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04 Nov 2026 | Debrecen

ECR local and regional leaders call for a competitive future for Europe’s automotive industry

The ECR Group in the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) held its 2026 thematic Seminar in Debrecen, Hungary, bringing together regional and local leaders, industry representat...

 

02 Feb 2015 | Brussels

New ECR Group Presidency takes office

New ECR Group Presidency takes office - Cllr Keymer re-elected as President and former Vice-President of the European Parliament Oldřich Vlasák and Mayor Jerzy Zająkała elected as Vice-Presidents.

 

08 Dec 2014 | Brussels

Cllr David Simmonds on will the Juncker investment package deliver for Europe?

The announcement by Jean-Claude Juncker of his new investment package, EFSI, has reinvigorated the debate about the role of government in financing public services.

 

04 Nov 2014 | London

ECR Group Bureau discusses how local and regional authorities will help deliver better EU laws

The Bureau of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR Group) in the Committee of the Regions of the European Union, held a seminar in London on 4 November 2014.

 

13 Oct 2014 | Brussels

ECR Group leads the call for a Green Paper on Mobility

Cllr Gordon Keymer (ECR Group/UK) is the rapporteur for the Committee of the Regions opinion on mobility in geographically and demographically challenged regions.

 

26 Sep 2014 | Brussels

ECR Group calls on EU to unlock the potential of regions to deliver growth via food tourism and sustainable practices

Members of the ECR Group in the Committee of the Regions met in Torun, Poland on Friday 26 September and discussed the potential role of sustainable food practices and food tourism in stimulating regional growth.

 

28 Jun 2014 | Brussels

"Committee of the Regions must be given the powers to amend and delay EU legislation" ECR Group President Gordon Keymer

As the Committee of the Regions celebrated its 20 year anniversary during its plenary session, CoR ECR Group President Gordon Keymer CBE called for a change of the EU treaties and for the CoR to be given the powers to amend and delay EU legislation.

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