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12 Oct 2026 | Brussels

Marsilio: Strong territories build strong nations and a more competitive Europe

The next European budget will be the decisive test of whether the European Union can translate the central role of its territories into concrete choices, ECR Group President Marco...

 

27 Nov 2017 | Brussels

Addressing social rights without further EU power creep

In response to the European Commission's new plans for a European Pillar of Social Rights, the European Conservatives and Reformists Group underlined that adressing social rights does not require greater centralisation of social policies in Brussels.

 

24 Nov 2017 | Brussels

New ECR Member presents the unique and multicultural Vilnius region

The region surrounding the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, is unique in Lithuania not only because of its size but also its multicultural character.

 

16 Nov 2017 | Brussels

Our borders - a Polish perspective

Of all the processes that have been radically changing Europe's social and political landscape in recent years, the migrant crisis is undoubtedly one of the most challenging.

 

14 Nov 2017 | Brussels

United Nations Climate Change Conference - How cities and regions can help save the planet

The European Committee of the Regions was represented at the 23rd UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn (COP23) by two ECR Group members from Lithuania, Vytautas Kanevičius (Mayor of Kazlų Rūda) and Daiva Matonienė (Member of Šiauliai City Municipal Council).

 

02 Nov 2017 | Liberec

The danger of closing borders in Europe and its impact on the life of citizens in border regions

Under the leadership of Dr Pavel Branda (ECR Group's spokesperson on Territorial Cohesion Policy), a citizens dialogue was organised by the European Committee of the Regions in his region in Liberec, in the Czech Republic on 2 November 2017.

 

24 Oct 2017 | Yerevan

EU and its Eastern Neighbourhood – going local

Dr. Pavel Branda (Deputy Mayor of Rádlo municipality, Czech Republic), the ECR Group representative on the Committee of the Regions' Conference of Regional and Local Authorities for the Eastern Partnership's (CORLEAP) Bureau, spoke at the CORLEAP conference in Yerevan, Armenia on 24 October 2017.

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