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SUMMARY:ECR Group Study Days in Prague
DESCRIPTION:From Tuesday 29 September to Friday 2 October\, ECR MEPs will meet in Prague\, Czechia\, for a series of Group and Working Sessions. \nThe meeting will bring together European Conservatives to discuss Europe’s security\, competitiveness and economic future\, while also exploring the cultural heritage and industrial strengths of the Czech Republic. \nThe programme will open with a special session on Prague as a cultural crossroads\, bringing together Czech and European voices to reflect on the city’s historical and cultural significance. \nDiscussions will then turn to some of the key challenges facing Europe today\, including the continent’s military build-up in response to Russian aggression\, the need to strengthen European competitiveness and the future of Europe’s economy. \nAGENDA\nTuesday\, 29 September 2026 \n14:30 – Opening Speeches \n\nNicola Procaccini\, Co-Chair of the ECR Group\nPatryk Jaki\, Co-Chair of the ECR Group\n\n14:45 – Group Meeting: Examination of Plenary Session Agenda \n15:00–16:00 – Special Session: Prague as a Cultural Crossroad \nWednesday\, 30 September 2026 \n09:00–10:30 – 1st Working Session: Guns N’ Poses: Thorny Lessons of Europe’s Military Build-Up Vis-à-Vis Russian Aggression \n10:45–12:15 – 2nd Working Session: No Continent for Old Economy: Reinventing Europe’s Competitiveness \n13:30–15:00 – 3rd Working Session: Spend Smarter\, Trade Better: Getting Europe Back on Track \nThursday\, 1 October 2026 \n9:00–11:30 – 4th Working Session: Automotive Industry \n13:00–14:30 – 5th Working Session: Plant Protection Products and Climate Change in Lobeč \nFriday\, 2 October 2026 \n07:30–09:30 – Working Breakfast
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/ecr_group_study_days_in_prague/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261013T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261013T140000
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SUMMARY:Building the backbone of the AI economy
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, 13 October\, ECR MEP Diego Solier and S&D MEP Brando Benifei\, together with members of the European Internet Forum (EIF)\, will host a lunch debate at the European Parliament focused on building the backbone of the AI economy: scaling Europe’s high-performance infrastructure. \nWith the AI Act in force and the simplification package agreed in June 2026\, the essentials of Europe’s regulatory architecture for AI are now largely settled. The focus is now shifting to implementation: building the computing\, cloud\, connectivity and industrial capacity Europe needs to deploy AI at scale and compete globally. AI Factories and Gigafactories are at the heart of this effort\, laying the foundations of a European AI ecosystem\, and the recently proposed Cloud and AI Development Act aims to expand the cloud and data centre capacity needed to support them. The challenge ahead is to make technological sovereignty operational\, realistic and globally competitive — strengthening Europe’s own capabilities while working with the global partners and supply chains that remain essential to building AI capacity. This event will explore how Europe can move from setting rules to building the AI infrastructure needed to support competitiveness\, innovation and deployment at scale. How can AI Factories and Gigafactories develop into thriving industrial ecosystems\, with public investment mobilising private investment and driving uptake across the economy? What role does connectivity play in bringing AI capacity to businesses and users across the economy? And how can European preference\, security and resilience requirements strengthen Europe’s capabilities while remaining open to the global technologies\, partners and supply chains needed to build\, deploy and scale AI? \nWhen: Tuesday @ 12:30 \nWhere: European Parliament Salons \nOpening remarks \n\nBrando Benifei MEP and EIF Steering Committee Member\nDiego Solier MEP and EIF Member\n\nSpeakers \n\nCarmen Lembo\, Senior Manager in Government Affairs\, Qualcomm\nKilian Gross\, Director for Enabling and Emerging Technologies\, DG CNECT\, European Commission\nSophie Thibault\, General Manager\, Lenovo France\nDr. Jakob Greiner\, Vice President European Affairs at Deutsche Telekom\n\nExchange of views with the participants under the Chatham House rule
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/building-the-backbone-of-the-ai-economy/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261014T113000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261014T130000
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SUMMARY:Europe and Venezuela: testimonies\, human rights and the protection of European citizens
DESCRIPTION:ECR MEP Carlo Fidanza will host a discussion in the European Parliament on Wednesday\, 14 October\, focusing on human rights in Venezuela\, political imprisonment and the protection of European citizens. \nThe event will bring together former political prisoners\, relatives of detainees and Venezuelan legal experts to provide first-hand testimony on repression in the country and the situation facing European nationals currently held in Venezuela. \nSpeakers will include Amerigo De Grazia\, a former Italian political prisoner in Venezuela; William Dávila\, a former Portuguese political prisoner; Rafael Badell\, President of the Venezuelan Academy of Political and Social Sciences; Adriana Ranieri\, whose father Walter and uncle Massimiliano are detained in Venezuela; and Maria Rosa De Grazia\, representing the families of 16 Italian political prisoners. \nOpening the event\, Carlo Fidanza\, Head of the Fratelli d’Italia–ECR Delegation in the European Parliament\, will address Europe’s responsibility towards its citizens and the need to keep human rights and the situation of political prisoners high on the European agenda. \nThe discussion will examine the experiences of those directly affected\, the wider human-rights situation in Venezuela and what European institutions can do to defend European citizens\, support political prisoners and increase pressure for respect for fundamental freedoms. \nWednesday\, 14 October 2026\, 11:30–13:00 \nEuropean Parliament\, Brussels – SPINELLI 6F386
