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15 Oct 2026 | Brussels

Ortyl: Cohesion policy must remain at the heart of Europe's future budget

The future of cohesion policy and the next Multiannual Financial Framework were at the centre of discussions during the joint meeting of the European Parliament's REGI Committee an...

 

06 Feb 2021 | Brussels

Our strength is determined by common values and ideals

For ECR Member Witold Kozłowski, Marshal of Małopolska, deepening cooperation within the European Union is a strategic direction.

 

06 Feb 2021 | Brussels

Romanian Perspectives in the Carpathians Group

Further plans for the strategy, the Carpathians from a Romanian perspective and the presentation by European Committee of the Regions President Apostolos Tzitzikostas were the main topics of successive meetings of the Carpathians Interregional Group, which was chaired by ECR President Władysław Ortyl, Marshal of the Podkarpackie region.

 

05 Feb 2021 | Brussels

Matteo Bianchi: Give the CoR more weight in the European decision-making process

ECR Member Matteo Bianchi highlighted what he sees should be the main focus of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU during a debate with the Secretary of State for European Affairs of Portugal, Ana Zacarias.

 

05 Feb 2021 | Brussels

Władysław Ortyl on the priorities of the Portuguese Presidency

The priorities of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU was the main topic discussed during the last day of the 142nd plenary session of the CoR. Marshal of the Podkarpackie region, Władysław Ortyl, underlined which issues in his view should require greatest attention from the EU in the challenging pandemic times.

 

04 Feb 2021 | Brussels

Tjisse Stelpstra on the Circular Economy: "There is no waste"

During a webinar entitled "Circular Economy beyond energy: recycling and reducing waste", ECR Member Tjisse Stelpstra, emphasized the "urgent need to begin improving the circularity of materials and systems".

 

03 Feb 2021 | Brussels

The European Commission has turned its back on indigenous minorities

ECR Bureau Member Raymund Kovács highlighted that with its decision not to introduce legislation to protect national minorities under the Minority SafePack initiative, the European Commission had effectively "turned its back on indigenous minorities".

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