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SUMMARY:Exhibition: What’s new at the Farmers Market?
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday evening\, ECR MEP and member of the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee\, Veronika Vrecionová will host the grand opening of an exhibition which aims to showcase the pivotal role of plant breeding in supporting European farmers in developing sustainable\, diverse\, and resilient food systems \nThe interactive exhibition will welcome farmers who will discuss their farms\, crop and challenges. In addition\, young scientists will be on hand to inform citizens of the role of technology in the context of food security\, food safety and the long-term sustainability of food production. \nThe exhibition can be found at the Flower carpet area in the European Parliament\, Strasbourg. \nIt will run from June 13 to June 15. \nIf you would like to register for this event\, the link can be found here.
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/exhibition_whats_new_at_the_farmers_market/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230606T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230606T130000
DTSTAMP:20260929T221422Z
CREATED:20230602T100500Z
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SUMMARY:Exhibition: Independence 1918
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday afternoon\, ECR Co-Chairman Prof. Ryszard Legutko together with ECR MEP Ryszard Czarnecki will host the opening of the exhibition ‘Independence 1918’. \nThe exhibition will focus on the path to independence\, which Poland regained in November 1918 after 123 years of absence from the political map of Europe.  \nA piece of history from the generation of Pilsudski and Dmowski is the message of this exhibition. \nThe event will will be held at SPINELLI Bar Area 3D.
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/exhibition_independence_1918/
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230606T100000
DTSTAMP:20260929T221425Z
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SUMMARY:Conference: How to Win the War and Not Lose the Peace
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, ECR MEP’s Anna Fotyga\, Alexandr Vondra and Roberts Zīle will together host a conference focused on the future security of Ukraine and the Euro-Atlantic. \nThe panel will hear expert analysis on the topic from members of The Alphen Group\, who will present to guests ‘A comprehensive strategy to secure Ukraine’s Future’.  \nThe event will take place in SPINELLI 01E2 @ 10:00. \nTopics and Speakers: \nThe road to Ukraine’s victory and the subsequent future of Euro-Atlantic security \n\nAlexander Vershbow\, Former Deputy Secretary-General of NATO and former US Ambassador to Moscow\n\nA comprehensive strategy to secure Ukraine’s future \n\nProf. Dr. Julian Lindley-French\, Chairman of The Alphen Group\, Project Director\nProf. Zaneta Ozolina\, Professor at the University of Riga\, member of The Alphen Group \nDr. Camille Grand\, Distinguished fellow\, European Council on Foreign Relations\, member of the Alphen Group\, former NATO assistant secretary general for Defence Investment Division \nMs. Orysia Lutsevych\, Chatham House\, head of the Ukraine Forum\nProf. Rob de Wijk\, Founder\, the Hague Centre for Strategic Studies\, member of The Alphen Group\n\nUkraine’s future as a security provider for the Euro-Atlantic  \n\nAmbassador Vsevolod Chentsov\, Head of the Mission of Ukraine to the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community.
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/conference_how_to_win_the_war_and_not_lose_the_peace/
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DTSTART:20230531T103000
DTEND:20230531T103000
DTSTAMP:20260929T221427Z
CREATED:20230526T083000Z
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SUMMARY:European Parliament names ECR Group meeting room after Witold Pilecki
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, a ceremony will be held to name the ECR Group meeting room\, SPAAK 1A002\, in honour of Witold Pilecki\, a Polish World War II officer\, intelligence agent and resistance fighter who fiercely resisted both Nazism and Communism and whose opposition to totalitarian regimes represents the core values underpinning European integration. \nEuropean Parliament President Roberta Metsola will attend the ceremony alongside ECR Co-Chairmen Prof Ryszard Legutko and Nicola Procaccini\, and EPP Chairman Manfred Weber. \nIn 1940\, Witold Pilecki\, a decorated veteran of the Polish-Soviet War of 1919-1921\, volunteered to allow himself to be captured by German occupying forces in order to infiltrate Auschwitz concentration camp. During the two and a half years Pilecki spent at the camp\, he smuggled out huge amounts of information\, documenting the day-to-day brutalities of prison life. Some years after his escape from Auschwitz\, in 1947\, the Communist authorities captured Pilecki. Accused of spying\, he was tortured into signing a ‘confession’ and executed a year later.  \nFollowing the ceremony\, a conference paying tribute to the life of Witold Pilecki will take place in the newly named room. The conference will be co-hosted by ECR MEP Anna Fotyga and EPP MEP Rasa Juknevičienė. \nThe invited guests include\, Marek Ostrowski\, nephew of Witold Pilecki; David Harris\, CEO of the American Jewish Committee (1990-2022); Magdalena Gawin\, Director of the Pilecki Institute; Krzysztof Szwagrzyk\, Deputy President of the Institute of National Remembrance; Tandeusz Płużański\, son of Pilecki’s co-conspirator and death-cell inmate; and Marek Mutor\, President of Platform of European Memory and Conscience \nThe event will be web-streamed here. \nWhen: Wednesday @ 10:30  \nWhere: SPAAK 1A002
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/european_parliament_names_ecr_group_meeting_room_after_witold_pilecki/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230531T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230531T120000
DTSTAMP:20260929T221432Z
CREATED:20230522T125300Z
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SUMMARY:Conference: Life and Faith under Oppression
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday 31 May\, ECR MEP Bert-Jan Russien\, together with EPP MEP Michaela Šojdrová  will host a conference focusing on the voices of political prisoners and the persecuted Belarusian Christian communities. \nThe event will take place from 10:00 – 12:00\, in room SPAAK 5B1 and online. \nTo register for the event please email bert-jan.ruissen@ep.europa.eu \nList of speakers: \n\nRev. Uladzimir Drabysheuski\, Orthodox Church Belarus\nRev. Viachaslau Barok\, Roman Catholic priest in exile \nIhar Ivanou\, Director of “Skaryna Press” (London)\nValieryja Charnamortsava\, former political prisoner and a researcher of GULAG prisoners history\nVital Rymasheuski\, leader of the “Belarusian Solidarity Movement” and “Belarusian Christian Democracy” co-chair
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/conference_life_and_faith_under_oppression/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230526T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230526T130000
DTSTAMP:20260929T221430Z
CREATED:20230526T061000Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Safety on our streets
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday MEP Johan Nissinen will host a workshop discussing the increasing gang-criminality and attacks on emergency services personnel on the streets of Sweden. \nAs a citizen\, you risk being in the line of fire almost every day when gang elements start shooting on the streets or in the shopping malls. What perspective can we use from other EU-countries to fight this undesired development? How is Belgium dealing with gang criminality?  \nThe workshop will host Guest speaker Mr Saad Amrani\, Chief Commissioner and strategic advisor of the Commissioner General of the Belgian Federal police\, who will describe the situation on the streets in Belgium. Mr. Amrani will discuss the measurements and strategy that the Belgian Federal Police is taking to counteract radicalization\, criminality and society’s naivety about the prevailing dynamics. The workshop will take place in room WIE 08U107\, @ 11:00 – 13:00.