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/europe-and-venezuela-testimonies-human-rights-and-the-protection-of-european-citizens/
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SUMMARY:Snap Elections\, the Democratic Return to the Vote of the European Citizens
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, the Romanian AUR Delegation of the ECR Group will host the international conference “Snap Elections: The Democratic Return to the Vote of the European Citizens”. \nDuring a the debate\, ECR MEPs Adrian Axinia\, Georgiana Teodorescu and Gheorghe Piperea will bring together academics\, policymakers\, leading experts on constitutional laws in Member States\, and journalists to debate along with other fellow Members of the European Parliament what happens when a political establishment becomes isolated by elitism\, detached from everyday realities of its citizens\, and stagnant in its vision. When is the regular electoral cycle no longer a sufficient safeguard? Political mandates are neither permanent nor unconditional. Once governance fails\, the ultimate authority must instantly go back to the people. The vote remains the unique undeniable instrument of citizen sovereignty.  \nWhen: Wednesday \nWhere: Spaak 1A2
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/snap_elections_the_democratic_return_to_the_vote_of_the_european_citizens/
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SUMMARY:Boosting competitiveness through evidence-based taxation policies
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, ECR MEP Tobiasz Bocheński will host a roundtable discussion together with the Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers. \nThe discussion will focus on boosting competitiveness through evidence-based taxation policies\, while balancing policy ambitions with economic realities. \nWhile taxation can support the EU’s public policy objectives\, it must also safeguard Europe’s long-term competitiveness. As legislators consider new and expanded Own Resources for the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF)\, tax measures must be evidence-based and account for their impact on businesses and consumers. This requires consideration of affordability\, differences in purchasing power across Member States\, and the principle of subsidiarity. \nThis policy discussion will bring together policymakers\, industry representatives\, and academics to examine how EU taxation can support the Single Market and European competitiveness. Speakers will discuss proportionate taxation\, unintended consequences such as market distortions and illicit trade\, and the importance of robust impact assessments for predictable\, investment-friendly legislation. Particular attention will be paid to the Own Resources proposed for the 2028–2034 MFF as a case study for the broader EU taxation framework. \nWhen: Thursday\, 15 October @ 14:30-16.00 \nWhere: SPINELLI 1H1 \n  \nAGENDA:\n14:30-14:35 \nWelcome and Opening: Tobiasz BOCHEŃSKI\, ECR\, Member of the BUDG Committee\, European Parliament \n14:35-15:00 \nKeynote speeches: \n\nClaes BENGTSSON\, Principal Adviser\, Strategy and Economic Analysis Coordination\, DG TAXUD\, European Commission\nKarol KEMPIŃSKI\, Budget Attaché\, Permanent Representation of Poland to the EU\n\n15:00-15:10 \nSpecial remarks: \n\nAlexandre ADAM\, Deputy Head of President von der Leyen’s Cabinet\, European Commission TBC\n\n15:10-16:00 \nInterventions: \n\nRoel DOM\, Research Fellow\, Bruegel\nMichael JÄGER\, President\, Taxpayers Association for Europe\nLusyne KESZISZJAN-HÜLLEN\, Brussels Office Director\, Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers\nDonato RAPONI\, Tax Consultant and formerly DG TAXUD\, D.Raponi Consulting\n\nModeration: Elodie LAMER\, Senior Reporter\, Tax Analysts
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/boosting-competitiveness-through-evidence-based-taxation-policies/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261020T153000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261020T170000
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SUMMARY:Official naming ceremony of the Benedetto da Norcia room
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, the ECR Group will hold a ceremony in Strasbourg to officially name its meeting room WIC 200 after Benedetto da Norcia (Benedict of Nursia). The figure of Benedict was instrumental in shaping the European Renaissance and the development of western culture. His mission brought forth a new and brighter era for Europe. In fact\, the Benedictine monasteries became important centres for the education of young people and were instrumental for the rebirth of a linguistically\, ethnically and culturally united Europe. In the second half of the twentieth century\, as modern Europe was recovering from its own darkness\, the impetus to spiritual unity and order provided by Benedict made him an obvious choice as Patron Saint of all Europe. