BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//ECR Group - ECPv6.18.3.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:ECR Group
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ecrgroup.eu
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for ECR Group
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:UTC
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:UTC
DTSTART:20250101T000000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:Europe/Brussels
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0200
TZNAME:CEST
DTSTART:20250330T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0200
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:CET
DTSTART:20251026T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0200
TZNAME:CEST
DTSTART:20260329T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0200
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:CET
DTSTART:20261025T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0200
TZNAME:CEST
DTSTART:20270328T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0200
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:CET
DTSTART:20271031T010000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART:20260506T093000
DTEND:20260506T120000
DTSTAMP:20260929T220653Z
CREATED:20260430T081800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T220653Z
UID:9828-1778059800-1778068800@ecrgroup.eu
SUMMARY:Drones in Europe: Bridging civil and military needs
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, MEP Reinis Poznaks will co-host an international workshop on the role of drones in Europe’s security and defence. \nThe event will bring together policymakers\, industry representatives\, and security experts to examine how the European Union can better translate its strong technological and research base in the drone sector into effective deployment and operational capacity. Despite global leadership in innovation\, Europe continues to face challenges in scaling up and integrating drone technologies\, particularly when compared to more deployment-oriented international competitors. The first panel discussion will focus on the regulatory and structural barriers that hinder large-scale deployment in Europe. The second panel will address the growing threat posed by drones to critical infrastructure across Member States. The workshop will contribute to the broader policy debate on Europe’s defence readiness\, technological sovereignty and internal security\, highlighting the need for a more coordinated and strategic approach to drone deployment and protection.  \nAGENDA: \n9:30 Welcome Remarks \nMEP Reinis Poznaks \nMEP Jan-Christoph Oetjen \n9:40 I. Panel Discussion: Why Europe Innovates but Doesn’t Deploy?  \nModerator \nJan-Christoph Oetjen \nMEP Renew\, Germany \nSpeakers \n\nLarissa Haas\, Senior Policy Advisor at the Federal Office of Civil Aviation in Switzerland\nChristine Raab\, Independent drone expert and former Secretary-General of AME\nJulie Marionneau\, Director of International Relations\, Aerospace\, Defence\, Security and Space (ADS) Group\n\nQ&A Session \n10:35 II. Panel Discussion: Enhancing Resilience of Member State Critical Infrastructure Against Drone Attacks  \nModerator \nReinis Poznaks \nMEP ECR\, Latvia \nSpeakers \n\nOliver Lichtenstein\, Co-Chairman of European Association for Unmanned Aviation (UAV Dach)\nFleur Kokke\, Advisor for resilience and (counter-)drones at the Port of Rotterdam \nClaudio Palestini\, Head\, Innovation and Technology Adoption Defence Industry\, Innovation and Armaments Division\nLaila Odiņa\, Chairwoman of the Board and CEO of RIX Riga Airport \n\nQ&A Session \n11.25 Closing remarks \nJan-Christoph Oetjen & Reinis Poznaks
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/drones_in_europe_bridging_civil_and_military_needs/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ecrgroup.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Drones_event.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260506T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260506T123000
DTSTAMP:20260929T220655Z
CREATED:20260504T133416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T220655Z
UID:7122-1778063400-1778070600@ecrgroup.eu
SUMMARY:Capping and degressivity within the new CAP
DESCRIPTION:On 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. \nThe discussion aims to open a constructive and honest debate on how to ensure a fairer distribution of support\, while maintaining a competitive and resilient agricultural sector across the EU. At a time when generational renewal\, market pressures and public expectations are increasing\, the question is no longer whether to act\, but how to design measures that deliver real results. \nBringing together representatives from EU institutions and leading experts\, the event will explore the Commission’s approach\, its potential impact across Member States\, and possible compromise solutions. \nThe objective is clear: to move beyond slogans and contribute to a more balanced\, realistic and forward-looking CAP. \nWhen: Wednesday @10:30–12:30  \nWhere: ANTALL 6Q1\, Brussels \nCo-hosts: \n\nVeronika Vrecionová\, ECR\nNorbert Lins\, EPP\nBarry Cowen\, RE\n\nSpeakers: \n\nCarlo Fidanza\, ECR\nIliana Ivanova\, European Court of Auditors\nGijs Schilthuis\, European Commission\nAlan Matthews\, Trinity College Dublin\n\n  \nInterpretation will be available in English\, Czech\, German\, and Italian.
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/capping-and-degressivity-within-the-new-cap/
LOCATION:Brussels
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ecrgroup.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Vrecionova_EVENT.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260506T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260506T170000
DTSTAMP:20260929T220651Z
CREATED:20260430T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T220651Z
UID:9835-1778076000-1778086800@ecrgroup.eu
SUMMARY:The future of Kurds and Christians in the Middle East: European perspectives and regional dynamics
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday afternoon\, MEP Georgiana Teodorescu will organise an international conference on the rights of ethnic identities for a sustainable and inclusive future. \nMembers of the European Parliament\, Israeli officials\, Kurdish leaders and Baha’i Communities representatives\, academics and journalists will hold an open dialogue on the current state of play and the future of communities amid the Middle East profound geopolitical and social transition. The trajectory of its ethnic and religious minorities has become a litmus test for the region’s commitment to universal human rights as those to freedom of religion or belief and to ethnic identities. \nBy focusing on the intersecting experiences of Kurdish\, Christian\, and Baha’i communities\, the speakers will look beyond mere “tolerance” towards a robust framework of equal citizenship and protected liberties. \nAGENDA \n14:00 Opening remarks \n• MEP Georgiana TEODORESCU\, ECR\, Romania \n• MEP Nicola PROCACCINI\, Co-Chair of European Conservatives and Reformists Group\, President of New Direction Foundation\, ECR\, Italy  \n14:15 Panel 1: Situation of Kurds in the Middle East \n• Written statement from H.E President Masoud BARZANI \n• Amichai CHIKLI\, Minister of Diaspora Affairs of Israel (remotely) \n• Ceng SAGNIC\, US Director at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA)\, Chief of Analysis (COA) at TAM-C Group (remotely) \n• Awring SHAWAYS\, Founding president KG Lobby Center \n• Dr. Sherkoh ABBAS\, President of the Kurdistan National Assembly of Syria (remotely) \n• Khaled AZIZI\, Spokesperson of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran PDKI \n• Rashidi RAHIM\, Head of the Office of International Relations\, Confederation of Kurdistani Diaspora \n• Ionuț COJOCARU\, Associate Professor\, Politehnica University of Bucharest \n• Ariel BULSHTEIN\, Journalist\, translator\, lecturer and lawyer (remotely) \n• Yossi KUPERWASSER\, Head of The Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS) (remotely) \n15:30 Panel 2: Situation of Christians in the Middle East \n• MEP Geadis GEADI\, ECR\, Cyprus \n• MEP Arkadiusz MULARCZYK\, ECR\, Poland \n• MEP Adrian AXINIA\, ECR\, Romania \n• Charlie WEIMERS\, ECR\, Sweden \n16:15 Panel 3: Situation of Baha’i Communities in the Middle East \n• Alesandro BENEDETTI\, Representative of the Brussels office\, Bahá’í International Community \n• Ziba PEZESHKZAD\, Policy Officer\, Bahá’í International Community \n16:35 Q&A \n16:50 Closing remarks  \n• MEP Georgiana Teodorescu\, ECR\, Romania
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/the_future_of_kurds_and_christians_in_the_middle_east_european_perspectives/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ecrgroup.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/kurds_event.jpeg
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR