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08 Aug 2026 | Marcinelle

ECR Group President Marco Marsilio Commemorates the 70th Anniversary of the Marcinelle Disaster

ECR Group President and President of the Abruzzo Region, Marco Marsilio, today took part in the commemorations marking the 70th anniversary of the Marcinelle mining disaster, one o...

 

25 May 2023 | Brussels

Automotive transition has to be based on technological neutrality

"It is important to recognise that in addition to the batteries for electric vehicles there are also sustainable bio-fuels that will enable us to continue usinge combustion engines, stressed President Marco Marsilio during a meeting of CoR's Interregional Group on the Future of Automotive Industry. The President warned that abandoning them would "jeopardise the technological and economic sovereignty of Europe".

 

25 May 2023 | Brussels

ECR amendment rejecting lab-grown food adopted by unanimity in CoR plenary

ECR Group members were relieved to see the adoption of their amendment, which expresses concern about the introduction of lab-grown foods on European markets. Members were voting an opinion on the sustainability of food systems, which will serve to feed into the European Commission's legislative proposal foreseen for November 2023.

 

25 May 2023 | Brussels

VP Ortyl promotes local self-governance and effective decentralisation as part of the reconstruction process of Ukraine

Following a CoR plenary session which included a video message from President Zelensky an important debate took place on Strengthening the Role of Local and Regional Governments in Ukraine's Recovery and Reconstruction Process, and on the Road to EU Membership. First VP Władysław Ortyl represented the ECR group as speaker in this conference.

 

24 May 2023 | Brussels

The European Conservatives and Reformists Group in the European Committee of the Regions celebrates 10th anniversary

The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Group in the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) today celebrates 10 years since the group's founding in April 2013.

 

24 May 2023 | Brussels

Local communities cannot be left alone to deal with crises

During the recent terrible floods in Emilia-Romagna in Italy, "we saw first-hand the perfect demonstration of European solidarity in practice", stated Mr Marsilio. The President of the Abruzzo region explained that several EU Member States have sent assistance and water-pumping equipment via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to help deal with the disaster – Italy's worst flooding for 100 years. When an emergency overwhelms the response capabilities of a country in Europe and beyond, it can request assistance through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.

 

24 May 2023 | Brussels

Anna Magyar: We must put an end to second-class citizenship

In a high-level debate with EU Commissioner for Equality Helena Dalli, ECR VP Anna Magyar underlined the need to support disabled people and national and linguistic minorities more effectively.

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