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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...

 

01 Apr 2021 | Brussels

Mayor Guarente's stakeholder meeting on the resilience of critical entities

ECR Member and Mayor of Potenza, Mario Guarente, is the European Committee of the Regions rapporteur for the Directive on the resilience of critical entities.

 

31 Mar 2021 | Brussels

Future of the European Health Union

ECR Member Roberto Ciambetti's opinion on the Future of the European Health Union was adopted by overwhelming majority during the commission for natural resources' (NAT) March meeting.

 

22 Mar 2021 | Brussels

Ilpo Heltimoinen: Were Finnish municipal elections moved for political reasons?

At the ECR Group meeting on 15 March, Ilpo Heltimoinen, Treasurer and Member of the ECR Group at the CoR, questioned whether Finnish municipal elections had been postponed because of political reasons and not because of the COVID pandemic, which had been put forward as the excuse.

 

19 Mar 2021 | Brussels

Interregional cooperation can help reduce impact of pandemic on economy

During a plenary debate on the coordination of border management during the pandemic and impact on local communities and commuters, ECR Member Cezary Przybylski, Marshal of the Lower Silesia region in Poland, recounted the many challenges they faced following the onset of the epidemic emergency in March last year.

 

18 Mar 2021 | Brussels

Integration of migrants is a two-way street

In a debate on the integration of migrants and the fight against radicalisation with Commissioner Ylva Johansson, ECR Member Matteo Bianchi repeatedly called for economic migration to be "controlled" and in the "hands of democratically elected central governments".

 

18 Mar 2021 | Brussels

Renovation Wave: an opportunity to overcome the economic crisis

ECR Member Marshal Witold Kozłowski highlighted to participants in the European Committee of the Regions' plenary session the huge opportunity offered by the Renovation Wave initiative to overcome the economic crisis caused by the pandemic – it will allow the creation of jobs, improve people's well-being and combat energy poverty.

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