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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...

 

04 Jan 2021 | Brussels

Development of a new macro-regional strategy mechanism only way forward

One of the topics discussed at the 141st plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions was the macro-regional strategy for the Carpathian region.

 

22 Dec 2020 | Brussels

The pandemic has drastically reduced cross-border cooperation – now we need to kickstart it again

In an interview with Euractiv, ECR Member Pavel Branda highlighted the need for an appropriate legislative framework for the development of cross-border public services, which are a "more sophisticated form of cross-border cooperation".

 

14 Dec 2020 | Brussels

President Ortyl calls for deepened cooperation with people of Belarus

On the 2nd day of the winter plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions, ECR President and Marshal of the Podkarpackie region in Poland, Mr Władysław Ortyl urged deepened cooperation with Belarus in order to further democratisation and overall economic growth in the country.

 

12 Dec 2020 | Brussels

High time for burden reduction at EU level

ECR First Vice-President Mr Rob Jonkman urged European Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič to show people, businesses, and local authorities, that the EU is capable of reducing red tape and unnecessary bureaucracy during a debate on strategic foresight and the European Commission's Work Programme 2021.

 

11 Dec 2020 | Brussels

Don't write off nuclear energy

On the first day of the December plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions, ECR Vice-President Oldřich Vlasák addressed the German Minister of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Svenja Schulze.

 

10 Dec 2020 | Brussels

Let's safeguard the most important right, the right not to migrate

During a plenary session debate on the New Migration and Asylum Pact with the European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ms Ylva Johansson, ECR Member Massimiliano Fedriga, delivered some key message on ECR's immigration policies.

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