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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...

 

22 Feb 2018 | Brussels

Three ways to achieve a breakthrough on climate action

An important change took place in Paris in 2015, when the countries agreed on a long-term goal: to restrict the rise in global average temperatures to well below 2°C compared with pre-industrial values.

 

20 Feb 2018 | Brussels

EU local and regional government share best practices with Southern Mediterranean counterparts

As part of the annual meeting of the Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly's (ARLEM), which brings together local and regional government representatives from EU countries with their counterparts from the Mediterranean, ECR Members Dee Sharpe (Member of East Riding of Yorkshire Council) and David Simmonds (Councillor, London Borough of Hillingdon) met with the Governor of Giza, Egypt to share best-practices and find common solutions to challenges stemming from radicalization of youth to women empowerment.

 

15 Feb 2018 | Brussels

Driverless trains

Back in 2010 Richard Tracey, my predecessor as the Greater London Authority (GLA) Conservatives' Transport Spokesman, wrote and published a report entitled "Driverless Trains".

 

12 Feb 2018 | Brussels

Striking a balance between animal rights and safety of our cities and regions

"Earth is home to millions of species and we need to do our best to preserve them. In all EU regions local populations coexist with animals. I understand that the interaction of humans with animals differs significantly from region to region and that some animals such as wolves or bears may cause damages and conflicts with human activities in certain situations.

 

10 Feb 2018 | Brussels

Podkarpackie region benefits from new EU instrument tackling youth unemployment

The Joint Action Plan (JAP) is a new tool designed to help find work for some 13 000 young people (aged 29 or under) in Podkarpackie region in Poland. It covers people who are not in education, employment or training (NEETs).

 

01 Feb 2018 | Brussels

Commission attempts to punish Poland's local and regional authorities are not in line with EU rules

Europe's local and regional politicians rejected any political ex-post conditionality, which would mean that local and regional authorities in Poland could see their funding suspended as a result of procedure triggered by the European Commission against Poland.

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