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05 Oct 2026 | Brussels

Biondi to shape the future of Europe’s Capitals of Culture

The ECR Group welcomes the appointment of Pierluigi Biondi, Mayor of L’Aquila, to lead work on the European Committee of the Regions' opinion on the future of the European Capitals...

 

29 Nov 2023 | Brussels

VP Droba: "Cohesion policy needs a higher focus on European Territorial Cooperation and a robust metropolitan dimension"

Adopted today at the CoR plenary, "The Future of Cohesion Policy post-2027" opinion includes many key demands of the EU's conservative local and regional politicians, including a call for a "strong urban and metropolitan dimension", introduced to the opinion by Juraj Droba, the opinion's shadow rapporteur and the President of the Bratislava region.

 

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.

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