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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 Jan 2022 | Brussels

Castelli: "Europe cannot be major international player without its own strategic autonomy"

Following on from President Ortyl's speech on Europe's strategic autonomy, Guido Castelli, Regional Minister of the Marche Region in Italy, took the floor during the CoR plenary to also share his insights on how Europe could play a more central role in the international arena and thereby build a "thriving future for our continent".

 

26 Jan 2022 | Brussels

Roberto Ciambetti criticises a centralised vision of European democracy

According to the ECR Member Roberto Ciambetti, head of the Italian delegation in the CoR and Conference on the Future of Europe CoR delegate, "we are now witnessing a univocal debate on the future of Europe, which seems to move towards a centralised vision of the Union that leaves no room for further interpretations".

 

25 Jan 2022 | Brussels

Anna Magyar elected ECR Vice-President

In today's ECR Group meeting, traditionally held before each CoR plenary session, Ms Anna Magyar was nominated as Vice-President of the ECR Group in the CoR. A long-standing member of the European Committee of the Regions, Ms Magyar is also a former Member of the Hungarian Parliament and currently serves as Member of Csongrád-Csanád County Council in Hungary.

 

22 Jan 2022 | Strasbourg

Conference on the Future of Europe: ECR members call for more powers for local and regional authorities

On Friday 21 and Saturday 22 January, the Conference on the Future of Europe Plenary took stock of recommendations made by two European Citizens' Panels and national Citizens' Panels. The debates revolved around the recommendations on European democracy, values and rights, rule of law, climate change, environment and health. Among the active participants were ECR President Władysław Ortyl, ECR Members in the CoR Mr Roberto Ciambetti and Mr Matteo Bianchi, as well our local delegate Ms Klaudia Szemereyné.

 

11 Jan 2022 | Rzeszów

President Ortyl expresses condolences on the passing of European Parliament President David Sassoli

It is with great sadness that our Members learned the news of the sudden death of the President of the European Parliament, Mr David Sassoli.

 

05 Jan 2022 | Trnava

Jozef Viskupic: Regions should play a key role in the Conference on the Future of Europe

The coronavirus pandemic and Brexit are key milestones that have underlined the need to redefine the direction and priorities of the European Union, chairman of the SK8 Self-governing Regions Association and Trnava Regional Governor Jozef Viskupic has stated in connection with the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE).

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