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15 Sep 2026 | Chișinău

President Sandu addresses inaugural CoR–Moldova JCC as ECR delegation stresses local dimension of EU accession

President of the Republic of Moldova Maia Sandu addressed the inaugural meeting of the Joint Consultative Committee between the European Committee of the Regions and Moldova in Chi...

 

06 Dec 2019 | Brussels

Alessandro Piana: "Our citizens should not be forced to choose between work and family"

The President of Liguria Regional Council, ECR Member Alessandro Piana, took part in the 137th plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions, in Brussels.

 

05 Dec 2019 | Brussels

ECR President: "Our local communities want laws that are simple, flexible and implementable."

ECR President Rob Jonkman (Member of the Executive Council of Opsterland in the Netherlands) called for the EU to be more localist and less burdensome for citizens.

 

04 Dec 2019 | Brussels

Tadeusz Andrzejewski: Progress of Eastern Partnership warrants extra money

The European Union's partnership with six countries on its eastern border, including Ukraine, should receive significantly more money in the next decade, the European Committee of the Regions said on 5 December in a set of recommendations that also called for the EU to work harder to extend the benefits of cooperation beyond national capitals.

 

04 Dec 2019 | Brussels

Local and regional authorities adopt Juraj Droba's opinion on metropolitan regions

During the 137th European Committee of the Regions (CoR) Plenary, that took place on 4-5 December in Brussels, regional and local leaders delivered their recommendations for the preparation of the next generation of cohesion programmes, which set the basis for cohesion policy implementation for the 2021-2027 period.

 

04 Dec 2019 | Brussels

Local and regional elected representatives call for a fifth macro-regional strategy

At its December plenary session, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) adopted an opinion on a macro-regional strategy for the Carpathians, following an initiative by the Marshal of the Podkarpackie region Władysław Ortyl (PL/ECR).

 

22 Nov 2019 | Rome

Roberto Ciambetti: “Diversity, individual identities and the regions of Europe are values that must be protected”

On 22 November 2019, ECR Group Member Roberto Ciambetti (President of the Veneto Regional Council) delivered a speech at the 9th Subsidiarity Conference in Rome, Italy.

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