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15 Sep 2026 | Chișinău

President Sandu addresses inaugural CoR–Moldova JCC as ECR delegation stresses local dimension of EU accession

President of the Republic of Moldova Maia Sandu addressed the inaugural meeting of the Joint Consultative Committee between the European Committee of the Regions and Moldova in Chi...

 

07 May 2026 | Brussels

“Solidarity with Ukraine must remain concrete”: ECR 1st VP Ortyl

Speaking during the European Committee of the Regions plenary session, ECR Group 1st Vice-President Władysław Ortyl, Marshal of the Podkarpackie Region, delivered a strong political message of support to Ukraine, addressing Oleksii Riabykin, Deputy Minister for the Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine.

 

07 May 2026 | Brussels

President Marsilio welcomes the outcome of the Mid-Term Review of Cohesion policy

"In today’s geopolitical and economic context, cohesion policy must prove that it can deliver concrete answers to Europe’s most urgent challenges". This was the political message delivered by Marco Marsilio, President of the ECR CoR Group, during the CoR plenary debate on the Mid‑Term Review of Cohesion policy with European Commission Executive Vice‑President Raffaele Fitto.

 

07 May 2026 | Brussels

Vice-President Droba on strengthening Europe’s resilience through dual-use infrastructure

The European Committee of the Regions has adopted ECR Rapporteur Juraj Droba's opinion on the future of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) during the Plenary session, sending a strong political message on the need to reinforce the territorial dimension of one of the EU’s key infrastructure funding programmes. The discussion saw the presence of European Parliament Vice-President Antonella Sberna, who is also and rapporteur for the CEF in the REGI Committee in the Parliament.

 

07 May 2026 | Brussels

Europe needs to step up its preparedness and crisis-response capacities, says Karácsony

With the adoption of the opinion by ECR rapporteur Ádám Karácsony on the European Union’s stockpiling strategy during its May plenary session, the CoR has adopted text that sends a clear message on the need to strengthen Europe’s preparedness and crisis‑response capacities, with a strong territorial dimension at its core.

 

06 May 2026 | Brussels

ECR Group hosts discussion on Connecting Europe Facility with EP Vice-President Zīle

The political momentum around the adoption of the opinion on the future of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) presented by ECR Vice-President Juraj Droba was further reinforced by the participation of Roberts Zīle, Vice‑President of the European Parliament and ECR Group MEP, at the ECR CoR Group meeting, held ahead of the May plenary session. The meeting proved once again the excellent cooperation within the ECR political family in ensuring that EU legislation is based on local and regional needs as well as on common-sense driven policies.

 

06 May 2026 | Brussels

Biondi: our identity lies in our cultural heritage

During the Committee of the Regions Plenary session, the debate with European Commissioner Glenn Micallef, and with Andrea Abodi, Italian Minister for Sport and Youth, offered a strong political reflection on the role of culture as a cornerstone of European cohesion and territorial resilience. Speaking on behalf of ECR Group, Pierluigi Biondi, Mayor of L’Aquila and ECR member, emphasised that Europe demonstrates its true added value when policies are built from the ground up, rooted in local communities, traditions and shared memory. Of noteworthy mention is that the city of L'Aquila has been nominated Italian capital of Culture for 2026.

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