Wednesday 29 January @ 9:00 - 17:00 CET
On Tuesday, the Romanian delegation of the ECR Group will hold an all-day event on the urgent need to promote and defend Western values in a time of multiple crises and threats.
A series of panel discussions will address issues of vital importance for the future of European and Western civilisation, such as Migration, jobs, demography and housing in the European Union; New media channels and their impact on European politics; Washington and Brussels. United in the future; the EU and the Western Hemisphere. Cultural ties, economic development and democratic cooperation; and Security and stability on the EU’s eastern borders. Speakers from around the world will be present.
When: Tuesday @ 9:00-17:00
Where: Tuesday SPAAK 5B1
Defending Western Values in the European Parliament
European Parliament, Room Spaak 5B1
09:00 – 10:00 – Opening remarks
Keynote speakers: Patryk Jaki (Co-Chair, ECR Group), Min. Amichai Chikli (Israel), Mateusz Morawiecki (President, ECR Party, Poland), Gheorghe Piperea (Vice- Chair, ECR Group, Romania), Marion Maréchal (Vice President, ECR Party, France), Carlo Fidanza (ECR MEP, Head of the Italian Delegation), Raul Latorre Martinez (Paraguay)
10:00 – 10:50 - ‘Migration, Jobs, Demographics and Housing in the European Union’ (ECR MEP Georgiana Teodorescu)
Speakers: Min. Amichai Chikli (Israel), George Simion (Leader of the AUR Party, Romania), Ian Liddell Grainger (UK), Javier Villamor (Spain), Aurelijus Veriga (ECR MEP, Lithuania), Geadis Geadi (ECR MEP, Cyprus), Gian Luigi Ferretti (Italy), Michael Kleiner (Israel)
11:00 – 11:50 – ‘New Media Channels and Their Influence on European Politics’ (ECR MEP Gheorghe Piperea)
Speakers: Charlie Weimers (Vice-Chair, ECR Group, Sweden), Hugo Acha (Bolivia/USA), Jaak Madison (ECR MEP, Estonia), Yusuf Erim (USA), Andrej Poglajen (Slovenia), Ben Bergquam (USA), Sergio Velasco (Spain)
12:00 – 12:50 – ‘Washington and Brussels - United in the Future’ (MEP Adrian Axinia)
Speakers: Stephen Bartulica (ECR MEP, Croatia), Nicolas Bay (ECR MEP, France), Ryszard Czarnecki (Poland), Timothy Constantine (USA), Rob Roos (Netherlands), Arkadiusz Mularczyk (ECR MEP, Poland), Geoffrey Van Orden (UK), Vilhelm Junila (Finland), Ariel Kallner (Israel)
14:30 – 15:20 - ‘EU and the Western Hemisphere - Cultural Ties, Economic Development and Democratic Cooperation’ (ECR MEP Claudiu Târziu, Head of the Romanian Delegation)
Speakers: David Campbell Bannerman (UK), Alejandro Pena Esclusa (Venezuela), Francesco Giubilei (Italy), Alvaro Penas (Spain), Juan Angel Soto Gomez (Spain), Debbie Georgatos (USA), Stanislav Jansky (Cehia), Pablo Davoli (Argentina), Roberto Vannacci (Italy), Mircia Chelaru (Romania
15:30 – 16:20 - ‘Security and Democratic Stability on EU’s Eastern Borders’ (ECR MEP Șerban- Dimitrie Sturdza, Romania)
Speakers: Cosmin Corendea (Romania), Kosma Zlotowski (ECR MEP, Poland), Ciprian-Titi Stoica (Romania), Emmanouil Fragkos (ECR MEP, Greece), Mihail Neamțu (Romania)
16:30 – 17:00 – Conclusions
Monday 10 February 2025 @ 18:00 CET