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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...

 

06 Mar 2025 | Brussels

Marsilio: Disappointment at European Commission's Automotive Action Plan, which fails to meet the sector's demands

Following the publication on 5 March of the European Commission's Automotive Action Plan, ECR President Marco Marsilio stated that it only "partially meets the sector's demands" adding that the ECR Group regrets the blatant lack of progress on "technological neutrality, biofuels, and on the 2035 diesel and combustion engine vehicles ban".

 

01 Mar 2025 | Lappeenranta

ECR Local Dialogue in Lappeenranta, resilience key asset for border regions

ECR Member and Treasurer Ilpo Heltimoinen hosted the ECR Local Dialogue "Strengthening regional resilience" in Lappeenranta, Finland. The event saw the participation of Riikka Purra, Finland's Minister of Finance, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Member of the European Parliament, and Carina Jäntti, ECR member and City Councillor in Kotka, Finland.

 

21 Feb 2025 | Brussels

ECR Group succeeds in obtaining 1st Vice-Presidency of NAT and Vice-Presidency of COTER Commissions

During the constitutive meetings of the CoR's Commissions, the ECR Group secures two very key positions with Italy's Roberto Ciambetti being elected 1st Vice-President of the NAT (Natural Resources) Commission, and Slovakia's Juraj Droba as 2nd Vice-President of the COTER (Territorial cohesion policy and EU budget) Commission.

 

20 Feb 2025 | Brussels

Reformed cohesion policy must have regions at its core, says President Marsilio in debate with VP Fitto

European Commission Executive Vice-President Raffaele Fitto today addressed the European Committee of the Regions Plenary on the occasion of its inaugural session for the new mandate 2025-2030.

 

20 Feb 2025 | Brussels

Juraj Droba: tackling the housing crisis requires greater flexibility to regions and cities

During a CoR plenary debate with Dan Jørgensen, European Commissioner for Energy and Housing, our ECR VP Juraj Droba urged for the future Affordable Housing Plan and other housing initiatives to "respect the Treaty competencies and the subsidiarity principle, allowing Member States, cities and regions the flexibility to target the funds and implement the plans according to their needs".

 

20 Feb 2025 | Brussels

CoR adopts ECR opinion on creating better conditions for local SMEs

Adopted today by the CoR Plenary session, the opinion on "Supporting SMEs in regional value chains – fostering the proximity economy" by ECR member Oszkár Seszták calls on creating better conditions for local SMEs in regional value chains, an aspect that should be "an integral part of Europe's strategies to enhance economic resilience and territorial cohesion", said the rapporteur.

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