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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...

 

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".

 

07 Feb 2024 | L'Aquila, Abruzzo

President Marsilio and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni sign the Development and Cohesion Agreement for Abruzzo Region

Excellent news for Abruzzo following today's meeting in L'Aquila between Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and our President Marco Marsilio. The Development and Cohesion Agreement between the government and the region secures many important investments which will increase its competitiveness and connectivity.

 

06 Feb 2024 | Brussels

Drug trafficking: one of the most serious security challenges facing Europe today

This was the key message of our CIVEX coordinator, Matteo Luigi Bianchi, who has initiated his work on preparing the European Committee of the Regions opinion on the "EU roadmap to fight drug trafficking and organised crime".

 

06 Feb 2024 | Brussels

New Genomic Techniques set to pave the way for more resilient and sustainable food systems

The agricultural sector is met with ever increasing challenges and innovation is the key to enable European agriculture to transition to a more sustainable, economically viable form of farming whilst adapting to climate change and ensuring food affordability and security.

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