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10 Nov 2026 | Brussels

Bianchi: EU simplification must deliver fewer burdens for businesses

The CIVEX Commission of the European Committee of the Regions has adopted ECR rapporteur Matteo Bianchi’s draft opinion on “A simpler, clearer and better enforced EU rulebook”, cal...

 

05 Nov 2026 | Brussels

Biondi: European Capitals of Culture must leave a lasting legacy for local communities

ECR rapporteur Pierluigi Biondi, Mayor of L’Aquila, held a stakeholder consultation on the future of the European Capitals of Culture initiative, putting local identity, long-term legacy and opportunities for young people at the heart of his work on the opinion. The consultation contributed to his work as rapporteur on the European Commission proposal to renew the initiative for 2034-2047.

 

04 Nov 2026 | Debrecen

ECR local and regional leaders call for a competitive future for Europe’s automotive industry

The ECR Group in the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) held its 2026 thematic Seminar in Debrecen, Hungary, bringing together regional and local leaders, industry representatives and experts to call for a more pragmatic path for a competitive, innovative and resilient European automotive sector.

 

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 regional and local leaders to Trieste to place territories at the centre of Europe’s cohesion, innovation and competitiveness strategies.

 

25 Oct 2026 | Brussels

Landslide Victory for Juraj Droba: ECR Vice-President Re-Elected in Bratislava

The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Group in the European Committee of the Regions congratulates its Vice-President, Juraj Droba, on his re-election as President of the Bratislava Self-Governing Region following a landslide victory in Slovakia’s regional elections.

 

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.

 

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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