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola will attend the ceremony. Following the naming ceremony\, a conference “Roots that shape the future: Saint Benedict and the values that moulded Europe” will take place in the newly named room to reflect on the enduring relevance of the Benedictine tradition\, its contribution to European history and its connection to the fundamental values of Europe. \n\nOfficial naming ceremony: \nWhen: Tuesday @ 15:30 \nWhere: WIC 200 \nConference: \nWhen: Tuesday @ 16:00 \nWhere: WIC 200 \nAGENDA\n15:30: Official naming ceremony of the “Benedetto da Norcia” meeting room \n16:00: Conference \nROOTS THAT SHAPE THE FUTURE Saint Benedict and the values that molded Europe \nOpening remarks \n\nAntonella Sberna\, Vice-President of the European Parliament\nNicola Procaccini\, Co-Chair of the ECR Group in the European Parliament\nMarco Squarta\, Member of the ECR Group in the European Parliament\n\nThe Benedictine journey: three cities\, a single European heritage \n\nSpeeches by the Mayors of Norcia\, Subiaco and Cassino\n\nA father for Europe: Saint Benedict and the pursuit of Knowledge \n\nRod Dreher\, writer and editor (via video connection)\n\nEurope’s roots\, values and future \n\nBernardito Cleopas Auza\, Apostolic Nuncio to the European Union\nJeremias Schroder\, Abbot Primate of the Order of Saint Benedict\n\nModerator: Andrea Gagliarducci\, Vatican correspondent
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/official-naming-ceremony-of-the-benedetto-da-norcia-room/
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261020T180000
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SUMMARY:Ceuta\, Europe’s Border: A crisis that is far from over
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, ECR MEP Nora Junco Garcia will host an event the recent crisis in Ceuta. \nCeuta is an external border of the European Union under sustained pressure. In August\, thousands of people entered the city within a matter of hours\, and the pressure has not eased since. \nTwo speakers will offer their perspectives on the situation: \n• Juan Ruiz\, a citizen of Ceuta who experiences the situation first-hand. \n• Taleb Alisalem\, political analyst\, who will explain the broader implications for the European Union. \nThe discussion will focus on two key questions: what happened in August\, and what is the current situation in Ceuta? \nOnline link to watch the event: https://europeanparliament.webex.com/europeanparliament/j.php?MTID=m65cdf69b5a8b7cc40a2baa24933e63c4\nWebinar number: 2743 736 6377 \nWhen: Tuesday @ 16:00–18:00 \nWhere: WEISS S4.3\, European Parliament\, Strasbourg
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/ceuta-europes-border-a-crisis-that-is-far-from-over/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261020T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261020T210000
DTSTAMP:20261111T092700Z
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SUMMARY:How can Europe lead in cloud and AI? Building policy\, power and trust.
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, ECR MEP Diego Solier and Greens/EFA MEP Reinier Van Lanschot will host a policy-makers’ dinner in Strasbourg. \nRather than looking only at the ambition behind Europe’s digital strategy\, the discussion will focus on the practical conditions needed to deliver it – from investment\, permitting and energy to infrastructure deployment and AI capacity. Through this high-level exchange\, we hope to explore how Europe can translate its digital ambitions into concrete outcomes and strengthen its competitiveness\, resilience and strategic autonomy in cloud and AI. \nWhen: Tuesday @ 18:30 \nWhere: Member Salon S02\, European Parliament\, Strasbourg
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/how-can-europe-lead-in-cloud-and-ai-building-policy-power-and-trust/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261027
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261030
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SUMMARY:Europe of States and Nations – The Future of the European Union
DESCRIPTION:The ECR Group – Polish Delegation is organising the conference “Europe of States and Nations – The Future of the European Union” alongside Krynica Forum 2026\, bringing together Members of the European Parliament and political leaders from across Europe for discussions on the future of the European Union and the role of sovereign nation states. \nThe conference will provide a platform for debate on the future of European integration\, the protection of national interests and the reforms needed to strengthen Europe’s competitiveness\, economic security and democratic legitimacy. Discussions will address key challenges facing the EU\, including trade policy\, climate policy\, agriculture\, European competitiveness and the balance between common European objectives and national sovereignty. \nThe programme will feature policy panels\, a roundtable discussion with MEPs and political debates with representatives of conservative parties from across Europe\, offering an opportunity to exchange perspectives on the future direction of the European Union. \nMembers of the ECR Group taking part in the programme include: \n• Tomasz Szatkowski\, Secretary General of the ECR Group \n• Patryk Jaki\, Co-Chairman of the ECR Group \n• Adam Bielan\, MEP and President of the ECR Party \n• Stephen Bartulica\, MEP and Head of Croatian Delegation \n• Tobiasz Bocheński\, MEP \n• Bogdan Rzońca\, MEP \n• Jadwiga Wiśniewska\, MEP \n• Anna Zalewska\, MEP \nThe conference will take place at Hotel Prezydent on 27–28 October and at the Main Mineral Water Pump Room on 29 October. \nSee the full programme: https://krynicaforum.pl/konferencja-ekr
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/europe-of-states-and-nations-the-future-of-the-european-union/
LOCATION:Hotel Prezydent\, Krynica-Zdrój\, Poland
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