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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...

 

15 Mar 2023 | Brussels

Anna Magyar: EU must urgently address demographic decline

In a high-level debate with the EU Commissioner for democracy and demography ECR VP Anna Magyar warned that two of the most worrying trends affecting the population of regions are demographic decline, and brain drain.

 

15 Mar 2023 | Brussels

"Cohesion policy will only be successful if accessible for all regions"

This was the focus of President Juraj Droba's remarks in the high-level Cohesion Alliance event. Participants discussed the significantly changing reality, and how the future objectives of cohesion policy should evolve in order do best respond to the expectations of our citizens.

 

02 Mar 2023 | Brussels

Juraj Droba on Metropolitan Regions Shaping Transformation

The opportunities and challenges faced by the Metropolitan Regions were discussed at a conference held in Brussels, which the President of the Bratislava region, and ECR Vice-President Juraj Droba, attended as the CoR rapporteur on The challenges of metropolitan regions and their position in the future cohesion policy post 2020.

 

24 Feb 2023 | Gdańsk

Local and regional leaders gather in Gdańsk to agree on long-term support to Ukraine

At a meeting held on 24 February members of the CoR pledged to provide ongoing humanitarian support and emergency supplies, as well as to support the reconstruction of Ukraine's cities and regions and the country's preparations for accession to the EU. ECR group was represented by Marshal Władysław Ortyl and Deputy Mayor Pavel Branda.

 

22 Feb 2023 | Moldova

Pavel Branda represents the CoR in Euronest Parliamentary Assembly in Moldova

Against the backdrop of war in Ukraine, Members of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly discussed how to take the EU’s Eastern Partnership initiative forward. Deputy Mayor of Rádlo Municipality and CORLEAP Bureau member Mr Pavel Branda addressed the Assembly on behalf of the European Committee of the Regions.

 

17 Feb 2023 | Brussels

ECR First VP Władysław Ortyl appointed rapporteur on the Drone Strategy 2.0

The Marshal of the Podkarpackie Region and ECR Frist Vice-President, Władysław Ortyl, has been appointed the European Committee of the Regions' rapporteur for the opinion on A Drone Strategy 2.0. It will outline operational, technical, and financial requirements to regulate the unmanned aircraft eco-system in Europe. A European framework is of key importance for regions and especially cities in order to achieve a responsible inclusion of Urban Air Mobility in the more general strategy for sustainable urban mobility.

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