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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...

 

13 Oct 2022 | Brussels

Mayor Bóka pleased that water is a priority for COP27

As Mayor of Balatonfüred in Hungary, a city located on the northern shore of lake Balaton, Mr Bóka knows only too well the importance of water featuring as a priority of this year's COP27 in Egypt.

 

12 Oct 2022 | Brussels

New gas package could represent new chapter in European energy sector

Under the rapporteurship of our ENVE Coordinator, Marshal Chełstowski, the opinion on the energy package on gas, hydrogen and methane emissions was adopted by overwhelming majority in the October CoR plenary session.

 

12 Oct 2022 | Hungary and Poland

Summer camps for children from Ukraine organised by ECR members a big success

The European Committee of the Regions in cooperation with the Association of Ukrainian Cities, promoted the idea of European regions and cities organising summer camps for Ukrainian children, as an act of solidarity that offers a sense of normality to some of the millions of Ukrainian children whose lives have been shaken by the war. The summer camps are part of a broader show of solidarity by the EU’s cities and regions, ranging from humanitarian aid to twinnings and commitments to support the reconstruction of Ukraine.

 

11 Oct 2022 | Brussels

Presidents of regions call for additional funds to address the Ukrainian refugee crisis at ECR workshop

During the 151st CoR plenary session on 10-12 October, the ECR political group in the CoR hosted its annual workshop. This year's workshop was entitled "Refugees fleeing the war: the role of border regions" and discussed regional efforts in the Ukrainian refugee crisis and the EU tools available to address it. Conclusions were also drawn about the ongoing interpretation of and distinction made between legal and illegal immigrants.

 

11 Oct 2022 | Brussels

Matteo Bianchi: "No to further EU centralisation"

During the October CoR plenary session Matteo Bianchi, ECR Coordinator in the Commission for Citizenship, Governance, Institutional and External Affairs (CIVEX) and City Councillor in Varese in Italy, represented our group in debate on the Future of Europe with Dubravka Šuica, European Commission Vice President for Democracy and Demography. Our member warned that the Conference on the Future of Europe must not be used to centralise the EU.

 

05 Oct 2022 | Brussels

Short-term rentals and their impact on local communities

Presented in the form of a working document in today's NAT Commission meeting by our rapporteur Roberto Ciambetti, the idea to regulate the short-term rental sector garnered resounding support from fellow CoR members.

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