News from the ECR CoR Group
ECR News - 53rd edition
14 Oct 2026 | Brussels
CoR backs Marsilio's call for the right to move to support the right to stay
The European Committee of the Regions has adopted an opinion by ECR Group President Marco Marsilio calling for a modern, efficient and resilient European transport system that starts from the concrete needs of territories and avoids creating new divisions between central and peripheral regions.
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15 Oct 2026 | Brussels
Ortyl: Cohesion policy must remain at the heart of Europe's future budget
The future of cohesion policy and the next Multiannual Financial Framework were at the centre of discussions during the joint meeting of the European Parliament's REGI Committee and the Committee of the Regions' COTER Commission at the presence of the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission Raffaele Fitto. Representing the ECR Group as COTER coordinator, ECR First Vice-President and President of the Podkarpackie Region Władysław Ortyl stressed that regions must remain at the centre of Europe's investment priorities.
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14 Oct 2026 | Brussels
Droba: Europe must not regulate its automotive industry out of existence
The green transition must not come at the expense of Europe's industrial base, jobs and regional economies, ECR Vice-President and President of the Bratislava Region Juraj Droba warned during the Committee of the Regions' plenary debate on the automotive sector. The debate also featured Brigitte Torloting, Vice-President of France’s Grand Est Region and current Chair of the Automotive Regions Alliance (ARA), bringing the perspective of Europe’s automotive regions to the discussion.
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12 Oct 2026 | Brussels
Marsilio: Strong territories build strong nations and a more competitive Europe
The next European budget will be the decisive test of whether the European Union can translate the central role of its territories into concrete choices, ECR Group President Marco Marsilio told the opening session of the European Week of Regions and Cities in Brussels.
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