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05 Oct 2026 | Brussels

Biondi to shape the future of Europe’s Capitals of Culture

The ECR Group welcomes the appointment of Pierluigi Biondi, Mayor of L’Aquila, to lead work on the European Committee of the Regions' opinion on the future of the European Capitals...

 

12 Apr 2021 | Brussels

Małopolska: an era-defining investment at the St. Louis Children's Hospital, the first of its kind in over 140 years

Following almost three years of intensive construction work, a project worth over PLN 40 million has reached its conclusion. The redevelopment of St. Louis Regional Specialist Children's Hospital in Kraków has resulted in the establishment of the Małopolska Centre for Paediatrics and Comprehensive Treatment of Children with FASD (Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders).

 

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

Juraj Droba: vaccination will help put an end to the pandemic

This was the main sentiment of ECR Vice-President Juraj Droba's intervention in a debate on the COVID-19 pandemic.

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