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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...

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

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