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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...

 

12 Apr 2021 | Brussels

Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain visits Podkarpackie

This was the Ambassador's first visit to Podkarpackie, and he stressed during the conversation that it would not be his last, since the location of Podkarpackie made it an important strategic partner not just for EU countries, but also for partners beyond the eastern border.

 

01 Apr 2021 | Brussels

Mayor Guarente's stakeholder meeting on the resilience of critical entities

ECR Member and Mayor of Potenza, Mario Guarente, is the European Committee of the Regions rapporteur for the Directive on the resilience of critical entities.

 

31 Mar 2021 | Brussels

Future of the European Health Union

ECR Member Roberto Ciambetti's opinion on the Future of the European Health Union was adopted by overwhelming majority during the commission for natural resources' (NAT) March meeting.

 

22 Mar 2021 | Brussels

Ilpo Heltimoinen: Were Finnish municipal elections moved for political reasons?

At the ECR Group meeting on 15 March, Ilpo Heltimoinen, Treasurer and Member of the ECR Group at the CoR, questioned whether Finnish municipal elections had been postponed because of political reasons and not because of the COVID pandemic, which had been put forward as the excuse.

 

19 Mar 2021 | Brussels

Interregional cooperation can help reduce impact of pandemic on economy

During a plenary debate on the coordination of border management during the pandemic and impact on local communities and commuters, ECR Member Cezary Przybylski, Marshal of the Lower Silesia region in Poland, recounted the many challenges they faced following the onset of the epidemic emergency in March last year.

 

18 Mar 2021 | Brussels

Recovery and Resilience Facility and European Semester lack sufficient involvement of local and regional authorities

A debate on the EU's recovery and trade policy took place during the European Committee of the Region's March plenary and featured European Commission Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis.

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