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/a_workshop_on_safety_on_our_streets/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230523T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230523T170000
DTSTAMP:20260929T221436Z
CREATED:20230517T115900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T221436Z
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SUMMARY:Photo Exhibition: Stories from occupied Crimea
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday evening\, ECR MEP Anna Fotyga together with Ambassador Vsevolod Chentsov\, Head of the Mission of Ukraine to the European Union\, will host a photo exhibition focusing on the stories of the people of Crimea. \nThe photos belong to Ukrainian journalists who not only reported on human rights violations in occupied Crimea but also documented the lives of the families of political prisoners from 2014 – 2019. In response to their reporting\, Alina Smutko\, Taras Ibragimov and Aliona Savchuk were banned from entering Crimea and the Russian Federation for 10 – 35 years. The event will take place at 17:30\, at the Ukrainian Civil Society Hub\, Place Luxembourg\, located in front of the European Parliament.
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/photo_exhibition_stories_from_occupied_crimea/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230523T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230523T163000
DTSTAMP:20260929T221434Z
CREATED:20230517T120800Z
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SUMMARY:Conference: Crimean Tatars after February 2022
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, ECR Foreign Affairs Coordinator Anna Fotyga will host a conference dedicated to drawing attention to the situation of Crimean Tatars in Crimea and the increased persecution\, discrimination and stigmatisation that they face since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. \nThe conference brings together human rights experts\, academics\, Ukrainian officials and ethnic Crimean Tatars to discuss the serious human rights violations committed by the occupying forces against the indigenous people of Crimea. The event will take place from 15:00 – 16:30 in room ASP 1H1 and will be webstreamed. \nLinks to the live stream can be found here: English or Ukrainian \nList of speakers: \nHost: Anna Fotyga MEP  \n• Emine Dzhaparova\, First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine \n• Refat Chubarov\, Chairman of Medjlis of the Crimean Tatar people \n• Tamila Tasheva\, Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea \n• Eamon Gilmore\, EU Special Representative for Human Rights \n• Vsevolod Chentsov\, Ambassador of Ukraine to the European Union \n• Tetiana Pechonchyk\, Head of Human Rights Centre ZMINA \n• Iryna Siedova\, Expert of Crimean Human Rights Group \n• Eskender Bariev\, Member of the Medjlis of the Crimean Tatar people and Head of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center \n• Prof. Andrew Wilson\, University College London\, Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations \n• Aziz Umerov\, Crimean Tatar\, brother of the political prisoner Leniie Umerova \n  \n• Bekir Mamut\, Editor of newspaper Qirim
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/conference_crimean_tatars_after_february_2022/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230503T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230503T150000
DTSTAMP:20260929T221439Z
CREATED:20230427T144900Z
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SUMMARY:Putin-beyond any suspicion? Film screening of ‘Under Threat’
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday 3 May at 15:00 in SPINELLI 05E2\, Professor Zdzisław Krasnodębski will host a screening of a film titled ‘Under Threat’ which will be followed by a discussion. \nOn 10 April 2010\, a Polish presidential plane crashed near the Russian city of Smoleńsk\, killing all 96 people on board. In 2010\, the then Polish government agreed that the search of the causes of the disaster should remain in the competence of Russia. However\, to this day\, this investigation has not been completed.The black boxes and wreckage of the airplane have not yet been returned to Poland The aim of this film screening and discussion is to remember the 96 lives lost that day. The post-film conversation will involve interventions from Ewa Stankiewicz\, the film director; Glenn Jorgensen\, a member of the investigation committee; Grzegorz Januszko\, who lost his daughter in the crash; and Petras Austrevicius & Ivars Ijabs\, Members of the European Parliament.
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/film_screening_putin_beyond_any_suspicion/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230426T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230426T160000
DTSTAMP:20260929T221444Z
CREATED:20230420T144100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T221444Z
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SUMMARY:Debate: About woke and European Values: Freedom of Expression\, who still dares?
