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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...

 

29 Apr 2021 | Brussels

Juraj Droba appointed CoR rapporteur for the preparation of partnership agreements and operational programmes

ECR Vice-President Juraj Droba has been appointed rapporteur for the opinion on "Effectively engaging local and regional authorities in the preparation of partnership agreements and operational programmes

 

29 Apr 2021 | Brussels

Professor Tomasz Grosse guest speaker at ECR Group meeting

In the margins of the European Committee of the Regions' (CoR) May plenary the ECR Group held their group meeting with the participation of Professor Tomasz Grosse. ECR members were delighted to welcome the Professor, also serving as a member of the CoR High-Level Group on European Democracy, to discuss the CoR's work in the context of the Conference on the Future of Europe.

 

29 Apr 2021 | Brussels

Tjisse Stelpstra: We must empower citizens to think greener

During a meeting of the "Green Deal Going Local" working group ECR Member Tjisse Stelpstra remarked that the Green Deal is not only about countries, regions, cities and villages, but "it is also about citizens".

 

21 Apr 2021 | Brussels

Climate ambassadors Juraj Droba and Roberto Ciambetti join launch event of new Covenant of Mayors

On 21 April, mayors and local leaders from across the EU joined the launch event of the new Covenant of Mayors. In an online ceremony, the Political Board presented the Covenant's vision "for a fairer, climate-neutral Europe", the new pledge for cities and regions aiming to step up climate ambitions.

 

21 Apr 2021 | Brussels

Pavel Branda: closure of borders was not the answer to the pandemic

Even before the pandemic the inhabitants of border regions were already facing many obstacles on a daily basis such as commuting and administrative challenges, and the closure of borders served to only further "exasperate the situation", including, in some cases, the "splitting up of families and friends".

 

12 Apr 2021 | Brussels

Małopolska: an era-defining investment at the St. Louis Children's Hospital, the first of its kind in over 140 years

Following almost three years of intensive construction work, a project worth over PLN 40 million has reached its conclusion. The redevelopment of St. Louis Regional Specialist Children's Hospital in Kraków has resulted in the establishment of the Małopolska Centre for Paediatrics and Comprehensive Treatment of Children with FASD (Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders).

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