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SUMMARY:Pillars of Prevention: How can immunisation support healthy ageing and prevent NCDs across Europe?
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, Aurelijus Veryga (ECR) and Tomislav Sokol (EPP)\, together with the International Longevity Centre UK\, will host a policy roundtable at the European Parliament on how immunisation can support healthy ageing and help prevent non-communicable diseases (NCDs) across Europe. \nThe event will explore the broader role of adult vaccination in strengthening preventive healthcare systems\, with policymakers\, healthcare experts\, and civil society representatives discussing practical ways to improve vaccination coverage and public health outcomes. It will also present findings from the Pneumococcal Vaccination Atlas and the Healthy Ageing and Prevention Index\, highlighting the health\, social\, and economic benefits of immunisation in ageing societies.c \nWhen: Wednesday @ 14:00–15:30 \nWhere: SPINELLI 1H1
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/pillars_of_prevention_how_can_immunisation_support_healthy_ageing_and_preve/
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SUMMARY:Climate Policy at a crossroads: ETS – Rethink or Replace?
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, Tobiasz Bocheński (ECR)\, together with the Warsaw Enterprise Institute\, will host a high-level policy roundtable at the European Parliament on the future of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS). \nThe discussion will mark the presentation of a new report assessing the economic impact of ETS and ETS2 on European economies\, as well as possible reform scenarios and alternative policy approaches. \nOpening remarks will be delivered by Tobiasz Bocheński (MEP) and Sebastian Stodolak\, Vice President of the Warsaw Enterprise Institute. Marek Lachowicz\, economist at the Warsaw Enterprise Institute\, will present the report’s key findings\, including a quantified assessment of the costs associated with ETS and ETS2\, their implications for competitiveness and energy affordability\, and an analysis of complementary mechanisms and policy alternatives. \nThe roundtable will bring together representatives from the European Commission\, legislators\, economists\, media\, and the business community for an open exchange of views on the future of EU climate policy. Participants will also hear a keynote contribution from Samuel Furfari\, former senior official at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy and former professor of energy policy at the Free University of Brussels (ULB). \nAgainst the backdrop of evolving geopolitical and economic conditions\, the discussion aims to examine whether the current ETS framework remains fit for purpose\, and how climate policy can better balance environmental objectives with industrial competitiveness\, affordable energy\, and long-term economic growth. \nWhen: Thursday @ 13:00–15:00 \nWhere: SPINELLI 1H1 \nDraft Agenda:\n13:00-13:15 – Introduction and the opening remarks \nTobiasz Bocheński\, Member of the European Parliament \nSebastian Stodolak\, Vice President\, Warsaw Enterprise Institute \n13:15-13:35 – Presentation of the report: economic impact of ETS and ETS2 on European economies \nMarek Lachowicz\, Economist\, Warsaw Enterprise Institute \nThe presentation will cover the key findings of the WEI report\, including the quantified economic costs of ETS and ETS2\, their implications for competitiveness\, industrial policy\, energy affordability and long-term growth\, as well as possible alternative policy approaches. \n13:35-13:55 – Keynote by Dr Maria Georgiadou \nSuggested topic: EU clean energy transition: progress\, expectations and implementation challenges \n13:55-14:10 – Keynote by Samuel Furfari\, former senior official at the European Commission’s DG ENER and former Professor of Energy Policy at the Free University of Brussels \nSuggested topic: energy policy\, competitiveness and the strategic limits of the current European climate policy framework. \n14:10-14:50 – Roundtable discussion: ETS – reform\, rethink or replace? \nOpen discussion among invited participants. Suggested themes include the economic and industrial consequences of ETS and ETS2\, energy affordability\, competitiveness\, security of supply\, the interaction between climate policy and growth\, and possible reform scenarios or alternative mechanisms. \n14:50-15:00 – Summary of the discussion and closing remarks by the organizers.
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/climate_policy_at_a_crossroads_ets_rethink_or_replace/
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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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SUMMARY:Conference: The silent suffering of the Amhara
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, ECR MEP Bert-Jan Ruissen and EPP MEP Tomislav Sokol will host a conference to discuss the ongoing persecution of Christians in Ethiopia. \nChristians in Ethiopia’s Amhara region—predominantly members of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church—are currently living amid ongoing armed conflict\, with reported incidents of civilian killings\, displacement\, and attacks on communities and places of worship within a wider climate of regional instability.  \nThe keynote address will be delivered by Prince Asfa-Wossen Asserate\, a member of the Imperial family of Ethiopia and a distinguished scholar and political analyst.
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/conference_the_silent_suffering_of_the_amhara/
LOCATION:European Parliament\, Strasbourg
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SUMMARY:AI\, security and digital evidence: building the future of reliable image and video evidence
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday 24 June\, ECR MEPs Assita Kanko and Alessandro Ciriani will host a round table discussion on AI\, Police and Justice. \nIn an era where artificial intelligence is pushing the boundaries of digital manipulation\, ensuring the reliability of image and video evidence has become increasingly critical for law enforcement\, justice systems\, and security operations. This event brings together experts to explore the future of digital evidence and AI-powered tools transforming criminal justice. This event brings public and private actors together.  \nSpeakers will include members of Parliament\, professionals in public and private sector working within police and justice.  \nKey themes: \n• The impact of AI and the EU AI Act on photo and video investigations \n• Authenticity and integrity of visual evidence \n• Deepfake detection and forensic techniques \n• Legal admissibility and evidentiary standards \n• Cross-border cooperation in digital evidence handling \n• AI tools for justice and law enforcement including digital forensics platforms\, automated evidence analysis\, facial recognition systems\, and predictive analytics \nAI is transforming policing and criminal justice by accelerating digital forensics\, automating case review\, and enhancing evidence analysis. Tools enable faster review of terabytes of data from seized devices\, while automated transcription platforms help process body camera footage and multilingual evidence. Europol’s digital forensic labs already use AI to expedite investigations involving cybercrime\, child exploitation\, and terrorism. \nThis event is particularly relevant for professionals working in European security\, border control\, child protection (CSAM legislation)\, police cooperation\, and judicial evidence standards. \nContributions from: \n\nMEP Alessandro Ciriani\nJulien Garsany – UNODC\nYve Driesen – Dir Jud Antwerpen FedPol\nMichael Schmid – President Eurojust\nAngélique Miet and Gilles Robine – DG HOME\nÁlvaro Azofra Martínez – Head of Unit (HoU) Europol\nPublic and Private Stakeholders\n\nWhen: Wednesday 24 June @ 13:00 – 14:30 \nWhere: SPINELLI 1H1
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/ai_security_and_digital_evidence_building_the_future_of_reliable_image_and/
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SUMMARY:Prevention that saves lives
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, ECR MEP Aurelijus Veryga\, in collaboration with the Mission Board on Vaccination\, is organising a high-level event that will bring together policymakers\, public health experts\, healthcare professionals\, and other key stakeholders to discuss the future of vaccination policy in Europe. \nThe event aims to highlight priority recommendations\, foster dialogue on immunisation challenges and opportunities\, and strengthen political commitment and protecting public health across the European Union.
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/prevention_that_saves_lives/
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