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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...

 

05 Mar 2026 | Brussels

Centre-right groups join forces in vote to uphold unanimity principle in EU accession process

During today’s debate on the 2025 Enlargement Package, ECR Group Vice-President Anna Magyar underlined how, thanks to the CoR’s centre-right political forces, the principle of unanimity in enlargement matters has been upheld. During her intervention, Ms Magyar stressed that the principle of unanimity in the Council must remain at the core of the EU’s enlargement decisions, making it the key factor shaping any credible path toward accession.

 

04 Mar 2026 | Brussels

President Marsilio warns against merging agriculture and cohesion funds during debate with Commissioner Serafin

During today’s plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions, ECR Group President Marco Marsilio delivered a strong message on the future Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) in a debate with European Commissioner for Budget, Piotr Serafin, rejecting any attempt to merge cohesion funding with CAP resources. “Centralising these funds would create an artificial and harmful opposition between regions and farmers. This cannot in any way benefit our territories” he stated.

 

04 Mar 2026 | Brussels

Galligani: “LRAs and SMEs are the backbone of the Single Market”

ECR Rapporteur Lorenzo Galligani's opinion on the "Single Market Strategy" was adopted today by unanimity by the European Committee of the Regions Plenary session.

 

26 Feb 2026 | Brussels

ECR's First VP Ortyl at High-Level Conference on Eastern Border Regions

ECR Group First Vice-President Władysław Ortyl represented the European Committee of the Regions at the Eastern Border Regions High-Level Conference held at the European Commission. The event that brought together EU, national and regional leaders to discuss the future of the EU’s eastern border territories, followed-up on the recent European Commission Communication on the EU’s eastern regions bordering Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.

 

19 Feb 2026 | Brussels

Karácsony presents opinion on Stockpiling Strategy to Council Working Party on Resilience Level Preparedness

Ádám Karácsony, ECR rapporteur for the opinion “EU Stockpiling Strategy: boosting the EU’s material preparedness for crisis”, presented today his work to participants of the Council of the European Union’s ad hoc Working Party on preparedness, response capability and resilience to future crises. The rapporteur reiterated the vital role of local and regional authorities in strengthening Europe’s crisis and resilience framework.

 

09 Feb 2026 | Nicosia

Ortyl calls for boosting Europe’s security during meeting with President of Cyprus

ECR Group 1st Vice-President Władysław Ortyl took part in the external meeting of Conference of Presidents of the European Committee of the Regions in Nicosia, and met the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides. The meeting took place in the framework of The Presidency of the Council of the European Union held by Cyprus.

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