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15 Sep 2026 | Chișinău

President Sandu addresses inaugural CoR–Moldova JCC as ECR delegation stresses local dimension of EU accession

President of the Republic of Moldova Maia Sandu addressed the inaugural meeting of the Joint Consultative Committee between the European Committee of the Regions and Moldova in Chi...

 

03 Jul 2024 | Brussels

President Marsilio calls to extend robust support to all industrial sectors facing serious socio-economic challenges

President Marco Marsilio is leading the CoR's work on the opinion "A Just Transition for all EU regions" and in his capacity as rapporteur the Abruzzo President is focusing on safeguarding Europe's competitiveness and resilience. For the ECR President, "technology neutrality and a strong involvement of the regions" should be at the core of EU policies to address the plethora of green transition related challenges. In that regard, one of the key demands of his draft opinion is for the scope of the Just Transition Fund (JTF) to be expanded to include other sectors affected by the transition, in particular the automotive and supplier industries.

 

03 Jul 2024 | Brussels

Pavel Branda calls for enhancing cross-border cooperation in emergency services

Presenting his working document to Members of the COTER Commission, ECR coordinator Pavel Branda underlined the urgent need to tackle the potentially life-threatening obstacles when it comes to the cooperation of emergency services in the EU's border regions.

 

02 Jul 2024 | Brussels

Conservative local leaders commit to unite in the fight against drug trafficking and criminality

The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Group in the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) today held an event bringing together local and regional leaders and experts to discuss how regions and cities can unite in the fight against drug trafficking to make local communities safe and secure. Panellists discussed the very serious safety and security threats facing the EU today including organised crime, illicit trafficking and radicalisation.

 

27 Jun 2024 | Brussels

Without European families there is no European future

SEDEC Commission Members have today adopted ECR Member Ádám Karácsony's opinion on demographic change. The opinion's key messages include calls for better recognition of family-friendly policies, provision of financial support, and better involvement of local and regional authorities in providing help for European families.

 

20 Jun 2024 | Brussels

Next European Commission must tailor future legislation on water to specific local conditions

During a CoR debate on a Blue Deal for Europe, our Vice-President Oldřich Vlasák underlined the importance of increasing the involvement of local and regional authorities in water policy "especially in terms of agriculture in order to minimise water shortages and floods".

 

20 Jun 2024 | Brussels

Matteo Bianchi's roadmap to fight drug-trafficking endorsed by unanimity

In the draft opinion on fighting drug-trafficking led by CIVEX coordinator Matteo Bianchi members of the CoR called for adequate policing, lighting and surveillance systems to help counter what it described as a "proliferation of zones of lawlessness linked to the retail drug trade across European cities".

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