DESCRIPTION:ECR Group Vice-President Assita Kanko\, will host a debate about the ongoing attack on free speech and the dangers of ‘woke’ culture. \nThe guests involved in the discussion include Othmar Karas\, Austrian politician and First vice-president of the European Parliament;Bart De Wever\, Belgian-Flemish politician\, mayor of Antwerp and author of the book Over Woke (about Woke); Sonia Mabrouk\, French journalist and author; and John C. Fortier\, American author and political scientist. \nThe conversation will focus on the need to remain alert to developments such as religious extremism\, oppressive traditions\, integration\, and the ‘woke’ trend that limit individual freedoms. The aim of the debate is to prevent the conversation from being dominated by the far-right and far-left with their enemy thinking. \nA link to register for the the event can be found here \nWhen: Wednesday @ 16:00 \nWhere: SPAAK 7C50 \nAgenda: \n\nArrival of guests @ 16:00 \nIntroduction and welcome by Assita Kanko and VP Othmar Karas @ 16:30\nPresentation by Bart De Wever\nPresentation by Sonia Mabrouk & John. C. Fortier\nInterview of Bart De Wever\, Mabrouk and Fortier by Assita Kanko @ 17:00 \nQ&A\nDrinks and interviews @ 18:00
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/debate_about_woke_and_european_values_freedom_of_expression_who_still_dares/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230426T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230426T140000
DTSTAMP:20260929T221445Z
CREATED:20230414T135900Z
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SUMMARY:Book: “Tradition and Change. Scruton’s Philosophy and Its Meaning for Contemporary Europe\"
DESCRIPTION:ECR MEP\, Professor Zdzisław Krasnodębski will host a presentation of Sir Roger Scruton’s (1944-2020) book “Tradition and Change. Scruton’s Philosophy and Its Meaning for Contemporary Europe”. \nFollowing the presentation\, a discussion will be developed on the premises of Sir Roger Scruton’s work devoted to various issues related to Western civilization\, with guests including Professor Piotr Wróblewski\, editor of the book\, and Professor Ferenc Hörcher philosopher and political analyst\, contributing to the conversation. The event is aimed at provoking thoughts on social change and tradition; and what conservative means in the contemporary political debate in Europe.  \nIf you would like to attend\, please register via this registration link. \nWhen: Wednesday @ 12:30 – 14:00 \nWhere: European Parliament Library\, SPINELLI 5D
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/book_presentation_tradition_and_change-_scrutons_philosophy_and_its_meaning/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230426T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230426T110000
DTSTAMP:20260929T221442Z
CREATED:20230421T122600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T221442Z
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SUMMARY:Press Breakfast: Working And Resting Conditions For Professional Drivers In The EU - When Will They
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday morning\, ECR Transport and Tourism Committee member\, Kosma Złotowski\, together with EPP MEP Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska and The Association of Employers Transport and Logistics Poland (TLP)\, will host a press breakfast aiming to draw attention to the challenging working and resting conditions faced by European transport drivers. \nThe road transport industry cannot function without drivers\, however\, the continuous poor social working conditions in the industry is one of the reasons for the growing shortage of professional drivers across Europe. The expert guests including\, Iwona Blecharczyk\, ‘Trucking Girl’ and CEO Imagination transport; Dagmara Trusewicz\, CEO Truckers Life Foundation; Sjef Boekestijn\, COO Boekestijn Transport Services; and Maciej Wroński\, President of Transport & Logistics Poland\, will gather to discuss what action can be taken in Europe to improve the working environment of transport drivers. \nIf you would like to attend this event\, please RSVP by April 24 to Rafal.kaminski@europarl.europa.eu \nWhen: Wednesday @ 9:00 – 11:00 \nWhere: SPINELLI 1H1
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/press_breakfast_working_and_resting_conditions_for_professional_drivers_in/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230425T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230425T130000
DTSTAMP:20260929T221441Z
CREATED:20230421T135800Z
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SUMMARY:Exhibition: Displacement and Destruction of the Town of Jasło in 1944
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, Bogdan Rzońca MEP will open an exhibition on the destruction of the town of Jasło by the German Wehrmacht during the Second World War. \nFalling victim to Germany’s “Total War”\, the order was called on 15 September 1944 for the mass expulsion and deportation of Jasło’s population. People’s homes were looted and burnt and more than 90 per cent of the town was destroyed. \nWhen: Tuesday @ 13:00 \nWhere: SPINELLI Distribution Centre Area 3 D
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/displacement_and_destruction_of_the_town_of_jaso_in_1944/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230330T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230330T153000
DTSTAMP:20260929T221451Z
CREATED:20230324T151400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T221451Z
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SUMMARY:Conference: The many faces of anti-Semitism
DESCRIPTION:A remark may be considered anti-Semitic by one person\, but not by another. Is it hatred of Jews or hatred of Israel? \nThese questions will be discussed at a conference with the EU Coordinator for Combating Anti-Semitism\, Ms Katharina von Schnurbein. The event will be hosted by ECR MEP Bert-Jan Ruissen\, who supports the definition of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). It focuses on rhetorical and physical hatred against Jews\, Jewish community institutions and religious institutions. Ruissen is calling for more institutions to adopt this definition. \nWhen: Thursday @ 13:30 – 15:30 \nWhere: SPAAK 5B1
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/conference_the_many_faces_of_anti_semitism/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230329T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230329T123000
DTSTAMP:20260929T221449Z
CREATED:20230324T151400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T221449Z
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SUMMARY:Exhibition opening: \"City of the Living. City of the Dead\"
DESCRIPTION:An exhibition hosted by ECR MEPs Anna Fotyga and Adam Bielan will commemorate 80 years since the Warsaw ghetto uprising. \nThe opening of the exhibition\, entitled: ‘City of the Living\, City of the Dead’ will pay tribute to the heroes of the uprising. A reception will follow the grand opening. The opening speeches will be livestreamed on the ECR Group’s YouTube channel. \nYou can watch the live stream here. \nWhen: Wednesday @ 13:30 \nWhere: Yehudi Menuhin area\, SPAAK \nAgenda: \nOpening and welcome by hosts: \n\nMEP Anna Fotyga\nMEP Adam Bielan\n\nMain Speech:\n Heritage \n\nProf. Piotr Gliński – Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland\, Minister of Culture and National\n\nSpeeches: \n\nArtur Hofman – President of the Social and Cultural Association of Jews in Poland\nAlbert Stankowski – Director of the Warsaw Ghetto Museum\nRobert Wilczyński -photographer/author of the exhibition\nPawel Freus – curator of the exhibition\nAlex Benjamin – Director of the European Jewish Association\n\n“Miasteczko Bełz” version for accordion and violin (Piotr Kopietz/ Weronika Mońka-Chwała) \nStanding reception
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/exhibition_opening_city_of_the_living-_city_of_the_dead/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230329T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230329T103000
DTSTAMP:20260929T221447Z
CREATED:20230324T151500Z
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SUMMARY:Conference: “Though if it be to die\, we will fight… and our deeds will live forever”.
