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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...

 

24 May 2021 | Brussels

Mario Guarente's critical infrastructure opinion adopted by NAT Commission

ECR member Mario Guarente, Mayor of Potenza in Italy, saw his draft opinion on expanding the scope of the 2008 European Critical Infrastructure directive adopted by an overwhelming majority in the CoR NAT (Natural Resources) Commission.

 

20 May 2021 | Brussels

Ilpo Heltimoinen on the EU Recovery Plan

ECR member Ilpo Heltimoinen is a vocal critic of the EU Recovery Plan. According to Mr Heltimoinen, "there is no real justification for a support package that is economically harmful to Finland and is at odds with the EU treaties".

 

14 May 2021 | Brussels

City of Potenza selected to participate in twinning programme of MED Efficient Buildings Community

Mayor of Potenza and ECR Member Mario Guarente was recently informed that his city would be twinned with the city of Mostaganem in Algeria in a peer-to-peer learning on energy efficiency in public buildings.

 

07 May 2021 | Brussels

Members of CoR adopt Daniela Ballico's opinion on Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

The mayor of Ciampino, Daniela Ballico, rapporteur for the opinion and coordinator for the ECR group in the SEDEC commission said she was very pleased with this "important achievement".

 

05 May 2021 | Brussels

Roberto Ciambetti's opinion on Future of European Health Union adopted in CoR plenary

Citizen-centred health systems and the close involvement of local and regional authorities in a "European health union" are two of the key elements presented in the opinion prepared by Roberto Ciambetti, President of the Veneto Regional Council, which was adopted by an overwhelming majority in the May plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR).

 

05 May 2021 | Brussels

ECR Vice-President Marsilio gives green light for "COVID-19 certificate" as long as it's non-discriminatory

In a European Committee of the Regions' plenary debate on recovery in the tourism sector, ECR Vice-President Marco Marsilio outlined that the recently proposed COVID-19 certificate (Digital Green Certificate) by the European Commission will help to ensure safe travel this summer but calls for fundamental rights to be respected.

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