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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...

 

30 Jun 2021 | Brussels

Matteo Bianchi on securing fair elections and the freedom of expression

These were two of the main issues touched upon by ECR member Matteo Bianchi (councillor in Morazzone) in a debate with Commissioner Věra Jourová on the European Democracy Action Plan – a proposal by the European Commission Mr Bianchi views as relevant but with some points requiring further clarification.

 

30 Jun 2021 | Brussels

Roberto Ciambetti shares his vision of an ideal European Union

In a European Committee of the Regions' plenary debate on the Conference on the Future of Europe ECR member Roberto Ciambetti shared his vision of an ideal European Union – "an organisation that listens to the voices of regions and Member States. A community that cannot be reduced to a single political tradition."

 

30 Jun 2021 | Brussels

ECR First Vice-President Rob Jonkman will draw up CoR opinion on implementation of recovery and resilience facility

ECR First Vice-President Robert Jonkman has been appointed rapporteur for the opinion on the Implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) during the ECON commission meeting of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR).

 

30 Jun 2021 | Brussels

Mayor Guarente's opinion on resilience of critical entities adopted by EU local and regional authorities

In the July plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) members adopted by overwhelming majority ECR member Mario Guarente's opinion, which highlights that good multi-level cross-sectoral collaboration is crucial for disaster preparedness, risk reduction and reinforcing resilience.

 

29 Jun 2021 | Brussels

Protecting human lives and jobs should be priorities that continue well after pandemic according to Marshal Ortyl

Regarding European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's announcement that the priorities of the European Union for 2021 were protecting human lives and jobs, Marshal Władysław Ortyl highlighted during the CoR plenary that these priorities should continue well after the pandemic.

 

28 Jun 2021 | Brussels

"Fit for 55 package": transition should not happen at expense of poorest citizens

According to ECR members Jakub Chełstowski and Roberto Ciambetti, who participated in the High-Level Conference: "What “Fit for 55" means for National Energy and Climate Plans", this legislative package unveiled by the European Commission should not overburden individual regions that would subsequently lead to an increase in energy poverty.

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