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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...

 

02 May 2023 | Lappeenranta

Ilpo Heltimoinen to host ECR Localism Summit in Finland

The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Group in the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) will next week hold its fifth annual Localism Summit in Lappeenranta in Finland. ECR CoR Treasurer and Councillor in Lappeenranta, Ilpo Heltimoinen, will be the host for this year's edition.

 

24 Apr 2023 | Brussels

First Vice President Ortyl promotes innovative and competitive EU drone sector

At the COTER Commission meeting on 24 April 2023, CoR rapporteur Władysław Ortyl presented his working document on the EU Drone Strategy 2.0, calling to unleash the full potential of the fast-developing European drone industry: "A harmonized European Drone Market will significantly strengthen the EU's position in the global market for unmanned systems technology".

 

20 Apr 2023 | Kyiv

Pavel Branda at International Summit of Cities and Regions in Kyiv

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hosted a summit in Kyiv whose aim is to harness the expertise of local and regional authorities to support Ukraine's reconstruction.

 

19 Apr 2023 | Brussels

Michele Pais on taking digital services to the next level

Members of the ECON Commission have today adopted by unanimity Michele Pais' opinion on the Interoperable Europe Act. The opinion seeks to secure funding for local and regional authorities to "take digital services offered to citizens to the next level" by harmonising opportunities offered by digitalisation in public services across Member States. Digital cohesion can be key to tackling some of the biggest challenges of regions, including depopulation and brain-drain.

 

18 Apr 2023 | Brussels

Local and regional angle of the EU enlargement process

Our Vice-President, Ms Anna Magyar, has made a major step in the process of having her opinion on the 2022 Enlargement Package adopted by the European Committee of the Regions. On 18 April, the members of the CIVEX Commission have voted unanimously in favour of the draft opinion in a sign of appreciation of the complex work done by the rapporteur. The opinion is now scheduled for adoption during July's plenary session of the CoR.

 

13 Apr 2023 | Marche Region

Opportunities to attract employment and investment in the Marche Region

ECR member Andrea Putzu organised on 13 April 2023 a CoR local dialogue event about development opportunities to attract employment and investment in the Marche Region.

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