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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...

 

07 Apr 2016 | Brussels

Regional promotional banks can help make €315bn EU Investment Plan work

Promotional banks at the regional level must be taken into account in rolling out the Investment Plan for Europe argues an opinion by Adam Banaszak (PL/ECR) adopted at the European Committee of the Regions' plenary session.

 

10 Feb 2016 | Brussels

Cllr Keymer calls for greater European localism in CoR debate with Tusk

ECR Group President Cllr Gordon Keymer CBE FCA (Leader of the Tandridge Council/United Kingdom) welcomed the President of the European Council, Mr Donald Tusk, on behalf of the ECR Group during the plenary session of the Committee of the Regions on 10 February.

 

29 Jan 2016 | Brussels

ECR annual event aims to put localism at heart of EU reform agenda

The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Group in the Committee of the Regions (CoR) today launched an ambitious campaign to put localism at the heart of the EU.

 

19 Jan 2016 | Brussels

Cllr Gordon Keymer and Ilpo Haalisto meet local government counterparts from the EUs Southern Neighbourhood

ECR Group Members Cllr Gordon Keymer CBE FCA (Leader of Tandridge Council/United Kingdom) and Ilpo Haalisto (Local Councillor of Nousiainen/Finland) travelled to the capital of Cyprus to share their experiences on local government with political leaders from the Eastern and Southern Mediterranean countries.

 

03 Dec 2015 | Brussels

Europe's Local and regional authorities explain their territorial vision in a report prepared by Oldřich Vlasák

During its 115th plenary session, the Committee of the Regions adopted the report on "Territorial Vision 2050: What future?", prepared by Oldřich Vlasák (CZ/ECR).

 

10 Oct 2015 | Turku

ECR Group member Ilpo Haalisto unveils a new European transport connection during Group meeting in Turku

ECR Group members met in Turku, Finland to analyse the role of local and regional transport connections in delivering growth and jobs.

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