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href="/news/726-cohesion-policy-must-align-to-todays-challenges-ecr-1st-vp-ortyl-says">Cohesion policy must align to today's challenges, ECR 1st VP Ortyl says</a></h2> <p class="excerpt"> <a href="/news/726-cohesion-policy-must-align-to-todays-challenges-ecr-1st-vp-ortyl-says">A Cohesion policy aligned to today's challenges and built on a pragmatic approach. The ECR Group welcomed Raffaele Fitto, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission respon...</a> </p> </div> </div> <p class="link-bottom-right"> <a href="/news/726-cohesion-policy-must-align-to-todays-challenges-ecr-1st-vp-ortyl-says" class="link-simple link-simple-md text-white"> <span class="arrow"><img src="/build/assets/front/images/arrow-right-white-md.d9b9e52c.svg" alt=""></span> </a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container"> <div class="event-list mb-0 news-container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4 item"> <div class="media-bg"><div class="media-bg-inner" style="background-position:center top; background-image:url('https://www.ecrcor.eu/media/cache/news_list_card/uploads/202504/Automotive%20graphic.jpg');"><a href="/news/727-ecr-group-spearheads-urgent-resolution-in-a-bid-to-save-the-automotive-industry"> </a></div></div> <p class="date"><strong>03 Apr 2025</strong> | Brussels</p> <h3><a href="/news/727-ecr-group-spearheads-urgent-resolution-in-a-bid-to-save-the-automotive-industry">ECR Group spearheads urgent resolution in a bid to save the automotive industry</a></h3> <p class="excerpt"> <a href="/news/727-ecr-group-spearheads-urgent-resolution-in-a-bid-to-save-the-automotive-industry">The European Committee of the Regions has today adopted an urgent resolution on "strengthening the territorial dimension in the implementation of the Industrial Action Plan for the European Automotive Sector". The initiative from the ECR Group was a reaction to the European Commission's publication of the Action Plan for the automotive industry, described as "insufficient to address the crisis in the sector", by President Marco Marsilio.</a> </p> </div> <div class="col-md-4 item"> <div class="media-bg"><div class="media-bg-inner" style="background-position:center top; background-image:url('https://www.ecrcor.eu/media/cache/news_list_card/uploads/202504/Untitled%20design%20%282%29.jpg');"><a href="/news/724-a-trade-war-with-the-us-would-be-catastrophic-for-european-farmers"> </a></div></div> <p class="date"><strong>02 Apr 2025</strong> | Brussels</p> <h3><a href="/news/724-a-trade-war-with-the-us-would-be-catastrophic-for-european-farmers">"A trade war with the US would be catastrophic for European farmers"</a></h3> <p class="excerpt"> <a href="/news/724-a-trade-war-with-the-us-would-be-catastrophic-for-european-farmers">This was the message that ECR members Lorenzo Galligani and Giovanni Malanchini expressed during today's CoR plenary debate on the consequences of U.S tariffs on European agri-food products.</a> </p> </div> <div class="col-md-4 item"> <div class="media-bg"><div class="media-bg-inner" style="background-position:center; background-image:url('https://www.ecrcor.eu/media/cache/news_list_card/uploads/202504/WhatsApp%20Image%202025-04-02%20at%2017.19.10.jpeg');"><a href="/news/725-galvagno-on-eu-islands-and-their-connectivity-challenges-political-decisions-cannot-ignore-human-nee"> </a></div></div> <p class="date"><strong>02 Apr 2025</strong> | Brussels</p> <h3><a href="/news/725-galvagno-on-eu-islands-and-their-connectivity-challenges-political-decisions-cannot-ignore-human-nee">Galvagno on EU islands and their connectivity challenges: "political decisions cannot ignore human needs and activities"</a></h3> <p class="excerpt"> <a href="/news/725-galvagno-on-eu-islands-and-their-connectivity-challenges-political-decisions-cannot-ignore-human-nee">"Islands are distinct territories which require tailor-made solutions that take into account their geographic specificities", said ECR member Gaetano Galvagno during a CoR plenary debate on the connectivity of EU islands.</a> </p> </div> <div class="col-md-4 item"> <div class="media-bg"><div class="media-bg-inner" style="background-position:center top; background-image:url('https://www.ecrcor.eu/media/cache/news_list_card/uploads/202504/WhatsApp%20Image%202025-04-03%20at%2012.56.23.jpeg');"><a href="/news/728-competitiveness-needs-a-more-pragmatic-approach-says-ecr-vp-droba"> </a></div></div> <p class="date"><strong>02 Apr 2025</strong> | Brussels</p> <h3><a href="/news/728-competitiveness-needs-a-more-pragmatic-approach-says-ecr-vp-droba">"Competitiveness needs a more pragmatic approach", says ECR VP Droba</a></h3> <p class="excerpt"> <a href="/news/728-competitiveness-needs-a-more-pragmatic-approach-says-ecr-vp-droba">The European Committee of the Regions hosted today a debate with Enrico Letta, Former Italian Prime Minister and author of the report on the European Single Market. The debate focused on the topic of competitiveness, following the presentation by the European Commission of a plan to boost the Competitiveness Compass, which confirmed the urgent need for a simplification, a reduction in regulatory burdens and lower energy prices.