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09 Sep 2026 | Brussels

Bianchi: Cutting Red Tape, Respecting Subsidiarity

During the external CIVEX Commission meeting in Limburg, the Netherlands, CoR members exchanged views on the draft opinion “A Simpler, Clearer and Better Enforced EU Rulebook” pres...

 

08 Feb 2024 | Brussels

Roberto Ciambetti: "Innovation is key to removing micro plastics from our environment"

Mr Roberto Ciambetti, President of the Veneto Regional Council, is leading the CoR's work on preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution. In a first exploratory debate in the ENVE Commission, Mr Ciambetti introduced the topic by way of acknowledging that micro-plastics have "invaded every part of our plant impacting our economies, and well-being of animals". He called for a "need to understand the situation in order to minimise the negative impact on the competitiveness of EU pellet producers".

 

07 Feb 2024 | L'Aquila, Abruzzo

President Marsilio and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni sign the Development and Cohesion Agreement for Abruzzo Region

Excellent news for Abruzzo following today's meeting in L'Aquila between Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and our President Marco Marsilio. The Development and Cohesion Agreement between the government and the region secures many important investments which will increase its competitiveness and connectivity.

 

06 Feb 2024 | Brussels

Drug trafficking: one of the most serious security challenges facing Europe today

This was the key message of our CIVEX coordinator, Matteo Luigi Bianchi, who has initiated his work on preparing the European Committee of the Regions opinion on the "EU roadmap to fight drug trafficking and organised crime".

 

06 Feb 2024 | Brussels

New Genomic Techniques set to pave the way for more resilient and sustainable food systems

The agricultural sector is met with ever increasing challenges and innovation is the key to enable European agriculture to transition to a more sustainable, economically viable form of farming whilst adapting to climate change and ensuring food affordability and security.

 

01 Feb 2024 | Brussels

Nuclear energy finally gets the recognition it deserves

One of the main debates of the January CoR plenary session was dedicated to the conclusions of the COP28 conference. Representing our Group was ECR Vice-President Juraj Droba who reiterated the importance of defending technological neutrality: "this is why we need to continue to pursue our emission reduction goals in the most realistically challenging way. Each country free should be free to choose its own strategy".

 

01 Feb 2024 | Brussels

"Young people expect more pragmatism and less ideology"

This was the main message of the ECR Group during a CoR plenary debate on EU elections and youth engagement.

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