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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...

 

15 Oct 2021 | Brussels

Marshal Ortyl on how the European Copernicus Earth Observation System can make Europe greener and more sustainable

"As we debate the goals of the Local Green Deal, the determination to make Europe greener, more sustainable and the first climate neutral continent by 2050, I would like to emphasize the importance of the European Copernicus Earth Observation System as an indispensable source of information", stated Marshal Ortyl, President of the ECR Group in the European Committee of the Regions.

 

14 Oct 2021 | Brussels

Marshal Ortyl: Investment in transport infrastructure & Recovery Fund should be high on Slovenian Presidency priorities

ECR President Marshal Władysław Ortyl focused his address to Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša on two important, related topics – investments in transport infrastructure and the Recovery Fund in the context of Slovenia currently holding the Presidency of the Council of the EU.

 

14 Oct 2021 | Brussels

Pavel Branda: Cross-border cooperation should be integral part of Conference on the Future of Europe

In a CoR plenary debate on the Conference on the Future of Europe with Commissioner Šuica, ECR member Pavel Branda, who also serves as Deputy Mayor of Rádlo Municipality in Czechia, focused his intervention on the importance of cross-border cooperation, which "unfortunately is not specifically mentioned in the Conference".

 

14 Oct 2021 | Brussels

Anna Magyar: "Future is only partly ours – it belongs to our grandchildren"

ECR member and Csongrád-Csanád county council member Anna Magyar's opening remarks to participants of the October CoR plenary were "to focus more on families than we do at present". Her statement was part of the broader debate on the Conference on the Future of Europe with guest speaker Commissioner Šuica.

 

14 Oct 2021 | Brussels

ECR Vice-President Marco Marsilio: "We need fair taxation systems"

President of the Abruzzo region Marco Marsilio stated that the above could be a solution to the dire economic situation of EU countries in the wake of COVID-19. "In order to improve the economic performance of our countries and regions we need to invest in common action to combat tax avoidance".

 

13 Oct 2021 | Brussels

Anna Magyar urges Prime Minister Janša to find solution to migration problem

Living at the Hungarian-Serbian border ECR member Anna Magyar witnesses first-hand what she described as the "unbearable migration situation", which is continuing to "get worse", she declared.

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