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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...

 

15 Oct 2020 | Brussels

Strong financial support is needed to implement the European Green Deal

On 13 October, Frans Timmermans opened the debate on the European Green Deal. ECR Member and Marshal of Małopolska region Witold Kozłowski emphasized the need for more EU funding to be allocated to regions which are in relatively early stages of the energy transition to greener alternatives.

 

15 Oct 2020 | Brussels

Proactive & region-specific solutions rather than regulations create jobs

The third and final day of this autumn's plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions (14 October) saw a debate on the subject of social affairs and jobs with Nicolas Schmit, the EU Commissioner for jobs and social rights.

 

15 Oct 2020 | Brussels

Władysław Ortyl appeals for European solidarity in response to Moria

On the final day of the 140th plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions, the President of the Podkarpackie region in Poland, Mr Władysław Ortyl took the floor in a debate on immigration policy, specifically as it relates to the situation in Moria.

 

14 Oct 2020 | Brussels

ECR President emphasizes solidarity, cohesion, and economic recovery in speech to Angela Merkel

The priorities of the German Presidency of the Council of the European Union was the main subject on the second day of the 140th plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions. It was then that ECR President Władysław Ortyl took part in the debate.

 

14 Oct 2020 | Brussels

Recovery funds – ECR Vice-President Marco Marsilio calls for more clarity

On Tuesday 13 October, Marco Marsilio spoke in the plenary session of the CoR on behalf of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group during a debate on the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic with the Commissioner for Economy, Paolo Gentiloni.

 

14 Oct 2020 | Brussels

Marshal Stawiarski's opinion on the European Year of Rail

The European Committee of the Regions adopted on 14 October the opinion on the "European Year of Rail" prepared under the leadership of ECR Member Jarosław Stawiarski (Marshal of Lubelskie region in Poland).

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