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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...

 

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.

 

17 Oct 2023 | Lviv, Ukraine

Marshal Ortyl in Lviv to discuss Ukraine's EU accession process, reform agenda and its impact at local level

The CoR's Working Group on Ukraine held an external meeting in Lviv, Ukraine, where ECR First Vice President Władysław Ortyl was invited as a speaker to share his expertise on capacity building. The discussion focused on the state of reforms in view of the future EU accession of Ukraine, the proposal of the European Commission for the establishment of the Ukraine Facility, and the cooperation between local authorities in the context of the recovery and reconstruction of the country. ECR member Pavel Branda was also in attendance.

 

11 Oct 2023 | Brussels

"Current EU policies are achieving the opposite of security, stability and prosperity"

Our ECR Member Juan García-Gallardo questioned Spain's Secretary of State for the European Union on the priorities of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU during the October plenary session.

 

11 Oct 2023 | Brussels

A just and sustainable transition for automotive region – "a missed opportunity"

The EU's conservative local and regional politicians, led by President Marsilio, have greatly contributed to the CoR's opinion on the future of the automotive industry. While securing several key amendments including on biofuels, technological neutrality and the need to respond to the fierce competition from China, they also called for a reconsideration of the ban on the registration of conventional petrol and diesel vehicles throughout the EU from 2035.

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