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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...

 

17 Sep 2025 | Helsingborg

ECR Bureau Member Michael Rosenberg hosts successful local dialogue in Helsingborg

ECR Vureau Member and Municipal Councillor, Michael Rosenberg, hosted a successful edition of the ECR Local Dialogues in his own town of Helsingborg in Sweden. The event focused on infrastructure, connectivity, civil preparedness, security and how Swedish regions can use EU funds to further unlock their potential.

 

10 Sep 2025 | Munich

ECR Members join ARA's call for stronger measures to support the automotive sector

ECR Vice-President Juraj Droba and ECR member Roberta Angelilli attended the 4th annual conference of the Automotive Regions Alliance (ARA) taking place in Munich, hosted by the Bavaria Region during one of the biggest trade fairs in the world and the biggest in Europe, the International Motor Show. ARA also takes place just days before the European Commission's Strategic Dialogue on the automotive sector. Representatives of European regions called for a just transition based on technological neutrality and for targeted EU investments in the automotive sector.

 

01 Sep 2025 | Brussels

Roberto Ciambetti presents proposals to support the wine sector during EP Agri Committee meeting

ECR member and NAT 1st Vice-President Roberto Ciambetti presented today to members of the European Parliament Agriculture Committee his opinion on "market regulations and support measures in the wine sector", which was adopted by unanimity during the last CoR plenary session before summer recess.

 

17 Jul 2025 | San Benedetto del Tronto

Conservative regional leaders say no to centralisation of Cohesion funds during ECR Study Days in Italy

The ECR Group in the European Committee of the Regions held its annual Study Days gathering conservative local and regional leaders from across Europe who underlined their opposition to any form of centralisation of Cohesion Policy funds taking power away from regions. Opening remarks were provided by Francesco Acquaroli, President of the Marche Region and ECR CoR Group President and President of the Abruzzo Region Marco Marsilio. The event also featured the participation of high-level speakers including the Executive Vice-President for Cohesions and Reforms of the European Commission, Raffaele Fitto, the Italian Ministers Tommaso Foti (European Affairs, Cohesion and NRRP) Francesco Lollobrigida (Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests), and Lucia Albano, Undersecretary of State for Economy and Finance as well as prominent ECR leaders including ECR Party Vice-President Carlo Fidanza, European Parliament Vice-President Antonella Sberna and ECR Group in the EP Co-Chair Nicola Procaccini.

 

07 Jul 2025 | Tenerife

Matteo Bianchi's opinion on EU-Switzerland cooperation adopted by CIVEX Commission

During its external meeting in Tenerife, the CIVEX Commission adopted today by unanimity the opinion "Enhancing the territorial dimension of the EU-Switzerland relationship" by ECR Rapporteur Matteo Bianchi.

 

03 Jul 2025 | Brussels

Tourism cannot prescind from investments in infrastructures for rural areas, says President Marsilio

During the CoR Plenary debate with European Commissioner for Transport and Sustainable Tourism Apostolos Tzitzikostas, ECR Group President Marco Marsilio stated that for tourism "to be considered really "sustainable", it should take into account not only the environmental aspect, but also the economic dimension as well as investments in transport infrastructures to reduce the gap between metropolitan and rural areas".

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