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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...

 

04 Feb 2021 | Brussels

Tjisse Stelpstra on the Circular Economy: "There is no waste"

During a webinar entitled "Circular Economy beyond energy: recycling and reducing waste", ECR Member Tjisse Stelpstra, emphasized the "urgent need to begin improving the circularity of materials and systems".

 

03 Feb 2021 | Brussels

ECR Vice-President Marsilio calls for creation of European Agency on Social Cohesion

The COVID-19 pandemic put a severe strain on healthcare facilities in Europe. The recovery must be based on social, economic and territorial cohesion, and "involve local authorities in drawing up recovery plans through structured cooperation with the Member States.

 

03 Feb 2021 | Brussels

Ciambetti: Commission must do better to expand vaccine rollout

ECR Member Roberto Ciambetti, also rapporteur in the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) on the future of the Health Union, spoke on behalf of the Group during a debate on the COVID-19 vaccine campaign saying that it is a topic which the EU must prioritise, but on which it has so far failed to deliver.

 

03 Feb 2021 | Brussels

More support required to enable European culture to recover from pandemic

The pandemic has shown us the vulnerability of the cultural and creative industry. According to various statistics, Europe's cultural and creative sector has been hit harder by the pandemic than any other industry with the exception of aviation.

 

03 Feb 2021 | Brussels

The European Commission has turned its back on indigenous minorities

ECR Bureau Member Raymund Kovács highlighted that with its decision not to introduce legislation to protect national minorities under the Minority SafePack initiative, the European Commission had effectively "turned its back on indigenous minorities".

 

03 Feb 2021 | Brussels

New MFF and Recovery Facility show that EU is capable of acting together

This was the sentiment echoed by ECR President Marshal Władysław Ortyl during a debate on the EU budget with Mr Johan Van Overtveldt, ECR MEP and Chair of the Committee on Budgets in the European Parliament.

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