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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...

 

20 Apr 2023 | Kyiv

Pavel Branda at International Summit of Cities and Regions in Kyiv

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hosted a summit in Kyiv whose aim is to harness the expertise of local and regional authorities to support Ukraine's reconstruction.

 

19 Apr 2023 | Brussels

Michele Pais on taking digital services to the next level

Members of the ECON Commission have today adopted by unanimity Michele Pais' opinion on the Interoperable Europe Act. The opinion seeks to secure funding for local and regional authorities to "take digital services offered to citizens to the next level" by harmonising opportunities offered by digitalisation in public services across Member States. Digital cohesion can be key to tackling some of the biggest challenges of regions, including depopulation and brain-drain.

 

18 Apr 2023 | Brussels

Local and regional angle of the EU enlargement process

Our Vice-President, Ms Anna Magyar, has made a major step in the process of having her opinion on the 2022 Enlargement Package adopted by the European Committee of the Regions. On 18 April, the members of the CIVEX Commission have voted unanimously in favour of the draft opinion in a sign of appreciation of the complex work done by the rapporteur. The opinion is now scheduled for adoption during July's plenary session of the CoR.

 

13 Apr 2023 | Marche Region

Opportunities to attract employment and investment in the Marche Region

ECR member Andrea Putzu organised on 13 April 2023 a CoR local dialogue event about development opportunities to attract employment and investment in the Marche Region.

 

31 Mar 2023 | Lviv

ECR Members visit Ukraine to discuss regional support through cross-border projects

On Friday 31 March, ECR's First Vice-President Władysław Ortyl and Deputy Marshal of the Podlaskie region Sebastian Łukaszewicz participated in the Poland-Ukraine Partnership Forum in Lviv hosted by the Regional Governor Maksym Kozytskyy.

 

30 Mar 2023 | Brussels

NAT members adopt amendments against health warnings on wine labels

Building a sustainable food framework was the topic of an opinion up for adoption in the March NAT Commission meeting; a topic that aroused a lot of interest from members, in particular, our Italian delegation on the thorny issue of health warning labels on alcohol products.

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