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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...

 

01 Sep 2017 | Tallinn

Arnold Hatch endorses Jim Nicholson's call for EU Emergency Funding for Northern Ireland

Alderman Arnold Hatch (Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council, Northern Ireland, UK/ Member of CoR and ECR Group Presidency/ President of the Northern Ireland Local Government Association) speaking at the European Committee of the Regions' Bureau meeting in Tallinn, Estonia this morning, endorsed the call of the MEP for Northern Ireland, Jim Nicholson, to European Commissioner Phil Hogan to provide EU Emergency Funding for farmers and agri-businesses and all those affected by the flash floods in Northern Ireland.

 

01 Aug 2017 | Brussels

Cities and regions underline the EU added-value of people-to-people and small-scale projects in cross-border areas

Local and regional elected representatives believe that more importance should be attached to people-to-people and small-scale projects in the framework of cross-border cooperation programmes, in order to overcome obstacles at borders and to integrate border areas and their citizens.

 

17 Jul 2017 | Brussels

Local leaders adopt Daiva Matonienė's opinion on renewable energy and internal electricity market

The Members of the European Committee of the Regions adopted on 16 July a set of legislative and policy recommendations on the Winter Energy Package, presented by the European Commission in November 2016.

 

12 Jul 2017 | Brussels

Rob Jonkman re-elected ECR Group President

Rob Jonkman (Alderman in Opsterland Municipality, the Netherlands) was unanimously re-elected the President of the European Conservative and Reformists Group.

 

07 Jul 2017 | Brussels

ECR Group President calls for continued close EU-UK cooperation and for devolution of powers to European regions

More than 1,200 local government leaders, councillors and ministers attended this year's Local Government Association conference in the United Kingdom.

 

11 May 2017 | Brussels

ECR Group Members call on the President of the European Parliament to focus on areas of added value

The EU should be more localist and focus on areas of added value was the message delivered by ECR Group President Rob Jonkman and ECR Group Member Władysław Ortyl to the President of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani and Vice-President of the European Commission Jyrki Katainen during the European Committee of the Regions plenary session on May 11.

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