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08 Aug 2026 | Marcinelle

ECR Group President Marco Marsilio Commemorates the 70th Anniversary of the Marcinelle Disaster

ECR Group President and President of the Abruzzo Region, Marco Marsilio, today took part in the commemorations marking the 70th anniversary of the Marcinelle mining disaster, one o...

 

26 Mar 2022 | Strasbourg

Roberto Ciambetti: Promotion of a healthy lifestyle cannot lead to new EU taxes

At the meeting of the Working Group on Health during the fifth plenary session of the Conference on the Future of Europe held in Strasbourg on 25-26 March, ECR member Roberto Ciambetti (President of the Veneto regional council, Italy) stressed that the proposals presented by Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič did not take into consideration the ongoing war in Ukraine. According to Mr Ciambetti, new taxes on food would increase prices of basic goods for our citizens, and we cannot allow this during wartime.

 

22 Mar 2022 | Kraków, Poland

The defenders of Ukraine are in need

On 15 March, ECR Member Marshal Witold Kozłowski spoke with Maksim Kozitskii, Chairman of the Lviv Regional Administration. The conversation addressed the current situation in Ukraine, but above all the needs faced by Ukrainians who, since 24 February, have been defending their country against the aggression of the Russian Federation.

 

19 Mar 2022 | Cardiff, Wales

Vice-President Vlasák on future relationships between EU and UK

The Senedd, Welsh Parliament, became the first UK institution to host a meeting of the CoR-UK Contact Group, which was the 6th since the group's formation.

 

18 Mar 2022 | Marseille, France

ECR President calls on the CoR to support Ukraine’s EU candidate country status

"The challenges are huge. A great wave of human solidarity and assistance to those in need, along with resistance to aggression, has been set in motion", said ECR CoR Group President Marshal Władysław Ortyl during the ninth edition of the European Summit of Regions and Cities, held in Marseille under the theme "Citizens at the heart of Europe". Mr Ortyl attended the summit remotely.

 

17 Mar 2022 | Marseille, France

Cross-border cooperation at the European Summit of Regions and Cities

"The situation in Ukraine is unprecedented and that's why a unique approach to cross-border cooperation with our eastern neighbour will be needed once the war is over", said Marshal Władysław Ortyl during the panel on cross-border cooperation at the Marseille Summit. The ECR CoR Group President connected remotely from Poland to the meeting in Marseille's amphitheatre.

 

15 Mar 2022 | Brussels

Statement of local and regional politicians condemning the kidnapping of Ukrainian Mayors

As Members of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group in the European Committee of the Regions, we stand in full solidarity with all democratically and legally elected representatives of Ukrainian local authorities who have been subjected to the most severe conditions in recent weeks.

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