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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...

 

06 Apr 2022 | Rzeszów, Poland

EU local leaders fact-finding mission at Polish/Ukrainian border

The presidents of the political groups of the European Committee of the Regions gathered in Rzeszów, the capital of Podkarpackie region in Poland on a fact-finding mission to assess the needs of local communities and help shape measures to address the Ukrainian refugee crisis.

 

03 Apr 2022 | Hungary

Impressive victory for Fidesz-KDNP alliance in parliamentary elections

Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 3 April 2022 to elect the National Assembly. Incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared victory with results showing his Fidesz party winning the vote by a wide margin.

 

01 Apr 2022 | Brussels

Ádám Karácsony - "Education is key to fighting antisemitism"

"Local and regional authorities across Europe should promote the fight against prejudice and antisemitism. We should all commit to create a more inclusive and safe future for Jewish communities in the European Union" declared Ádám Karácsony during the adoption of his CoR opinion on Combating Antisemitism and Fostering Jewish Life (2021-2030) at the April SEDEC Commission meeting of the Committee of the Regions.

 

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.

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