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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 2024 | Helsinki, Finland

Ilpo Heltimoinen on nuclear energy at the Bureau meeting of the European Parliament's ECR Group

Continuing the close cooperation between the ECR Groups of the European Parliament and the European Committee of the Regions, our Treasurer and Finnish Councillor in Lappeenranta, Ilpo Heltimoinen, was invited to speak at the ECR Group's Bureau meeting in Finland on the panel dedicated to nuclear power.

 

23 Feb 2024 | Ancona, Italy

Marche region hosts high-level conference on place-based innovation

Local and regional representatives from across Europe, officials of the Italian government and the European Commission, as well as academics and business leaders participated in a high-level conference concluding a two-day SEDEC External Meeting in Ancona, Italy, hosted by ECR Member Andrea Putzu at the Marche Polytechnic University.

 

12 Feb 2024 | Brussels

Ilpo Heltimoinen appointed rapporteur on strengthening local and regional economic resilience in the Single Market

ECON commission First Vice-Chair Ilpo Heltimoinen has been appointed rapporteur for the European Committee of the Regions' opinion on "Shock-proofing European regions: Strengthening local and regional economic resilience in the strategic evolution of the Single Market".

 

09 Feb 2024 | Brussels

President Marco Marsilio appointed rapporteur on Just Transition for all EU regions

Following his appointment today President Marsilio will soon start work on drawing up a Committee of the Regions opinion on "A Just Transition for all EU regions" with the objective to influence the new European Commission and Parliament.

 

08 Feb 2024 | Brussels

Unanimous vote in favour of ECR work on geothermal energy

Today's ENVE meeting saw the unanimous vote in favour of an own-initiative opinion prepared by our ECR member Mr József Ribányi on unlocking the potential of geothermal energy.

 

08 Feb 2024 | Brussels

Roberto Ciambetti: "Innovation is key to removing micro plastics from our environment"

Mr Roberto Ciambetti, President of the Veneto Regional Council, is leading the CoR's work on preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution. In a first exploratory debate in the ENVE Commission, Mr Ciambetti introduced the topic by way of acknowledging that micro-plastics have "invaded every part of our plant impacting our economies, and well-being of animals". He called for a "need to understand the situation in order to minimise the negative impact on the competitiveness of EU pellet producers".

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