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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...

 

14 Oct 2022 | Brussels

Tesei: for Umbria, hydrogen is all about sustainability

"Sustainability and the new forms of renewable energy are of real importance to the Umbria Region. Along with four other Italian regions involved in this pilot project, Umbria is now a hub for the development of renewable energy from hydrogen.

 

13 Oct 2022 | Brussels

Mayor Bóka pleased that water is a priority for COP27

As Mayor of Balatonfüred in Hungary, a city located on the northern shore of lake Balaton, Mr Bóka knows only too well the importance of water featuring as a priority of this year's COP27 in Egypt.

 

13 Oct 2022 | Brussels

GDP statistics do not always reflect complex development needs of regions

In a CoR plenary debate with EU Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Elisa Ferreira, Mr Peter Švaral who has served as Mayor of Rohožník in the Bratislava region for 16 years, praised the success of the EU's Cohesion Policy. For the Slovak Mayor "it is the one EU policies that unites all representatives of local government in their support for it".

 

12 Oct 2022 | Brussels

New gas package could represent new chapter in European energy sector

Under the rapporteurship of our ENVE Coordinator, Marshal Chełstowski, the opinion on the energy package on gas, hydrogen and methane emissions was adopted by overwhelming majority in the October CoR plenary session.

 

12 Oct 2022 | Hungary and Poland

Summer camps for children from Ukraine organised by ECR members a big success

The European Committee of the Regions in cooperation with the Association of Ukrainian Cities, promoted the idea of European regions and cities organising summer camps for Ukrainian children, as an act of solidarity that offers a sense of normality to some of the millions of Ukrainian children whose lives have been shaken by the war. The summer camps are part of a broader show of solidarity by the EU’s cities and regions, ranging from humanitarian aid to twinnings and commitments to support the reconstruction of Ukraine.

 

11 Oct 2022 | Brussels

Presidents of regions call for additional funds to address the Ukrainian refugee crisis at ECR workshop

During the 151st CoR plenary session on 10-12 October, the ECR political group in the CoR hosted its annual workshop. This year's workshop was entitled "Refugees fleeing the war: the role of border regions" and discussed regional efforts in the Ukrainian refugee crisis and the EU tools available to address it. Conclusions were also drawn about the ongoing interpretation of and distinction made between legal and illegal immigrants.

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