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SUMMARY:What Future for EU finances?
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, 14 January\, the ECR Group will host a high-level conference examining the future of the European Union’s finances at a critical moment ahead of the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2028–2034. \nBringing together policymakers and leading economic experts\, the event will assess how the EU budget can be shaped to respond to emerging challenges while remaining accountable\, transparent\, and focused on delivering tangible value for citizens. \nDiscussions will address budgetary priorities\, fiscal discipline\, and the balance between EU ambitions and Member State responsibility. Particular attention will be paid to proposals for new EU revenue sources\, exploring both their potential benefits and associated risks. \nFollow the livestream here.  \nDraft Programme: \n8.45-9:15: Registration \n9:30: Welcome \n• MEP Nicola PROCACCINI\, ECR Group Co-Chair \n• MEP Bogdan RZONCA\, BUDG Member (ECR\, PL)  \n10.00-11:00: Panel 1: Shaping the EU budget for Tomorrow: Priorities and Accountability. Multiannual Financial Framework MFF (2028-2034) \nModerator: Stephen JONES  \n• Mojmír HAMPL\, Former Vice Governor and Board Member of the Czech National Bank (CNB)\, Czech Republic \n• Adriaan SCHOUT\, Professor at University of Amsterdam\, Netherlands \n• Daniel LACALLE\, Alpha Strategy Consulting\, Spain \n11:15-12:30: Panel 2: New EU Revenue Sources: Opportunities and Risks \nModerator: Stephen JONES \n• Jussi LINDGREN\, Special Adviser for Economic Policy to the Finnish Minister of Finance\, Finland \n• Roel DOM\, Bruegel Research Fellow\, Belgium \n• Tomasz Grzegorz GROSSE: Professor of sociology/political science at the University of Warsaw\, Poland \n• Domenico LOMBARDI\, Professor of Practice in Public Policy and Director of the Policy Observatory\, Luiss University\, Italy \n12:30: Closure/conclusions \n• MEP Ruggero RAZZA\, BUDG Vice Coordinator (ECR\, IT) \n• Mr Raffaele FITTO\, Executive Vice-President for Cohesion and Reforms of the European Commission (online)
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/what_future_for_eu_finances/
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SUMMARY:Cuban mercenaries in Russia’s war against Ukraine
DESCRIPTION:Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has relied not only on its own military capabilities\, but also on the systematic support of other authoritarian regimes. While much attention has focused on Iran\, North Korea and China\, the role of Cuba remains largely underestimated in Europe. \nOn Wednesday\, 14 January 2026\, a conference organised by ECR MEPs Mariusz Kamiński\, Carlo Fidanza and Arkadiusz Mularczyk will examine mounting evidence that Cuban citizens are fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine. Ukrainian partners and representatives of the Cuban democratic opposition warn that thousands of Cuban mercenaries have been recruited and deployed in support of Russia’s military campaign. “According to our Ukrainian partners and representatives of the Cuban democratic opposition\, such large-scale participation could not occur without the political consent of the regime in Havana”\, says Mr Kamiński. \nThe discussion will explore Cuba’s broader cooperation with authoritarian regimes in Moscow\, Minsk and Tehran\, and assess the direct implications for European security. Particular attention will be given to the European Union’s current policy towards Cuba\, including the continued application of the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement (PDCA)\, despite growing evidence of Havana’s active contribution to instability and violence on European territory through its involvement in the war against Ukraine. \nDuring the conference\, speakers from Ukraine\, the United States and the Cuban democratic opposition will present verified and independently corroborated information\, including documented cases of Cuban personnel deployed in Russian units\, data on numbers and missions\, and intelligence assessments confirming the scale of this involvement. Interpretation is provided in EN\, PL\, IT\, ES. \nSpeakers \n\n Oksana Diakun\, Deputy Head of the Mission of Ukraine to the European Union\nCongressman Mario Diaz – Balart (video recording)\nSenator Alexis Calatayud (video recording)\nCongressman Carlos A. Giménez (video recording)\nJulian Obligo\, Honorary Chairman\, The Union of Latin American Parties\nOrlando Gutiérrez Boronat\, Assembly of the Cuban Resistance\nMaryan Zablotsky\, Member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (online)\nOleksandr Merezhko\, Member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (online)\nAndrij Jusov\, Spokesperson for the Directorate of Intelligence of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence (online)\nRosa Maria Payá\, Founder of Cuba Decide (online)\n\nWhen: Wednesday @ 14:00  \n Where: SPINELLI 1H1
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/cuban_mercenaries_in_russias_war_against_ukraine/
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