DESCRIPTION:The Warsaw ghetto uprising took place in German-occupied Poland between 19 April and 16 May 1943 as an act of fierce and desperate resistance to Nazi Germany’s efforts to transport the ghetto’s remaining population to death camps in Majdanek and Treblinka. \nThe conference\, entitled: ‘Though if it be to die\, we will fight… and our deeds will live forever’\, will pay tribute to the heroes of the Warsaw ghetto uprising on it’s 80th anniversary. \nThe event will be streamed live from the ECR Group’s YouTube channel. \nYou can watch the live stream here. \nWhen: Wednesday @ 10:30 \nWhere: SPAAK 6B54 \nAgenda: \nOpening and welcome remarks by hosts: \n\nMEP Anna Fotyga\nMEP Adam Bielan\n\nKeynote Speech:\n Heritage \n\nProf. Piotr Gliński – Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland\, Minister of Culture and National Heritage\n\nSpeakers:  \n\nMarian Turski – Chairman of the Council of the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews (recorded speech)\nArtur Hofman – President of the Social and Cultural Association of Jews in Poland \nAlbert Stankowski – Director of the Warsaw Ghetto Museum \nZygmunt Stępiński – Director of the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews \nMonika Krawczyk – Director of the Jewish Historical Institute \nProf. Grzegorz Berendt – Director of the Museum of the Second World War \nBronisław Wildstein – writer\, journalist\, anti-communist opposition member \nRuth Isaac – Director of European Affairs\, European Jewish Association (EJA) \nBarbara Cuglietta – Director of the Jewish Museum in Belgium \nPascale Falek – Policy Officer\, Office of the Coordinator for Combating Anti-Semitism and Supporting Jewish Life\, European Commission
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/conference_though_if_it_be_to_die_we_will_fight-_and_our_deeds_will_live/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230328T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230328T180000
DTSTAMP:20260929T221453Z
CREATED:20230324T140400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T221453Z
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SUMMARY:Exhibition: L’Eroica Italy Cycling
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, Vice-President of the European Parliament Roberts Zile and MEP Carlo Fidanza will host the opening of an exhibition dedicated to the vintage non-competitive bicycle tour\, “L’Eroica”. \nThey invite the public to focus on a healthy lifestyle and appreciate the cultural-historical connection with one of the Europeans’ favourite sports\, road cycling\, while observing the historic valleys and dusty roads. According to ECR TRAN coordinator Mr Zīle\, who has part-taken in several races\, “L’Eroica” is a great combination of tourism infrastructure and use of the transport network. The exhibition will explain how the L’Eroica Italy events have become a global success\, with cycling weekends taking place across the globe\, attracting thousands of cyclists. Several vintage bicycles\, posters from previous cycling weekends and cycling memorabilia will feature in the exhibition. \nWhen: Tuesday @ 18:00  \nWhere: SPINELLI 3rd floor – Bar area
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/exhibition_leroica_italy_cycling/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230322T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230322T123000
DTSTAMP:20260929T221455Z
CREATED:20230320T120400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T221455Z
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SUMMARY:7th edition of the Silesia 2030 Conference ‘The dark side of the European Green Deal’
DESCRIPTION:Contaminated rivers\, sick children\, tons of e-waste\, high emissions\, exploitation of African miners by Chinese mine owners – this is the dark side of the European Green Deal. \nThis is the title of the seventh edition of the Silesia 2030 international conference\, which will be held on Wednesday\, March 22\, in room 6B1 with the participation of Polish and foreign experts.  \nThe Silesia 2030 series of debates is held on the initiative of MEP Grzegorz Tobiszowski. \nClimate policy leads the European Union towards climate neutrality\, i.e. zero emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases. It translates into renewable energy sources\, electric cars – clean Europe protecting the climate. The goals sound noble. However\, the Green Deal requires large amounts of raw materials\, and the EU has either little or no resources\, mainly because their acquisition is connected with environmental degradation and high energy intensity. In many cases\, thousands of tons of rock need to be crushed and incinerated to obtain 1 kilogram of sought element. Mining of other elements require use of acids and chemicals\, which are discharged into rivers after the process is completed. The energy required for these activities is produced from coal\, without respecting EU standards\, resulting in huge emissions of greenhouse gases. \n  \nThe European Commission boasts of decreasing emissions within the EU. Meanwhile\, global emissions are still growing\, partly in order to satisfy the requirements and needs of the EU green transition. This is an environmental aspect.  \nNevertheless\, there is also a social agenda – people living in environmentally degraded regions\, third world countries who are treated as electronic waste scrapyards\, miners working in extremely difficult conditions for several hours a day without a day off\, for Chinese mine owners. \n  \nIt is China that is the hegemon in the raw materials market – especially rare earth elements used in electronic appliances\, renewable sources of energy or electric cars. China supplies the EU with 90% of these elements! In the case of many other raw materials\, imports from third countries reach 90-100%! This is an extremely dangerous situation\, which could result in the collapse of the entire climate policy in the event of interruptions in supply chains. \nThe economic issue is also extremely important. Huge demand for raw materials increases their prices\, thus making the energy transition more and more expensive. Over the past two years\, the price of lithium in Poland has increased fifteenfold! With such rises\, the purchase of an electric car will soon not be possible even for the middle class. \n  \nThe authorities of the European Union and many member states do not seem to see all these problems. Therefore\, we would like to discuss these issues during the 7th edition of the Silesia 2030 Conference in Brussels. Without ideology and demagogy\, supported by reliable and substantive voices of scientists\, we want to show – in the heart of the European Union – also the dark side of the European Green Deal. Our goal is to provoke reflection – whether such climate policy really protects the climate. \nWhen: Wednesday @ 10:00 – 12:30  \nWhere: SPAAK 6B1 \nAgenda: \nOpening of the conference “The dark side of the European Green Deal” @ 10:00 \nOpening remarks @ 10:05 \n\nGrzegorz Tobiszowski\, MEP\, initiator of the Silesia Conference \n\nSpeech and Presentation @ 10:30  \n\nDr. Tomasz Rogala\, President of the EURACOAL and Polish mining Group \n\nSpeech and Presentation @ 11:00 \n\nProf. Krzysztof Galos\, Director of the Institute of Mineral and Energy Economy of the Polish Academy of Sciences\n\nSpeech @ 11:30 \n\nProf. Adam Smoliński\, Scientific Secretary of the GIG\n\nPress briefing @ 12:00 \nEnd of Conference @ 12:30
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/7th_edition_of_the_silesia_2030_conference_the_dark_side_of_the_european_gr/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230321T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230321T120000
DTSTAMP:20260929T221458Z
CREATED:20230315T165500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T221458Z
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SUMMARY:Euro 7: opportunity or threat?
