Closer defence cooperation between Europe and Canada took an important step forward today as the European Parliament’s Committees on Security and Defence (SEDE) and on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) backed Canada’s participation in the EU’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE) instrument.
6 May 2026
Under the lead of ECR rapporteur Chiara Gemma, the European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee has backed a resolution calling for stronger workplace safety standards across Europe, including better prevention measures, tougher enforcement of labour protections and the establishment of an annual European Day in Remembrance of the Victims of Accidents at Work and for the Protection and Dignity of Workers on 8 August.
6 May 2026
Agreement paves way for Canada’s participation in SAFE; Reducing work-related fatalities; Governing Mariupol; Capping and degressivity within the new CAP; Drones in Europe: Bridging civil and military needs; Opera Heritage: The Arena di Verona Highlights; Promoting early detection for better cardiovascular outcomes; ECR Group at the European Parliament Open Days, Europe Day 2026
30 April 2026
Tuesday 5 May @ 19:00 CET
Opera Heritage: The Arena di Verona HighlightsOn Tuesday evening, ECR MEP Daniele Polato will host “Opera Heritage: The Arena di Verona Highlights,” celebrating the richness of Italian operatic tradition.
DETAILSWednesday 6 May @ 14:00-17:00 CET
The future of Kurds and Christians in the Middle East: European perspectives and regional dynamicsOn Wednesday afternoon, MEP Georgiana Teodorescu will organise an international conference on the rights of ethnic identities for a sustainable and inclusive future.
DETAILSWednesday 6 May @ 09.30 – 12.00
Drones in Europe: Bridging civil and military needsOn Wednesday, MEP Reinis Poznaks will co-host an international workshop on the role of drones in Europe’s security and defence.
DETAILSWednesday 6 May @ 10:30–12:30 CET
Capping and degressivity within the new CAPOn Wednesday 6 May, Veronika Vrecionová (ECR), together with colleagues from EPP and Renew, and with MEP Carlo Fidanza (ECR) among the speakers, will host an event dedicated to one of the most sensitive and politically relevant questions in the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP 2028–2034): degressivity and capping of direct payments.
DETAILS7 May @ 9:30–11:30 CET
Promoting early detection for better cardiovascular outcomesOn Thursday, 7 May, ECR MEP and member of the European Parliament’s Public Health Committee, Aurelijus Veryga, will host an event focused on improving early detection of cardiovascular conditions and advancing comprehensive health check programmes across Europe.
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