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29 Oct 2026 | Trieste

Fedriga hosted COTER seminar in Trieste, putting regions at the heart of Europe’s cohesion agenda

ECR member and President of the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia Massimiliano Fedriga hosted the European Committee of the Regions’ COTER external seminar, bringing regio...

 

07 Nov 2025 | Palermo

Galvagno hosts Euro-Mediterranean partners in Palermo outlining plan for strong and fair cooperation

ECR Member Gaetano Galvagno, President of Sicily's Regional Assembly, today hosted the Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM) in Palermo. The event, which took place in the Sicilian Parliament, saw the participation of high-level speakers, including European Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Šuica and ECR MEP Ruggero Razza.

 

16 Oct 2025 | Brussels

Next MFF should include funds for all categories of regions, VP Droba says

The CoR COTER Commission today held a joint meeting with its European Parliament counterpart, the Committee for Regional Development (REGI), which saw also the participation of the European Commission Executive Vice-President for Cohesion and Reforms, Raffaele Fitto.

 

15 Oct 2025 | Brussels

Bianchi's opinion on EU-Switzerland partnership adopted by CoR

The opinion "Enhancing the territorial dimension of the EU-Switzerland relationship" by ECR rapporteur Matteo Bianchi has been adopted by unanimity during the October plenary of the European Committee of the Regions. The President of the State Council of the Canton of Ticino (Switzerland), Norman Gobbi, was invited as guest speaker for the debate, during which Bianchi underlined how this was a testament to the quality of the dialogue established and an encouragement to continue with determination on a shared path.

 

14 Oct 2025 | Brussels

ECR Group hosts workshop on cross-border cooperation

The ECR Group in the CoR hosted its annual workshop in the framework of the European Week of Regions and Cities (EWRC) with this year’s edition dedicated to "Reinforcing Cross-Border Cooperation in an Evolving Cohesion Policy Landscape". The event was opened by the ECR 1st Vice-President, Władysław Ortyl. The panel was composed of ECR members Pavel Branda (President of the European Cross-border Platform) and Matteo Bianchi (CoR rapporteur on the EU-Switzerland relations), as well as Kristoffer Storm, ECR Group MEP, Nikoletta Horváth, Head of Department responsible for Managing Interreg Programmes, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hungary, and Simona Pohlová Deputy Head of Unit for Interreg, Cross-border Cooperation, Internal Borders, DG REGIO, European Commission.

 

14 Oct 2025 | Brussels

Eastern European regions bordering Ukraine excluded, warns ECR first VP Władysław Ortyl

This summer, the European Commission announced the upcoming "Pact for the Eastern Border Regions," an initiative aimed at transforming the EU's Eastern border regions bordering Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine into more resilient, competitive, and secure territories. However, the Commission’s proposal for the National and Regional Partnership Plans Fund ringfenced resources only for European Eastern border regions bordering Russia and Belarus, excluding those regions bordering Ukraine.

 

14 Oct 2025 | Brussels

Families should be at the centre of European social agenda, VP Magyar says

"Families should be at the centre of the European social agenda, they are the cornerstone of our societies, and EU policies should support Member States in creating environments where families are  valued, supported and nurtured", said ECR Vice-President Anna Magyar during the debate with European Commissioner for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness, Roxana Mînzatu.

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