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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...

 

15 Mar 2023 | Brussels

Roberto Ciambetti: "clear rules and data sharing are the only way to ensure a fair short-term rental market in Europe"

Increased transparency and free access to critical information on short-term rentals in order to fight illegal activities and ensure the availability of affordable housing for local communities were some of the main messages that European cities and regions addressed to the EU institutions through an opinion drafted by Roberto Ciambetti, President of the Veneto Regional Council, adopted by unanimity on 15 March at the plenary of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR).

 

15 Mar 2023 | Brussels

Conservative Presidents of Regions on the frontline of support to Ukraine

In a CoR plenary debate to mark one year of Russia's unjustified aggression against Ukraine, Presidents of Regions from the ECR group underlined the multitude of ways in which they are continuing to provide support to their Ukrainian peers and the Ukrainian people.

 

02 Mar 2023 | Brussels

Juraj Droba on Metropolitan Regions Shaping Transformation

The opportunities and challenges faced by the Metropolitan Regions were discussed at a conference held in Brussels, which the President of the Bratislava region, and ECR Vice-President Juraj Droba, attended as the CoR rapporteur on The challenges of metropolitan regions and their position in the future cohesion policy post 2020.

 

24 Feb 2023 | Gdańsk

Local and regional leaders gather in Gdańsk to agree on long-term support to Ukraine

At a meeting held on 24 February members of the CoR pledged to provide ongoing humanitarian support and emergency supplies, as well as to support the reconstruction of Ukraine's cities and regions and the country's preparations for accession to the EU. ECR group was represented by Marshal Władysław Ortyl and Deputy Mayor Pavel Branda.

 

22 Feb 2023 | Moldova

Pavel Branda represents the CoR in Euronest Parliamentary Assembly in Moldova

Against the backdrop of war in Ukraine, Members of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly discussed how to take the EU’s Eastern Partnership initiative forward. Deputy Mayor of Rádlo Municipality and CORLEAP Bureau member Mr Pavel Branda addressed the Assembly on behalf of the European Committee of the Regions.

 

17 Feb 2023 | Brussels

ECR First VP Władysław Ortyl appointed rapporteur on the Drone Strategy 2.0

The Marshal of the Podkarpackie Region and ECR Frist Vice-President, Władysław Ortyl, has been appointed the European Committee of the Regions' rapporteur for the opinion on A Drone Strategy 2.0. It will outline operational, technical, and financial requirements to regulate the unmanned aircraft eco-system in Europe. A European framework is of key importance for regions and especially cities in order to achieve a responsible inclusion of Urban Air Mobility in the more general strategy for sustainable urban mobility.

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