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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...

 

05 Oct 2023 | Brussels

"Let's keep the momentum to continue finding solutions to our healthcare challenges" – Adam Banaszak

This was the main message that rapporteur and ECR NAT coordinator Adam Banaszak conveyed to fellow NAT members in today's Commission meeting. Up for adoption was his opinion on "The role of cities as health promoters" in which Mr Banaszak highlighted the "vital role that cities and regions have in the design, delivery or financing of healthcare systems".

 

03 Oct 2023 | Brussels

Rapporteur Andrea Putzu on maximising the EU's regional innovation potential

During the presentation of his working document to members of the SEDEC Commission, ECR member Andrea Putzu focused on three fundamental components for the EU's continued growth and prosperity: place-based innovation, effective vertical-horizontal collaboration, and targeted funding.

 

28 Sep 2023 | Malaga

ECR member József Ribányi to lead the CoR's work on geothermal energy

Unanimously appointed today during the external ENVE Commission meeting in Malaga, Mr Ribányi will now draw up an opinion on "Localising energy production: the role of geothermal energy" with the first exchange of views scheduled for the November ENVE Commission meeting.

 

27 Sep 2023 | Veneto

Roberto Ciambetti: "Montenegro has made significant progress towards EU membership"

The President of the Veneto Regional Council Roberto Ciambetti today received a delegation of five representatives from Montenegro in Venice, for a study visit linked to the activities of the CoR's Joint Consultative Committee, which he co-chairs. "The EU accession process is very laborious and can take years, Montenegro however made significant progress towards EU membership" noted Mr Ciambetti.

 

27 Sep 2023 | Brussels

ECR members promote entrepreneurial cooperation in the European mountain areas

Our First Vice President Władysław Ortyl hosted today a conference on the cooperation of entrepreneurs in the Carpathian Macroregion, which spans through the territory of Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Ukraine, whilst Matteo Bianchi presented the Alpine Macroregion's best practices from the perspective of Lombardy.

 

26 Sep 2023 | Brussels

ECR Members call for tailoring cohesion policy to the local and regional needs

During the debate on the draft opinion on the Future of Cohesion Policy post-2027, the ECR Group's Vice-President and President of the Bratislava region of Slovak Republic, Juraj Droba, highlighted the importance of "incorporating a robust metropolitan dimension" in the post-2027 cohesion policy, and stressed the importance of "upholding the principles of partnership and multilevel governance", as well as "a higher focus on European Territorial Cooperation".

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