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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...

 

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.

 

19 Feb 2025 | Brussels

Marshal Ortyl: defence should be central topic in next EU budget cycle

ECR 1st Vice-President and Marshal of the Podkarpackie region, Władysław Ortyl, addressed Antonio Costa, President of the European Council, during the inaugural plenary session of the CoR emphasizing the importance of Europe's relevance on the global stage.

 

19 Feb 2025 | Brussels

ECR re-affirms "think small first" principle in terms of future of European SMEs

The ECR Group in the European Committee of the Regions today held an event on the future of European SMEs. Following ECR Group President Marco Marsilio's opening remarks, the panel saw the participation of various experts and stakeholders. The event was concluded by ECR member Oszkár Seszták, whose opinion on family-run and local SMEs will be voted during the February CoR plenary session.

 

05 Feb 2025 | Brussels

ECR Group adopts its priorities for the new CoR mandate

The ECR Group in the European Committee of the Regions adopts its priorities for the 2025-2030 CoR mandate during its constitutive meeting in Brussels: A Safer Europe; A reformed Cohesion Policy; Competitiveness; A Just Transition; Food sovereignty and Right to remain.

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