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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...

 

13 Feb 2017 | Brussels

Cllr Wallace discusses the future of devolved powers to North of England with Minister Andrew Percy

Cllr Judith Wallace, ECR Group member and Conservative Group Leader at North Tyneside Council, met with the Minister for the LocalGrowth and the Northern Powerhouse, Andrew Percy M.P. to discuss the future of devolution in the north of England.

 

08 Feb 2017 | Brussels

A new territorial vision to help guide EU policies and spending

Oldřich Vlasak, the CoR rapporteur on territorial vision 2050 met with Iskra Mihaylova MEP, the Chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Regional Development to discuss a new territorial vision to help guide EU policies and funds after 2020.

 

08 Feb 2017 | Brussels

Reforming the EUs Agriculture policy: Hatch’s call for a focus on young farmers supported by Commissioner Hogan

Alderman Arnold Hatch, ECR member and Rapporteur for the Commission on Natural Resources' (NAT) opinion on 'supporting young European farmers', saw his work unanimously adopted by members of the European Committee of the Regions during the CoR's recent plenary session, which was attended by Phil Hogan, EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development.

 

04 Feb 2017 | Poland

CoR local dialogue on the future of the EU hosted by ECR Member Władysław Ortyl

About 500 citizens and representatives of local and regional administrations, civil society and businesses attended the first citizens dialogue organised in Poland. The event was hosted by Władysław Ortyl, ECR Group Member and Marshal of the Podkarpackie region.

 

02 Feb 2017 | Brussels

Achieving disaster resilient development

Adam Banaszak (Vice President of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Regional Parliament in Poland) is the Committee of the Regions' rapporteur on the "Action Plan on the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015 – 2020: A disaster risk-informed approach for all EU policies.

 

02 Jan 2017 | Brussels

Daiva Matonienė representing local and regional government views on renewable energy and the internal electricity market

European Conservatives and Reformists Group member Daiva Matonienė, Member of Šiauliai City Municipal Council in Lithuania, will manage the European Committee of the Regions' work on 'Renewable energy and internal electricity market'.

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