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15 Sep 2026 | Chișinău

President Sandu addresses inaugural CoR–Moldova JCC as ECR delegation stresses local dimension of EU accession

President of the Republic of Moldova Maia Sandu addressed the inaugural meeting of the Joint Consultative Committee between the European Committee of the Regions and Moldova in Chi...

 

05 Mar 2026 | Brussels

Centre-right groups join forces in vote to uphold unanimity principle in EU accession process

During today’s debate on the 2025 Enlargement Package, ECR Group Vice-President Anna Magyar underlined how, thanks to the CoR’s centre-right political forces, the principle of unanimity in enlargement matters has been upheld. During her intervention, Ms Magyar stressed that the principle of unanimity in the Council must remain at the core of the EU’s enlargement decisions, making it the key factor shaping any credible path toward accession.

 

05 Mar 2026 | Brussels

Ciszkowski calls for an end to extreme left political violence

During the annual Pawel Adamowicz Award ceremony at the European Committee of the Regions, Adam Ciszkowski, speaking on behalf of the ECR Group, strongly appealed for the protection of democratic values against rising political violence.

 

04 Mar 2026 | Brussels

President Marsilio warns against merging agriculture and cohesion funds during debate with Commissioner Serafin

During today’s plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions, ECR Group President Marco Marsilio delivered a strong message on the future Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) in a debate with European Commissioner for Budget, Piotr Serafin, rejecting any attempt to merge cohesion funding with CAP resources. “Centralising these funds would create an artificial and harmful opposition between regions and farmers. This cannot in any way benefit our territories” he stated.

 

04 Mar 2026 | Brussels

Galligani: “LRAs and SMEs are the backbone of the Single Market”

ECR Rapporteur Lorenzo Galligani's opinion on the "Single Market Strategy" was adopted today by unanimity by the European Committee of the Regions Plenary session.

 

26 Feb 2026 | Brussels

ECR's First VP Ortyl at High-Level Conference on Eastern Border Regions

ECR Group First Vice-President Władysław Ortyl represented the European Committee of the Regions at the Eastern Border Regions High-Level Conference held at the European Commission. The event that brought together EU, national and regional leaders to discuss the future of the EU’s eastern border territories, followed-up on the recent European Commission Communication on the EU’s eastern regions bordering Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.

 

19 Feb 2026 | Brussels

Karácsony presents opinion on Stockpiling Strategy to Council Working Party on Resilience Level Preparedness

Ádám Karácsony, ECR rapporteur for the opinion “EU Stockpiling Strategy: boosting the EU’s material preparedness for crisis”, presented today his work to participants of the Council of the European Union’s ad hoc Working Party on preparedness, response capability and resilience to future crises. The rapporteur reiterated the vital role of local and regional authorities in strengthening Europe’s crisis and resilience framework.

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