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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...

 

22 Nov 2023 | Brussels

Roberto Ciambetti appointed rapporteur on European Commission proposal to regulate plastic pellets

Roberto Ciambetti, President of the Veneto Regional Council, has today been elected CoR spokesperson on the European Commission's proposal to prevent microplastic pollution from the unintentional release of plastic pellets. Mr Ciambetti will now begin work on drawing up the CoR opinion on this important piece of work by holding a variety of meetings with concerned stakeholders.

 

22 Nov 2023 | Brussels

"We need an EU Strategy for Geothermal energy" - József Ribányi

During an exchange of views in today's ENVE Commission meeting, CoR rapporteur József Ribányi animatedly shared with members the numerous benefits of geothermal energy and why we need an EU strategy on it.

 

21 Nov 2023 | Brussels

ECR CIVEX Coordinator Matteo Bianchi appointed rapporteur on the EU roadmap to fight drug trafficking

Appointed today during the CIVEX Commission meeting in Brussels, Mr Bianchi will now start work on drawing up a CoR opinion on the "EU roadmap to fight drug trafficking and organised crime" with the first exchange of views scheduled for the February meeting.

 

16 Nov 2023 | Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Anna Magyar on Bosnia and Herzegovina's preparation for EU accession

ECR Vice-President Anna Magyar was in Bosnia and Herzegovina as speaker on the panel of the 32nd Meeting of the Working Group on Relations with the Western Balkans. The meeting took place in the city of Banja Luka, gathering high-level local and international speakers who exchanged views on the role of local and regional authorities in preparing for EU accession and practices of good governance in local and regional administration.

 

10 Nov 2023 | Budapest

Conservative local and regional leaders on defending common sense in an era increasingly leaning towards irrationality

The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Group in the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) today held its annual ECR Study Days event. At a conference in Budapest (Hungary), politicians, academics and experts had the opportunity to exchange views on how to reverse demographic trends through the promotion of family friendly policies and how to preserve the authentic nature of the European Union by fostering the rich historic, regional, and cultural traditions across Member States.

 

25 Oct 2023 | Alghero, Sardinia

Michele Pais hosts the plenary meeting of the Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly in Alghero, Sardinia

The Euro-Mediterranean approach to disaster risk reduction, to ensure that authorities are better prepared for earthquakes, water scarcity, floods and wildfires was the main topic that dominated proceedings at the ARLEM annual meeting hosted by the President of the Regional Council of Sardinia Michele Pais. ECR President Marco Marsilio was also present in Alghero to share the vast experience of Abruzzo in preventing and reacting to natural disasters.

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