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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...

 

05 Dec 2021 | Brussels

ECR Vice-President Droba calls to go "beyond GDP" for cohesion funds

President of the Bratislava region Juraj Droba stated during the CoR plenary December that the debate on the necessity of going “beyond GDP” has been present in international discourse for quite some time and that it is no secret that his region "is one of the most vocal promoters of this initiative".

 

04 Dec 2021 | Brussels

Guido Castelli on the European Year of Youth

"The real challenge we are facing right now – which we must address swiftly, with innovative ideas, ahead of the European Year of Youth – is combating social inequalities as far as possible, and above all youth unemployment, a true scourge of our times".

 

03 Dec 2021 | Brussels

Oldřich Vlasák on reform of EU

ECR Vice-President Oldřich Vlasák shared his views on the need for institutional reform of the EU in the context of a debate on strengthening democracy in the framework of the Conference on the Future of Europe with Mr Herman Van Rompuy. Referring to a lack of major institutional reform since EU enlargement, Mr Vlasák also evoked the failed constitution referenda and Brexit, which was "due to too much federalisation".

 

02 Dec 2021 | Brussels

Marshal Ortyl addresses President Macron on key challenges as France prepares to take helm of EU Presidency

Welcoming the President of the French Republic of behalf of the ECR Group in the CoR was our very own President Marshal Władysław Ortyl who began by setting forth the elements that "unite us all – us conservatives and the liberal French Government".

 

02 Dec 2021 | Brussels

Marshal Przybylski on combatting homelessness

Marshal of the Lower Silesia region in Poland, Cezary Przybylski, took the floor in a CoR plenary debate on homelessness during which he addressed Commissioner Nicolas Schmit on what he referred to as "one of the biggest social issues in many European regions".

 

01 Dec 2021 | Brussels

First Vice-President Rob Jonkman's opinion on national recovery plans adopted by unanimity in CoR plenary

The economic and social recovery, as well as the green and digital transitions, can only succeed if local and regional authorities are directly involved in preparing and implementing the national recovery and resilience plans (NRRPs).

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