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ECR News - 50th edition
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07 May 2026 | Brussels
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President Marsilio welcomes the outcome of the Mid-Term Review of Cohesion policy
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"In today’s geopolitical and economic context, cohesion policy must prove that it can deliver concrete answers to Europe’s most urgent challenges". This was the political message delivered by Marco Marsilio, President of the ECR CoR Group, during the CoR plenary debate on the Mid‑Term Review of Cohesion policy with European Commission Executive Vice‑President Raffaele Fitto.
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07 May 2026 | Brussels
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Vice-President Droba on strengthening Europe’s resilience through dual-use infrastructure
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The European Committee of the Regions has adopted ECR Rapporteur Juraj Droba's opinion on the future of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) during the Plenary session, sending a strong political message on the need to reinforce the territorial dimension of one of the EU’s key infrastructure funding programmes. The discussion saw the presence of European Parliament Vice-President Antonella Sberna, who is also and rapporteur for the CEF in the REGI Committee in the Parliament.
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07 May 2026 | Brussels
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Europe needs to step up its preparedness and crisis-response capacities, says Karácsony
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With the adoption of the opinion by ECR rapporteur Ádám Karácsony on the European Union’s stockpiling strategy during its May plenary session, the CoR has adopted text that sends a clear message on the need to strengthen Europe’s preparedness and crisis‑response capacities, with a strong territorial dimension at its core.
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07 May 2026 | Brussels
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Aurigemma, Health emergency preparedness is delivered locally
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"The issue of medical countermeasures is not only timely, but also of strategic importance for our regions and cities. Health emergency preparedness is something that is delivered locally, under real‑life constraints,” Antonello Aurigemma, ECR rapporteur and President of the Regional Council of the Lazio Region, said following the approval by the CoR Plenary session of his opinion on medical countermeasures. The approval marks an important step towards strengthening Europe’s health emergency preparedness with a strong territorial focus.
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ECR Rapporteurs
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