ECR priorities figure heavily on Council’s agenda; Focus on Belarus; 2025 Sakharov Prize winner; Driving a commonsense solution; Enlargement, yes — centralisation, no!; Detaching the EU from energy dependence on Russia; European values or political control?; A responsible budget; A realistic path to peace; Commission Work Programme 2026: ECR calls for a return to realism — delivering what is necessary, not ideology; Stop Brussels’ power grab in the forestry sector; Constitutive meeting of the ECR Working Group on Freedom of Speech; 2026 Winter Olympic Games Exhibition; Press briefing with ECR Co-Chairmen Nicola Procaccini and Patryk Jaki
17 October 2025
The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Group has welcomed the decision of the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs and Development Committees to include the joint nominees of the ECR and EPP Groups – Andrzej Poczobut from Belarus and Mzia Amaglobeli from Georgia – on the shortlist for the 2025 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.
16 October 2025
EU must adapt to address today’s security challenges; Promoting transparency and preventing behind-the-scenes lobbying; Protection of minors online; Safe countries of origin; Phasing out Russian gas; Reducing reporting burdens for businesses; Backing Andrzej Poczobut for the Sakharov Prize; What future for the digital euro?
10 October 2025
The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Group warmly congratulates María Corina Machado, leader of the democratic opposition in Venezuela and winner of the 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought of the European Parliament, on being awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.
10 October 2025
Tuesday October 21
2026 Winter Olympic Games ExhibitionOn Tuesday, ECR MEP Elena Donazzan will host a full-day event dedicated to the upcoming Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
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15th Polska Wielki Projekt (Poland – The Great Project) CongressThe ECR Group acts as co-organiser of the 15th Polska Wielki Projekt (Poland – The Great Project) Congress, titled “Direction” – one of Poland’s leading civic and intellectual gatherings, bringing together scholars, policymakers, and thought leaders to discuss key European challenges.
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