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, ECR environment coordinator Alexandr Vondra will host a public hearing on the Euro 7 emissions standard proposal. \nAttendees include experts from environmental NGOs; transport trade unions; and the automotive industry\, who will gather to debate the economic\, technical\, environmental\, and social aspects of Euro 7. The proposal\, which is part of the European Commission’s Green Deal\, aims to develop stricter emissions standards for all petrol and diesel cars\, vans\, lorries and buses. It will likely be the final air quality regulation for petrol and diesel cars before the shift to zero-emission vehicles in 2035. As Euro 7 covers brakes and tyres emissions\, it has an impact on EVs too. The ECR Group is of the opinion that the proposal should be softened and the entry into force postponed. The ECR Group can only support a proposal which is realistic and feasible and does not compromise an affordable individual mobility in Europe. \n  \nWhen: Tuesday @ 9:00 – 12:00 \nWhere: SPAAK 6B1 \nA link to the event can be found here \nAgenda \n\nModerator: Petr Knap (EY)\n\n  \nIntroductory remarks \n• Alexandr Vondra \n  \nEconomic and technical aspects of Euro 7: \n• Sigrid de Vries (ACEA) \n• Raluca Marian (IRU) \n  \nQ&A \n  \nCoffee break \n  \nEnvironmental and health aspects of Euro 7: \n• Anna Krajinska (T&E) \n• Stijn Janssen (VITO) \n• Thanasis Megaritis (Concawe) \n  \nQ&A \n  \nCoffee break \n  \nSocial and consumers aspects of Euro 7: \n• Benjamin Denis (IndustriALL) \n• Laurianne Krid (FIA) \n• Wolfgang Göbel (ECG) \n  \nQ&A \n  \nConcluding remarks: \n• Luca de Meo
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/event_euro_7_opportunity_or_threat/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230314T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230314T150000
DTSTAMP:20260929T221511Z
CREATED:20230306T073600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T221511Z
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SUMMARY:Investigating Human Rights in North Korea
DESCRIPTION:ECR MEP Michiel Hoogeveen and EPP MEP Lukas Mandl\, together with The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) are hosting a side-event on “Investigating DPRK Human Rights\, Ten Years after the UN COI: Satellite Imagery\, Lines of Responsibility\, Accountability”. \nThis side event aims to draw attention to the worsening human rights situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)\, as well as the deepening rift between the degrading human security situation of North Koreans and the continued obstinate focusing of resources not on the people\, but on the development and testing of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles. The event intends to emphasize the importance of continuing to address DPRK human rights\, ten years after the establishment of the UN Commission of Inquiry on human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. \nWhere: Strasbourg WEISS S2.2 \nYou can watch the event live here.  \nAgenda \nWelcoming Remarks: \nMEP Michiel Hoogeveen \n  \nPart 1: “DPRK Human Rights\, Ten Years after the UN COI: Past\, Present\, Future” \nModerator: MEP Michiel Hoogeveen \n\nPierre Rigoulot\, French historian and author of “The Aquariums of Pyongyang” \nGreg Scarlatoiu\, Executive Director\, HRNK\n\n  \nPart 2: “Witnesses to Inhumanity: Satellite Imagery\, Lines of Responsibility\, Accountability” \nModerator: MEP Lukas Mandl \n\nJoseph S. Bermudez\, Jr.\, HRNK Senior Advisor (via live video link)\nRobert Collins\, HRNK Senior Advisor and Author \nJung Gwang-il\, Chairman\, NoChain for North Korea and survivor\, Political Prison Camp No. 15 Yoduk \nTwo former North Korean women prisoners\, Reeducation through Forced Labor Camp No. 12 Jongori \n\n  \nPart 3: Q&A Session \nModerator: MEP Michiel Hoogeveen \n \n  \n \nConcluding Remarks: \nMEP Lukas Mandl
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/investigating_human_rights_in_north_korea/
LOCATION:Strasbourg
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230314T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230314T130000
DTSTAMP:20260929T221503Z
CREATED:20230309T134900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T221503Z
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SUMMARY:“We are with you! Ми з Вами! Polish aid for Ukraine”
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, ECR MEP Beata Mazurek together with Ryszard Terlecki\, the Deputy Marshal of the Sejm will open a photo exhibition titled ‘We are with you! Ми з Вами! Polish aid for Ukraine’. \nThe exhibition consists of forty-two panels presenting photographs showing the varied efforts of the authorities of the Republic of Poland\, as well as its ordinary citizens\, to help Ukrainian men\, women and children fleeing Russia’s brutal aggression. The title of the exhibition: “We are with you! ми з Вaми!” is a slogan that quickly became a symbol of solidarity between Polish citizens and the people of Ukraine\, appearing on posters in the windows of homes throughout Poland. The exhibition will be presented in three languages – Polish\, English and Ukrainian. \nWhere: WEISS 0\, Flower’s Bar area
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/we_are_with_you_polish_aid_for_ukraine/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230309T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230309T150000
DTSTAMP:20260929T221508Z
CREATED:20230308T100100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T221508Z
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SUMMARY:Entrepreneurship and employment\, Europe’s major challenge
