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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...

 

15 Nov 2021 | Assen, The Netherlands

Local leaders discuss new energy opportunities at ECR Localism Summit in Drenthe

The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Group in the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) today held its third annual Localism Summit. At a conference in Drenthe province (the Netherlands), participants had the opportunity to exchange views on creating sustainable and inventive solutions, such as hydrogen, for the successful energy transition of our cities and regions.

 

11 Nov 2021 | Hybrid

Roberto Ciambetti co-chairs the 16th meeting of JCC Montenegro on the state of democracy

The Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) between the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) and Montenegro held its 16th meeting on 3 November 2021, under the joint leadership of its two Co-Chairs, Roberto Ciambetti, President of the Regional Council of Veneto, and Aleksandar Kašćelan, Mayor of Cetinje.

 

10 Nov 2021 | Brussels

ECR President: "We need to rebuild regional airports together"

On 10 November 2021, the ECR CoR Group President, Marshal Władysław Ortyl, President of Podkarpackie region, participated in a debate on the future of regional airports and the need for a common plan to support the rebuilding of airports after the pandemic, organised by the Regional Airport Council (ARC). Marshal Ortyl presented proposals on the opportunities and challenges for regional airports' future.

 

29 Oct 2021 | Brussels

Guido Castelli and Pavel Branda on doing more on cohesion, the just transition and energy prices

In the debate on Cohesion as Value within the Conference on the Future of Europe, at the European Committee of the Regions' last COTER commission meeting, held in Brussels on 28 October, Mr Guido Castelli called for the creation of a new EU Agency dedicated to social cohesion, to enable emergencies to be dealt with more quickly and without bureaucracy.

 

27 Oct 2021 | Łódzkie

Supporting Entrepreneurship – Local Government Experiences from Abroad

The European Economic Forum has been organised periodically for several years by the Łódzkie region in Poland and has become a fixture in the calendar of the most prominent business events in the country. It provides a platform for entrepreneurs to share their experiences and covers various business topics including entrepreneurship, logistics, transport, new technologies, research, and innovation among other topics.

 

27 Oct 2021 | Brussels

Tjisse Stelpstra at EU Sustainable Energy Week and how to kick-start the hydrogen economy

ECR member and regional minister of the Drenthe Province in Northern Netherlands Tjisse Stelpstra was invited to speak about the regional importance of hydrogen in the EU at an event in the framework of the EU Sustainable Energy Week organised by the European Commission.

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