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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...

 

13 Jul 2021 | Brussels

Roberto Ciambetti: "We must support the enlargement process"

Speaking at the sixth Enlargement Day as Co-Chairman of the Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) between the European Committee of the Regions and Montenegro, ECR member Roberto Ciambetti said "I think now is the time to invest even more in the integration of the Western Balkans."

 

09 Jul 2021 | Brussels

Adoption of Marshal Ortyl's opinion: Regional airports are vital for territorial cohesion and for many local economies

With many regional airports struggling to recover from the economic hardship caused by the pandemic, members of the European Committee of the Regions overwhelmingly adopted an opinion on 1 July, drawn up by ECR President Marshal Władysław Ortyl.

 

06 Jul 2021 | Brussels

Marshal Stawiarski organises congress on the Three Seas Initiative

Representatives of the Three Seas countries discussed economic cooperation during the Local Government Economic Congress of the second Forum of the Three Seas Initiative that took place in Lubelskie, organised by ECR member Jarosław Stawiarski.

 

05 Jul 2021 | Brussels

Ballico and Bianchi on EU higher education policy initiatives

In the next months, the Commission will work towards a Commission Communication on a European Strategy for Universities and two proposals for a Council Recommendation on a European approach to micro-credentials and one on education for environmental sustainability.

 

30 Jun 2021 | Brussels

Pavel Branda on bringing cross-border cooperation to the fore of EU policy agenda

In a bid to put cross-border cooperation back at the top of the EU's policy agenda, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) has adopted a resolution during the July plenary session calling on the European Commission to present a proposal for maintaining cross-border cooperation and cross-border life in the event of future crises.

 

30 Jun 2021 | Brussels

Raymund Kovács: promoting European values through education and culture

Such was the very title of a debate held during the European Committee of the Regions' July plenary session with Commissioner Margaritis Schinas. Representing the ECR Group 8was member Raymund Kovács who said he "very much welcomes that this debate is among the priorities of the European Commission as common European values are core values of EU".

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