DESCRIPTION:ECR MEP Margarita De La Pisa Carrión will host a conference focusing on policies to protect entrepreneurship. \nThis is the third and final conference in a series concentrating on business and employment. The speakers who include Professor Rafael Martins de Lima\, IE Business School; ECR MEP Rob Roos; Professor Jacqueline O’Hale\, Acton School of Business at UFM Madrid; and ECR MEP Elżbieta Rafalska will gather to share their expert views on policies to protect entrepreneurship. A working lunch will be held after the event.  \nA live video link is available here. \nWhere: SPINELLI 1H1 \nAgenda \n Moderator: Margarita De La Pisa Carrión\, ECR MEP \nEntrepreneurship as boost for development \n\nECR MEP Rob Roos\n\nMenaces against entrepreneurship and initiative \n\nProf. Rafael Martins de Lima\, IE Business School \n\nSuccessful policies and promotion of entrepreneurship \n\nProf. Jacqueline O’Hale\, Acton School of Business at UFM Madrid\n\n  \nConclusions \n\nECR MEP Elzbieta Rafalska
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/entrepreneurship_and_employment_europes_major_challenge/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230209T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230209T130000
DTSTAMP:20260929T221515Z
CREATED:20230203T122000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T221515Z
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SUMMARY:Fighting disinformation in a time of war
DESCRIPTION:ECR MEP Adam Bielan will host a high-level conference on fighting disinformation in a time of war. \nThe event will examine best practice informed by European\, Polish and Ukrainian cases in countering Putin’s propaganda machine. \nAgenda \nWelcome remarks @ 11:00 \n\nMr Janusz Cieszyński\, Secretary of State\, Government Plenipotentiary for Cyber Security\, the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland\n\nKeynote speeches @ 11:05 \n\nMr. Vsevolod Chentsov\, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary\, Designated Head of the Mission of Ukraine to the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community\nMr. Adam Bielan\, MEP\, Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and Committee on Foreign Affairs\nMr. Wojciech Pawlak\, Director of the Scientific and Academic Computer Network – National Research Institute\n\nThe best solutions in the area of disinformation @ 11:30 \n\n Mr Janusz Cieszyński\, Secretary of State\, Government Plenipotentiary for Cyber Security\, the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland\nMr. Mark Boris Andrijanič\, Board Member of the European Institute of Innovation and Technologyformer Minister for Digital Transformation of the Republic of Slovenia\nMr. Yegor Dubinsky\, Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine\nMs. Eva Maydell\, Member of the European Parliament\, Group of the European People’s Party\nMs. Ksenia Iliuk\, Co-founder of LetsData – online\nMr. Mateusz Mrozek\, Head of the Counteracting Disinformation Department\, Scientific and Academic Computer Network – National Research Institute\n\nQ&A Session @ 12:40 \nClosing remarks @ 12:50 \n\nMr. Janusz Cieszyński\, Secretary of State\, Government Plenipotentiary for Cyber Security\, the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland\nMr. Adam Bielan\, Member of the European Parliament\, Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and Committee on Foreign Affairs\n\nWhere: SPINELLI A1H1
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/fighting_disinformation_in_a_time_of_war/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230207T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230207T120000
DTSTAMP:20260929T221518Z
CREATED:20230203T121700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T221518Z
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SUMMARY:Private Property — A natural right under threat
DESCRIPTION:ECR MEP Margarita De La Pisa Carrión will host a conference focusing on the fundamentals of property as a natural right and current threats to private property. \nThis is the second conference in a series of three concentrating on business and employment. The speakers\, who include Professor David Sanz Bas\, Universidad Católica de Avila; Domingo Soriano\, Instituto Juan de Mariana; Miguel Angel Sanz\, Madavi; and Victor Gonzalez\, a VOX deputy and president of the Economic Commission of the Congress of Deputies\, Madrid\, will gather to share their expert views on the subject. There is a tendency for current EU policy to increasingly undermine the private property rights of both citizens and entrepreneurs. This conference aims to identify the principles that provide for proper policy-making. \nAgenda \nPhilosophical foundation of private property \n\nProf. David Sanz Bas\, Universidad Católica de Avila\n\nPrivate property as a guarantee of prosperity. The principle of solidarity \n\nDomingo Soriano\, Instituto Juan de Mariana\n\nThreat vs. opportunities at national and European level \n\nMiguel Angel Sanz\, Madavi\n\nFiscal obligation as counterpoint to the right of private property. The responsibility of the tax administration towards responsible spending and never more than strictly necessary. Inheritance tax \n\nVictor Gonzalez\, Vox member of the Spanish national Parliament\n\nConclusions \n\nMrs. Veronica Vrecionová\, MEP in the ECR Group\, representing Občanská demokratická strana\n\nWhere: SPINELLI 1H1
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/private_property_a_natural_right_under_threat/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230201T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230201T123000
DTSTAMP:20260929T221527Z
CREATED:20230124T131200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T221527Z
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SUMMARY:JANUSZ KRASIŃSKI. No more silence.
