of the Regions, Matteo Bianchi and Carlo Fidanza, were elected Members of the Italian Parliament in the general elections held on 4 March 2018.

 

02 Mar 2018 | Groningen

Organic farming in Groningen is expanding. Henk Staghouwer has given the sector a push in the right direction.

When he was re-elected as a member of the provincial executive with responsibility for agriculture three years ago, provincial representative Henk Staghouwer (Member of the Executive Council of the Province of Groningen, The Netherlands) set himself the task of giving organic farming a push in the right direction.

 

28 Feb 2018 | Rypin

The EU supports organic production in Rypin

In 2018, the Polish town of Rypin (Kujawsko-Pomorskie region) – the Mayor of which is ECR Group Member Paweł Grzybowski – will modernise its market facilities.

 

24 Feb 2018 | Brussels

Transatlantic cooperation - going local

Cllr Joe Cooney went to the United States as part of a wider delegation of the Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe. The delegation consisting of EU, national and local politicians attended the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) and met with representatives of US cities and think-tanks working on localism and transatlantic relations.

 

22 Feb 2018 | Brussels

Marcin Ociepa – Deputy Minister for Entrepreneurship and Technology

On 22 February 2018, Marcin Ociepa, a Member of the ECR Group in the European Committee of the Regions, was made Undersecretary of State in Poland's Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Technology. He will be responsible for European affairs.

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