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SUMMARY:ECR Bureau meeting in Riga
DESCRIPTION:From Wednesday to Friday\, ECR MEPs will gather in Riga\, Latvia\, for an external Bureau meeting. \nThis important meeting will bring together European conservatives and centre-right leaders to reflect on the role and priorities of conservative forces within the European Union. \nThe programme will feature a series of panel discussions focused on Europe’s evolving security environment: \nPanel 1: Civil Protection and societal resilience in Europe \nRussia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has fundamentally transformed Europe’s security environment. Today’s threats extend far beyond conventional military aggression and increasingly include hybrid attacks\, sabotage\, cyberattacks\, strikes against critical infrastructure\, the instrumentalization of migration\, disinformation campaigns\, and the growing use of unmanned aerial vehicles. \nIn this context\, civil protection can no longer be viewed solely as a mechanism for responding to natural disasters or isolated emergencies. It has become a vital component of national security and societal resilience. Governments across Europe are therefore being compelled to rethink how societies can continue to function during prolonged crises\, military escalation\, major infrastructure disruptions\, or large-scale attacks affecting civilian populations. \nThis panel will examine how European countries are adapting their civil protection systems to address these evolving challenges\, strengthen societal resilience\, and ensure preparedness for a rapidly changing security landscape. \nPanel 2: Cognitive Warfare \nThe most consequential conflicts of our era are no longer fought exclusively with weapons – they are fought over perception\, trust\, and reality itself. Cognitive warfare describes the deliberate use of disinformation\, psychological operations\, narrative manipulation\, and algorithmic exploitation to corrupt the decision-making capacity of individuals\, institutions\, and entire societies. Unlike traditional propaganda\, modern cognitive warfare is systematic\, technologically supercharged\, and often nearly invisible to its targets.  \nCountries such as Russia\, Iran\, and China have developed and deployed sophisticated cognitive warfare capabilities\, posing a growing challenge to Western democracies. \nThis session examines the strategic\, operational\, and policy dimensions of cognitive warfare\, with a focus on what the EU and its member states must do to build genuine resilience.  \nPanel 3: Military Mobility in the EU \nRussia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and the growing number of hybrid and conventional threats at the EU’s borders have highlighted the importance of strengthening the capacity to move military personnel\, equipment and supplies swiftly and rapidly across EU territory\, without ending up stuck in border formalities. Currently\, there are heavy administrative barriers\, fragmented national procedures and infrastructure limitations that hamper the swift deployment of armed forces across the EU.  \nIn order to address these issues\, the proposed Military Mobility Regulation introduces a harmonised framework to streamline cross-border military transport. Both on the EP and the Council side\, negotiations on this Regulation are ongoing.  \nThis panel will examine the current state of military mobility within the EU\, the key challenges facing implementation\, and the potential impact of the proposed legislation. It will also explore how improved military mobility can strengthen European security\, enhance NATO-EU cooperation\, and contribute to a more resilient and responsive defence posture across the continent. \nThe discussions will feature contributions from MEPs\, security experts\, academics\, and military professionals\, providing a range of perspectives on Europe’s evolving security challenges. \nDRAFT AGENDA \nWednesday\, 10 June 2026 \nArrival of guests \n14:30 Opening remarks by ECR Co-Chairman Patryk Jaki \nWelcome speech: MEP Zīle\, Vice-President of the European Parliament\, Head of the Latvian Delegation \nECR Bureau Meeting \nFirst Working Session: Civil Protection and Societal Resilience in Europe \nModerator – MEP Reinis Pozņaks \n\n Inese Vaivare – Director of the Latvian Platform for Development Cooperation\n Māris Tūtins – Colonel\, Head of Information Analysis and Operations\, Latvian National Armed Forces\nAbraham (Avi) Bachar – Brig. Gen. (Res.)\, CEO of IsraTeam\, former Chairman of the Israel’s National Emergency Management Authority\n\n16:00 Presentation of the Study findings “Trump\, Russian propaganda and the Baltic resilience” (1hr) \nJānis Ikstens – Professor of Comparative Politics\, University of Latvia  \nThursday\, 11 June 2026 \n09:30 Second Working Session: Cognitive Warfare  \nModerator – MEP Rihards Kols \n\n Jānis Karlsbergs – Chairman of the Board of the Latvian Transatlantic Organisation & NATO StratCom\nAvital Sahar – Founder\, Mithril Global Strategies; Cognitive Warfare & OSINT Expert\n\n11:00 Coffee break  \n11:15 Third Working Session: Military Mobility in the EU \nModerator – MEP Roberts Zīle \n\n Alexandr Vondra – MEP\, Vice-Chair of the ECR Group\n Mario Mauro – European Coordinator for the TEN-T Baltic–Black–Aegean Transport Corridor\nRyszard Czarnecki – former Vice-President of the European Parliament\nTBC -Col. Lauris Bļodons – Commander of the Relocation Coordination Center\, Latvian National Armed Forces\n\n13:00 Transfer to Ādaži Military base \n19:00 Dinner  \nSpecial Guest: Mr Andris Kulbergs\, Prime Minister of Latvia \nSpeeches by: \n– Ms Ināra Mūrniece\, MP\, Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee of the Saeima\, the Parliament of the Republic of Latvia \n– Ms Antonella Sberna\, MEP\, Vice-President of the European Parliament \nFriday\, 12 June 2026 \n07:00 – 09:00 Working breakfast
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/ecr_bureau_meeting_in_riga/
LOCATION:Riga\, Latvia
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SUMMARY:Indoor Air Quality and Children: The Needed Leap Forward
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, ECR MEP Aurelijus Veryga will host a roundtable discussion on indoor air quality and children. \nOrganised in the context of the SynAir-G project and the wider IDEAL Cluster\, the event will bring together policymakers\, healthcare professionals\, patient organisations\, education stakeholders\, local authorities and young people to discuss why indoor air quality in schools needs stronger action. The discussion will put spotlight on children as a particularly vulnerable group\, present recommendations and guidelines on indoor air quality in schools\, and help drive policy action at EU\, national and local level. \nWhen: Wednesday @ 13:30-15:00 \nWhere: Room 4B1
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/indoor_air_quality_and_children_the_needed_leap_forward/
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