</a> </p> </div> <div class="col-md-4 item"> <div class="media-bg"><div class="media-bg-inner" style="background-position:center top; background-image:url('https://www.ecrcor.eu/media/cache/news_list_card/uploads/202503/WhatsApp%20Image%202025-03-27%20at%2016.24.19.jpeg');"><a href="/news/723-ecr-members-at-interreg-go-event-celebrating-gorizia-nova-gorica-capital-of-culture"> </a></div></div> <p class="date"><strong>27 Mar 2025</strong> | Gorizia</p> <h3><a href="/news/723-ecr-members-at-interreg-go-event-celebrating-gorizia-nova-gorica-capital-of-culture">ECR members at Interreg GO event celebrating Gorizia-Nova Gorica Capital of Culture</a></h3> <p class="excerpt"> <a href="/news/723-ecr-members-at-interreg-go-event-celebrating-gorizia-nova-gorica-capital-of-culture">ECR Vice-President Juraj Droba, the President of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia聽Region, Massimiliano Fedriga and ECR member Pavel Branda spoke today at the "Interreg GO!" event organized by the DG Regio of the European Commission in the twin cities of Gorizia and Nova Gorica, situated on the Italian-Slovenian border. These cities jointly hold the title of European Capital of Culture in 2025. Discussions during the event focused on the role of Interreg territorial cooperation programs in addressing shared challenges and opportunities.</a> </p> </div> <div class="col-md-4 item"> <div class="media-bg"><div class="media-bg-inner" style="background-position:center top; background-image:url('https://www.ecrcor.eu/media/cache/news_list_card/uploads/202410/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-10-08%20at%2018.11.23.jpeg');"><a href="/news/722-marsilio-disappointment-at-european-commissions-automotive-action-plan-which-fails-to-meet-the-secto"> </a></div></div> <p class="date"><strong>06 Mar 2025</strong> | Brussels</p> <h3><a href="/news/722-marsilio-disappointment-at-european-commissions-automotive-action-plan-which-fails-to-meet-the-secto">Marsilio: Disappointment at European Commission's Automotive Action Plan, which fails to meet the sector's demands</a></h3> <p class="excerpt"> <a href="/news/722-marsilio-disappointment-at-european-commissions-automotive-action-plan-which-fails-to-meet-the-secto">Following the publication on 5 March of the European Commission's Automotive Action Plan, ECR President Marco Marsilio stated that it only "partially meets the sector's demands" adding that the ECR Group regrets the blatant lack of progress on "technological neutrality, biofuels, and on the 2035 diesel and combustion engine vehicles ban".</a> </p> </div> <div class="col-12 pagination-link pb-3"> <a href="/news/2" class="link-simple link-simple-md js-load-news" data-page="2"> More <span class="arrow"><img src="/build/assets/front/images/arrow-right-md.2eda5367.svg" alt=""></span> </a> <p class="loader text-center" style="display:none;"><i class="fas fa-spinner fa-spin fa-2x"></i></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <footer> <div class="newsletter"> <div class="container"> <div class="row justify-content-center"> <div class="col-md-auto"> <h4>Subscribe to our newsletter</h4> </div> <div class="col-md-auto"> <div class="form-inline"> <div class="newsletter-subscribe-fields"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-7 col-md-auto pr-1"> <input type="text" class="form-control mb-2 mr-sm-2" id="subscribe-email" required placeholder="Email Address" /> <div class="invalid-feedback"></div> </div> <div class="col-5 col-md-auto pl-1"> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary text-left btn-arrow-right btn-arrow-right-end mb-2 js-newsletter-subscribe-button"> Subscribe <span class="arrow"><img src="/build/assets/front/images/arrow-right-white-sm.15af7e8a.svg" alt="" /></span> <i class="fas fa-spinner fa-spin loader js-newsletter-subscribe-loader ml-4" style="display:none;"></i> </button> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="useful-links"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-6 col-lg pb-5 pb-lg-0 col-about"> <h4>About</h4> <ul> <li><a href="/about#vision">Vision for Europe</a></li> <li><a href="/president/wladyslaw-ortyl">President</a></li> <li><a href="/about#presidency">Presidency</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-6 col-lg pb-5 pb-lg-0 col-media"> <h4>Media</h4> <ul> <li><a href="/news">News</a></li> <li><a href="/newsletter/index">Newsletter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139875571@N04/albums">Photo gallery</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-6 col-lg pb-5 pb-lg-0 col-our-work"> <h4>Our Work</h4> <ul> <li><a href="/comission/1-citizenship-governance-institutional-and-external-affairs-civex">CIVEX</a></li> <li><a href="/comission/2-territorial-cohesion-policy-and-eu-budget-coter">COTER</a></li> <li><a href="/comission/3-economic-policy-econ">ECON</a></li> <li><a href="/comission/4-environment-climate-change-and-energy-enve">ENVE</a></li> <li><a href="/comission/5-natural-resources-nat">NAT</a></li> <li><a href="/comission/6-social-policy-education-employment-research-and-culture-sedec">SEDEC</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-6 col-lg pb-5 pb-lg-0 col-events"> <h4>Events</h4> <ul> <li><a href="/events/type/17">Localism Summit</a></li> <li><a href="/events/type/24">Study Days</a></li> <li><a href="/events/type/25">EWRC</a></li> <li><a href="/events/type/18">Other</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-6 col-lg pb-5 pb-lg-0 col-contact"> <h4>Contact</h4> <ul> <li><a href="/contact#secretariat">Secretariat</a></li> <li><a href="/work-with-ecr">Work with ECR</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="contacts"> <div class="container"> <div class="row "> <div class="col-12 col-lg-7 pr-lg-0 pb-4 pb-lg-0"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-auto pb-3 pb-md-0"> <a href="/" style="position:relative;top:2px;"><img src="/build/assets/front/images/logo.dacc9e18.png" data-rjs="/build/assets/front/images/logo@2x.14bd21b1.png" class="custom-logo" alt=""></a> </div> <div class="col-md-auto"> ECR Group in the European Committee of the Regions<br/> Rue Belliard 101 - 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