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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...

 

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).

 

14 Dec 2021 | Rome

President Ortyl meets ECR Party leader Giorgia Meloni

The two leaders met in Rome to discuss reforms that the EU urgently needs to undertake including more equal treatment of all Member States, protection of external borders and a greater respect for the principle of subsidiarity.

 

07 Dec 2021 | Brussels

"We cannot succeed without nuclear power"

In a debate on nuclear energy in the December CoR plenary ECR member Ádám Karácsony reminds participants that the EU Treaty gives the right to EU Member States to define their energy mix and can therefore opt for nuclear if they wish.

 

06 Dec 2021 | Brussels

The fight against disinformation

On day two of the CoR December plenary ECR member Anna Magyar debated with Leendert Verbeek of the Council of Europe on the fight against disinformation.

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