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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 May 2021 | Brussels

Roberto Ciambetti's opinion on Future of European Health Union adopted in CoR plenary

Citizen-centred health systems and the close involvement of local and regional authorities in a "European health union" are two of the key elements presented in the opinion prepared by Roberto Ciambetti, President of the Veneto Regional Council, which was adopted by an overwhelming majority in the May plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR).

 

05 May 2021 | Brussels

Marshal Władysław Ortyl on Portuguese Presidency in a debate with Prime Minister Costa

During the May plenary of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) Marshal Władysław Ortyl spoke about assistance to Ukraine during the pandemic, strengthening labour rights in the framework of the Porto Social Summit and supporting African communities in overcoming the pandemic.

 

05 May 2021 | Brussels

Matteo Bianchi: Racism, xenophobia and discrimination in all their forms must be strongly condemned

In a CoR plenary debate on the Union of Equality ECR member Matteo Bianchi addressed participants by saying that the best way to ensure that tolerance prevails in our societies is through "investing in the education of our children and having resilient criminal systems".

 

05 May 2021 | Brussels

Marshal Cezary Przybylski on the economic recovery of the tourism, hotel and catering sector

Marshal of the Lower Silesia region and ECR Member Cezary Przybylski outlined the steps his region took, where tourism is one of the main pillars of development, to save this very industry.

 

04 May 2021 | Brussels

Pavel Branda: Cross-border regions severely impacted by pandemic

Who better than ECR member Pavel Branda to talk about the cross-border dimension of the pandemic situation and of the Conference on the Future of Europe? As chairman of the intergroup on cross-border cooperation in the EU Committee of the Regions (CoR), Mr Branda said that with the closure of borders "cross-border cooperation witnessed the biggest setback in decades".

 

03 May 2021 | Brussels

Regional airports – a vision for a better future

The European Committee of the Regions' Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy and EU Budget (COTER) has adopted an opinion on the future of regional airports.

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