DESCRIPTION:ECR MEP Prof Zdzisław Krasnodębski will open the exhibition ‘Janusz Krasiński. No more silence.’\, in cooperation with the National Centre for Culture\, Warsaw. The exhibition will be accompanied by a film screening of ‘A censored life’\, a documentary on Janusz Krasiński by Director Joanna Żamojdo\, followed by a debate. \nThe year 1945 marked no liberation for many countries from Eastern Europe and the Baltic States\, only the beginning of a new period of captivity. Janusz Krasiński was a writer and a prisoner of both Nazi German concentration camps and the communist security apparatus. His life story was defined by these two totalitarian regimes. \nOpening of the exhibition \nWhen: Wednesday @ 12:30 \nWhere: Mezzanine Yehudi Menuhin\, SPAAK 2nd floor \n  \nFilm screening \nWhen: Wednesday @ 17:30 \nWhere: SPAAK 7C50
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/janusz_krasiski-_no_more_silence/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230201T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230201T133000
DTSTAMP:20260929T221523Z
CREATED:20230126T110400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T221523Z
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SUMMARY:The positive role of hunters in protecting EU biodiversity
DESCRIPTION:ECR MEPs Andrey Slabakov and Pietro Fiocchi host a discussion on the positive role of hunters in protecting biodiversity across the Union. \nOften forgotten and stigmatised\, hunters and fishermen play an indispensable role in safeguarding biodiversity. In particular\, the event will focus on three pressing issues. Firstly\, the total ban of the use of lead in wetlands. The definition of wetlands lacks clarity\, definition and intelligibility and is contrary to general principles of EU law\, in particular those of proportionality and legal certainty. It is also problematic for sports and economic activities\, such as hunting and fishing. Secondly\, the sharp increase in the wolf population\, which has led to economic damage to local communities across the Member states. Thirdly\, CITES (Convention International Trade In Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora)\, which bans legal trophy hunting import and export\, thus having a negative impact on both hunters and local communities in African countries. \nWhere: SPAAK 1A2 \nA live video link is available here. \nAgenda \nOpening and welcome @ 9:30 \n\nMEP Andrey Slabakov\nMEP Pietro Fiocchi \n\nIntervention of National Ministers @ 9:40 \n\nFrancesco Lollobrigida\, Minister of Agriculture\, Republic of Italy\nClaudio Barbaro\, Undersecretary of State of Ministry of Environment\, Republic of Italy\n\nThe positive effect of hunting for protecting biodiversity @ 10:00 \n– Biodiversity and habitats: The role of hunters and the influence of the EU Common Agricultural Policy \n\nDavid Scallan\, Secretary General\, FACE\nTiziano Terzi\, President\, Safari Club International Italian Chapter\nVasil Vasilev\, President\, Union of Hunters and Anglers in Bulgaria\nAlessandro Fiumani\, President\, CPA\, Italy\n\n– Large carnivores and the need for sustainable management of their populations as a means of minimizing conflict with humans: The case for downgrading wolves from strictly protected species to protected species \n\nJörg Binder\, Secretary General\, Austrian Hunting Association \nPaolo Sparvoli\, President\, ANLC\, Italy\nOvidiu Ionescu\, Chairman of the Board of Directors\, General Association of Hunters and Sports Fishermen\, Romania\nGerardo Arroyo\, Representative of REFEC\, Spain\n\nThe upcoming proposal for banning lead for hunting and fishing in the EU and the consequences of the ban of lead shot in wetlands – short and long-term effects\, efficacy and the question of fairness @ 11:15 \n\nOla Wälimaa\, Swedish Association for Hunting and Wildlife Management\nStiliyan Geraskov\, Expert in Union of Hunters and Anglers\, Bulgaria\nGiorgio Antonio Preti Moavero Milanesi\, President ANLC Milano\n\nThe ban on imports of hunting trophies under the CITES system – short and long-term effects @ 11:40 \n\nMekondjo Kaapanda-Girnus\, Ambassador of Namibia to Belgium\nDavid Scallan\, Secretary General\, FACE\nJuan Magaz\, Safari Club International\n\nClosing remarks @ 12:00 \n\nClaudio Barbaro\, Undersecretary of State of Ministry of Environment\, Republic of Italy\n\nDiscussion @ 12:10 \n\nMEP Andrey Slabakov\nMEP Pietro Fiocchi
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/the_positive_role_of_hunters_in_protecting_eu_biodiversity/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230131T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230131T183000
DTSTAMP:20260929T221525Z
CREATED:20230125T094000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T221525Z
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SUMMARY:The Imperial Russia: Conquer\, Genocide & Colonisation.
