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05 Oct 2026 | Brussels

Biondi to shape the future of Europe’s Capitals of Culture

The ECR Group welcomes the appointment of Pierluigi Biondi, Mayor of L’Aquila, to lead work on the European Committee of the Regions' opinion on the future of the European Capitals...

 

30 Mar 2023 | Brussels

Strengthening the resilience of our cities and regions: "protection is better than cure"

As the overarching priority for the NAT Commission, the topic of resilience was passionately debated by NAT members, including our ECR member and rapporteur Mario Guarente, in today's NAT Commission meeting of 30 March.

 

30 Mar 2023 | Brussels

A step towards mutually beneficial and pragmatic cooperation between EU and UK local and regional authorities

Our ECR Vice-President Oldřich Vlasák was one of the Members of the European Committee of the Regions' UK Contact Group who gathered on 29 March to discuss recent developments regarding EU-UK relations and to attend a ceremony in the European Parliament marking the 25 years of the Good Friday Agreement, which brought an end to the conflict in Northern Ireland.

 

22 Mar 2023 | California

Silicon Valley for Vice-President García-Gallardo

The Vice-President of the Junta de Castilla y León, Juan García-Gallardo, is in Silicon Valley, in the Santa Clara Valley in California, as part of the delegation chosen by the European Commission to present Europe as a territory open to investment and innovation.

 

16 Mar 2023 | Brussels

Marco Marsilio: the protection of Europe’s external borders and technological neutrality should be high on EU agenda

One of the key issues on the European political agenda, which has been repeatedly referred to by the Italian Government, is the protection of Europe’s external borders. The March CoR plenary debate with the Swedish Presidency was therefore the perfect opportunity for ECR President Marsilio to highlight this.

 

15 Mar 2023 | Brussels

Anna Magyar: EU must urgently address demographic decline

In a high-level debate with the EU Commissioner for democracy and demography ECR VP Anna Magyar warned that two of the most worrying trends affecting the population of regions are demographic decline, and brain drain.

 

15 Mar 2023 | Brussels

"Cohesion policy will only be successful if accessible for all regions"

This was the focus of President Juraj Droba's remarks in the high-level Cohesion Alliance event. Participants discussed the significantly changing reality, and how the future objectives of cohesion policy should evolve in order do best respond to the expectations of our citizens.

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