Businesses need stability, not constant new bureaucracy; ECR Group calls for review of ETS to protect European competitiveness; Latvia’s Prime Minister Evika Siliņa to address the European Parliament; Closer EU–Canada defence cooperation moves forward; Stronger safeguards for strategic foreign investments in Europe; “Stop Destroying Videogames” initiative to be debated in Parliament; EU’s strategic response to the current crisis in the Middle East; Strengthening Europe’s cybersecurity and preparedness; Europe must secure affordable fertilisers for farmers; More reliable rail transport and better cross-border coordination in Europe; The need to reduce work-related fatalities; Political repression and humanitarian situation in Cuba; A balanced approach to sustainable biofuels; Critical Raw Materials: Can Europe Turn Targets into Projects?; Press briefing with ECR Co-Chairs Nicola Procaccini Patryk Jaki; ECR Group at the European Parliament Open Days in Strasbourg
13 May 2026
Panel three of the ECR Group Study Days in Vilnius focused on one of the defining strategic questions facing Europe’s conservatives: should the future of the European Union be based on a federal superstate or on cooperation between sovereign nations?
13 May 2026
The second working session of the ECR Group Study Days in Vilnius focused on one of Europe’s most pressing long-term challenges: demographic decline and the social, cultural and economic consequences of falling birth rates across the continent.
13 May 2026
The ECR Group in the European Parliament launched its study days in Vilnius, Lithuania, bringing together MEPs and guests for a series of discussions on Europe’s cultural foundations, political direction and future challenges
12 May 2026
Wednesday 20 May @ 14:30
Critical Raw Materials: Can Europe Turn Targets into Projects?On Wednesday, the ECR Working Group on Competitiveness, hosted by ECR MEPs Beatrice Timgren and Ondřej Krutílek, will hold a meeting on critical raw materials, focusing on permitting, dependency risks, and Europe’s industrial competitiveness.
DETAILS12–15 May, 2026
ECR Group Study Days in VilniusFrom Tuesday to Friday, ECR MEPs will meet in Vilnius, Lithuania, for a series of Study Days.
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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