DESCRIPTION:For many who have experienced Russian oppression in the past\, the war in Ukraine can only end when the Russian Federation is completely repulsed and defeated. In order to finally remove the threat to peace that the Russian Federation still poses\, the international community should seek a re-federalisation of the Russian state. \nTo take this idea further\, ECR Foreign Affairs Coordinator Anna Fotyga\, together with ECR MEP Kosma Złotowski\, will host the conference ‘Imperial Russia: Conquest\, Genocide and Colonisation. Prospects for Deimperialisation and Decolonisation’. The event will cover topics such as ‘Imperial Ideology (From Muscovy to the Russian Mir) & Conquest and Exploitation (from Ivan the Terrible to Vladimir Putin)’\, ‘Impact of Moscow’s attack on Ukraine on Nations and Regions in the Russian Federation’\, ‘Deimperialisation and Decolonisation. The Prison of Nations after the war’ and ‘Western Policy Towards Russia – Beyond the Status Quo’. \nTsarist\, Soviet or under Putin\, Russia has not changed over the centuries. It is driven by the same imperial instincts\, repeating the same pattern: conquest\, genocide\, colonisation\, and then seeking a silent acceptance of the status quo\, bribing the international community with the mirage of economic cooperation or the illusion of a vast Russian market. It is naive to think that the Russian Federation can remain within the same constitutional and territorial framework. Taking into account the national and ethnic map of the territories of the Russian Federation\, we should discuss the prospects for the creation of free and independent states in the post-Russian space\, as well as the prospects for their stability and prosperity. The international community has a duty to support the rights of the indigenous peoples who\, as a result of Russian conquest and colonisation\, now exist within the borders of the Russian Federation. \nA live video link in English is available here\, and in Russian here. \nAgenda \nPanel 1: Imperial Ideology (From Muscovy to the Russian Mir) & Conquest and Exploitation (from Ivan the Terrible to Vladimir Putin) @ 9:30 – 11:15 \n\nBrian Williams (USA)\nStanislav Suslov (Siberia)\nFatima Tlis (Cherkessia)\nAkhmed Zakayev (Ichkeria)\nMarek Kornat (Poland)\nVladislav Inozemtsev (RF)\nArtem Tarasov (Pskov Republic)\nBjorn Safronov (Laplandia Republic/Murmansk)\nAnvar Kurmanakaev (Nogai Republic)\nAlexander Zolotarev (Don\Kazakia)\nJuliia Faizrakhmanova (Tatarstan)\nMaksim Kuzakhmetov (Ingria-Latvia)\nModerator: MEP Anna Fotyga\n\nPanel 2: Impact of Moscow’s attack on Ukraine on Nations and Regions in the Russian Federation @ 11:15 – 12:30 \n\nAndrius Almanis (Lithuania-Siberia)\nIllya Lazarenko (Moscow Republic)\nEvgenios Bursanidis (Kuban)\nAndrey Sidelnikov (UK-RF)\nPavel Mezerin (Ingria)\nGunther Fehlinger (Austria)\nPavlo Klimkin (Ukraine)\nModerator: MEP Kosma Złotowski \n\n14:00 – 14:30 Press Conference (Anna Politkovskaya room) \nPanel 3: Deimperialisation and Decolonisation. The Prison of Nations after the war @ 15:00 – 16:30 \n\nRuslan Gabbasov (Bashkortostan)\nDavur Dordzhiec (Oirat Republic)\nRaisa Zubareva (Sakha)\nFlorian Schur (Kenigsberg)\nDmitri Kyznezov (Karelia)\nAhmad Ozdo (Ingushetia)\nMarina Khankhalaeva (Buratia)\nDmitry Berezhkov (International Committee Indigenous Peoples of Russia)\nRafis Kashapov (Idel-Ural)\nModerator: MEP Anna Fotyga\n\nPanel 4: Western Policy Towards Russia – Beyond the Status Quo @ 16:30 – 18:30 \n\nEdward Lucas (UK)\nIlya Ponomarev (RF)\nOleg Dunda (Ukraine)\nCarlos Uriarte (Spain)\nLuke Coffey (USA)\nVadim Sidorov (Centre Ostropa/Smalandia)\nČedomir Stojković (Serbia)\nRainhard Kloucek (Austria)\nJanusz Bugajski (USA)\nModerator: MEP Roberts Zīle
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/the_imperial_russia_conquer_genocide_colonisation/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230126T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230126T150000
DTSTAMP:20260929T221531Z
CREATED:20230120T142100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T221531Z
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SUMMARY:The secret benefits of High Speed Rail
DESCRIPTION:Dutch ECR MEP Dorien Rookmaker will host a discussion on high-speed rail (HSR) in Europe. \nThis event will cover the socioeconomic benefits of High-Speed Rail. The speakers\, who include Carlo Borghini\, Executive Director Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking; Dr Francesca Pagliara\, Associate Professor in Transport Engineering University of Naples Federico II\, Chair of the International Workshop on High Speed Rail Socioeconomic Impacts; and Rogier Vergouwen\, Chair of the High-speed Rail Netherlands Foundation\, will tackle it from political\, academic\, civil society\, and economic perspectives. HSR has more to offer than just being green. \nWhere: SPAAK 7C050 \nThe event will be live streamed from MEP Rookmaker’s YouTube channel.
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/the_secret_benefits_of_high_speed_rail/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230111T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230111T133000
DTSTAMP:20260929T221534Z
CREATED:20230110T082600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T221534Z
UID:9023-1673434800-1673443800@ecrgroup.eu
SUMMARY:Two year memorial event for terror victim Esther Horgen
DESCRIPTION:Mother of six Esther Horgen suffered a fatal blow to the head with a rock two years ago. The woman was arbitrarily victimised by a Palestinian terrorist. Sources say the killer received a 1 million euro reward from the Palestinian Authority. \nECR MEP Bert-Jan Ruissen will host a conference in remembrance of the victim\, also discussing the causes of the event. Key participants include the widower of Esther Horgen and two of her children. The Israeli Ambassador to the EU\, Mr Haim Regev\, will also speak at the event. \nWhere: SPAAK 7C050
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/two_year_memorial_event_for_terror_victim_esther_horgen/
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SUMMARY:Qatar: Addressing the limitations of religious freedom for Bahá’is and Christians
DESCRIPTION:Dutch ECR MEP Bert-Jan Ruissen\, together with NGO Open Doors\, will host a discussion focused on the situation of Christians and Baha’i in Qatar and what the EU could do to promote freedom of belief in the country. \nCurrently\, all eyes are on Qatar for the World Cup\, partly because of the deaths of many construction workers building the stadiums. An underexposed problem in Qatar\, however\, is that Christians and Baha’i in Qatar do not have the freedom to express their faith. Moreover\, apostasy (changing religion from Islam) is a criminal offence and even punishable by death. During the event\, several pastors that have been expelled from Qatar will share their experiences. \nWhere: ASP 1H1
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/qatar_addressing_the_limitations_of_religious_freedom_for_bahais_and_christ/
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