A report on the financing of the next Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), one of the European Union's key tools for funding cross-border infrastructure, has been approved by the European Parliament today.

12 December 2018

A report by ECR MEP Zdzislaw Krasnodebski on a new European Defence Fund has been adopted by the European Parliament today. Once established the Fund will provide financing to help Member States better pool military procurement resources and finance cross-border investment in interoperable defence technology and will have a total budget of 13 billion EUR for 2021-2027.

12 December 2018

The European Parliament’s has today adopted a final report from the Special Committee on Terrorism that includes a series of recommendations aimed at better supporting Member States in the fight against terrorism. ECR Flemish MEP Helga Stevens co-authored the Parliament’s report that was drafted following extensive research and contacts with police and intelligence services across Europe.

12 December 2018

Failure to eliminate remaining barriers in the EU single market, particularly in the area of services, is holding back growth, job creation and consumer choice, ECR MEPs said today. Flemish ECR MEP Anneleen Van Bossuyt, chairman of the European Parliament's powerful Internal Market Committee, said that for too many in the EU "completion of the single market is simply a soundbite, not a serious political priority."

12 December 2018