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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...

 

11 Oct 2023 | Brussels

"Regions and cities working tirelessly to find concrete solutions to challenges ahead"

During our Vice-President Juraj Droba's address to the CoR plenary on the annual state of the regions and cities report, the main focus was on Ukraine, the energy crisis and the importance of cohesion policy.

 

10 Oct 2023 | Brussels

"EU should not interfere too much in health and wellbeing of our citizens"

Our ECR NAT coordinator and rapporteur for the opinion on "the role of cities as health promoters", addressed the EU Health Commissioner during the October plenary session by firstly highlighting that health remains a competence of the EU member states and "that in the majority of EU member states the management of health systems is decentralised although the degree of decentralisation may vary".

 

10 Oct 2023 | Brussels

Marshal Ortyl's opinion on drones adopted by unanimity

ECR CoR First Vice-President Władysław Ortyl's opinion has been adopted by the CoR members during the October plenary session in Brussels. The opinion, which was adopted by unanimity, is a detailed consideration of responsibilities and the role of local and regional authorities in building and nurturing public confidence in drones and its booming industry.

 

09 Oct 2023 | Brussels

Local and Regional Conservative Leaders Condemn Hamas Terrorist Attacks in Israel

Conservative local and regional leaders in the ECR Group have condemned the recent terrorist attacks in Israel committed by Hamas. Recent attacks are claiming the lives of many innocent civilians, including women and children, leaving widespread destruction across the country. ECR leaders have expressed their firm support for the victims and their families, and emphasize Israel's right to self-defense.

 

09 Oct 2023 | Brussels

We must strengthen Europe's foundations to build a safer future

In his keynote address at the opening of the 2023 European Week of Regions and Cities, ECR Group and Abruzzo President Marco Marsilio stressed the need for the European Union to address critical challenges in the context of the future of Europe including demographic decline, illegal migration and the lack of strategic autonomy.

 

09 Oct 2023 | Brussels

The challenges and expectations in managing a sustainable tourism sector

During the 157th CoR plenary session on 9-11 October, the ECR political group in the CoR hosted its annual workshop. This year's workshop was entitled "Redefining the equilibrium towards sustainable tourism" to discuss the first-hand accounts of local and regional authorities' efforts, challenges and expectations in managing the tourism sector.

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