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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...

21 Oct 2020 | Brussels

Marshal Jarosław Stawiarski on the panel at the workshop Smart Rail for the EU's Green Recovery

On 20 October, Marshal of Lubelskie Region Jarosław Stawiarski took part in a workshop held in Brussels as part of EU Green Week and the European Week of Regions and Cities 2020.

20 Oct 2020 | Brussels

European funding is helping to care for the elderly in Małopolska

In October of 2020, a communications campaign promoted the "Małopolska Tele-Angel" project, which uses European funding to care for elderly people living in the region during the on-going pandemic.

19 Oct 2020 | Brussels

A cleaner society for future generations

during a conference on the subject of "localising the European Green Deal", ECR member and President of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, Massimiliano Fedriga detailed a unique initiative being taken by the Italian region.

16 Oct 2020 | Brussels

Reducing pollution requires pragmatism, realism and cooperation

On 15 October, the ECR Group in the European Committee of the Regions held a panel discussion regarding the subject of air pollution in Europe as part of the "European Week of Regions and Cities".

16 Oct 2020 | Brussels

Nello Musumeci urges border security and diplomatic solutions to migration crisis

14 October saw a debate at the European Committee of the Region's October plenary session regarding the migration crisis, specifically in relation to the situation in the Moria refugee camp in Lesbos, Greece.

15 Oct 2020 | Brussels

The European Green Deal must not leave rural areas behind

On 14 October, ECR Group First Vice-President Rob Jonkman addressed Frans Timmermans, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of the Green Deal.