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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...

 

21 Nov 2013 | Brussels

ECR debate energy during first external meeting in Vilnius

Members of the Committee of the Regions' ECR met in Vilnius, Lithuania for the Group‘s first external reunion. The meeting, which took place on 20 November, addressed the key issue of energy security and renewable sources of energy as well as the role of local and regional authorities in addressing those challenges

 

07 Oct 2013 | Brussels

CoR sends the wrong message on shale gas

During its 8-9 October, 103rd plenary session, the Committee of took a position on shale gas. The opinion addressed the exploration and extraction of the shale gas and oil (unconventional hydrocarbons).

 

04 Jul 2013 | Brussels

ECR Group Bureau member, Councillor Twitchen OBE, calls for a realistic approach to EU Waste Targets

European Conservatives and Reformists Group Bureau member and Environment Commission member, Councillor Kay Twitchen OBE, called for a realistic approach to the European Union key Waste Targets.

 

06 May 2013 | Brussels

Leader of the CoR's UK Delegation, Cllr Gordon Keymer, has announced the launch of the new ECR Group

President of the new political party to the Committee of the Regions (CoR), Cllr Gordon Keymer (UK/ECR), member of Tandridge District Council, officially presented the establishment of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR) during the 100th CoR Plenary.

 

11 Apr 2013 | Brussels

ECR Group formed in the EU Committee of the Regions

A new group formed yesterday and officially announced today in the Committee of the Regions will champion an agenda of decentralising power closer to the local and regional people.

 

29 Jan 2013 | Brussels

ECR annual event aims to put localism at heart of EU reform agenda

The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Group in the Committee of the Regions (CoR) launched an ambitious campaign to put localism at the heart of the EU.