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15 Sep 2026 | Chișinău

President Sandu addresses inaugural CoR–Moldova JCC as ECR delegation stresses local dimension of EU accession

President of the Republic of Moldova Maia Sandu addressed the inaugural meeting of the Joint Consultative Committee between the European Committee of the Regions and Moldova in Chi...

 

27 Jun 2019 | Brussels

Cross border territorial cooperation is key to manage natural disaster and deserves more funds

Local and regional elected representatives called on the Commission to provide more incentives at the local and regional level to promote cross-border cooperation on risk reduction.

 

25 Jun 2019 | Brussels

Shaping the future of the Eastern Partnership

The European Committee of the Regions has appointed ECR Member Tadeusz Andrzejewski (Member of the Vilnius Municipal Council in Lithuania), as its spokesperson on ''Local and Regional Authorities shaping the future of the Eastern Partnership'' on June 25, 2019.

 

25 Jun 2019 | Brussels

A macro-regional strategy for the Carpathian region

The European Committee of the Regions has decided that Władysław Ortyl, Marshal of the Podkarpackie region in Poland and chair of the Polish delegation in the ECR Group, will be its spokesperson on the launch of a Carpathian macro-regional strategy.

 

24 Jun 2019 | Milan

Milano-Cortina to host the 2026 Winter Olympics

Under the careful leadership of our Member, Luca Zaia, President of the Veneto Region, Italian sport has won a major victory. On 24 June, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially announced that the 2026 Winter Olympics will be held jointly by Milan and Cortina.

 

14 Jun 2019 | Brussels

Mayor Paweł Grzybowski takes part in the EU Digital Assembly

On 13-14 June 2019, Paweł Grzybowski, Mayor of Rypin in Poland and Member of our ECR Group, participated in the EU Digital Assembly that took place in Bucharest, Romania.

 

07 Jun 2019 | Netherlands

Local leaders call for reshaping the EU at an annual Localism Summit in the Netherlands

The European Union needs to re-shape its politics to ensure that local and regional governments have a greater role in designing and improving policies, leading politicians from the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group said at the second Localism Summit, on 7 June.

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