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Week Ahead 13 - 17 October

EU must adapt to address today’s security challenges; Promoting transparency and preventing behind-the-scenes lobbying; Protection of minors online; Safe countries of origin; Phasing out Russian gas; Reducing reporting burdens for businesses; Backing Andrzej Poczobut for the Sakharov Prize; What future for the digital euro?

10 October 2025

ECR Group congratulates María Corina Machado on receiving the Nobel Peace Prize

The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Group warmly congratulates María Corina Machado, leader of the democratic opposition in Venezuela and winner of the 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought of the European Parliament, on being awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.

10 October 2025

ECR hails Trump’s Gaza Peace Deal as a decisive step towards stability

The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Group welcomes the signing of the peace agreement for Gaza as a decisive step towards stabilising one of the most troubled regions in the world.

9 October 2025

ECR urges Europe to show more clarity and courage in its approach to Latin America

After abstaining in the European Parliament’s vote on the EU’s political strategy towards Latin America and the Caribbean, the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Group said that Europe must show greater clarity and courage in its approach to the region.

8 October 2025

ECR: Brussels must change course to save Europe’s car industry

The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Group has expressed strong concerns that Europe’s automotive sector is at the brink of collapse if the EU continues down its current path of bans and over-regulation.

8 October 2025

Bielan: “Europe must move from reactive defence to proactive security”

The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Group has called for a firm and united European response to Russia’s recent violations of EU Member States’ airspace and attacks on critical infrastructure.

8 October 2025

Red tape trimmed, but the field still needs work, says ECR

The ECR Group welcomes new measures proposed to ease conditionality rules, increase lump-sum payments for small farms, simplify controls, and promote fairer contracts in the food chain.

8 October 2025

Schengen visa-waiver system must not be a backdoor for illegal migration

Third countries whose nationals abuse their Schengen visa-waiver rights by overstaying illegally and making bogus asylum claims will face tougher consequences after a vote today in the European Parliament.

7 October 2025

Week Ahead 6 - 10 October

Strengthening Europe’s security against Russian provocations; Europe’s automotive future - reversing the ban on the sale of combustion cars in the EU; Delivering for Farmers; Strengthening the EU’s Visa Suspension Mechanism; Rising antisemitism across Europe; Hamas must release hostages and accept Gaza peace plan; No immunity for political violence: ECR stance on Salis case; Press briefing with ECR Co-Chairmen Nicola Procaccini and Patryk Jaki; Exhibition: Paramilitary Organisations and Whole-of-Society Defense; ECR Migration Policy Group Meeting: ‘UK in Crisis?’

3 October 2025

ECR Group congratulates Moldova’s pro-European forces: “EU must now deliver”

The ECR Group congratulates the pro-European political forces in the Republic of Moldova on their success in the parliamentary elections.

29 September 2025

Week Ahead 29 September - 3 October

ECR MEPs meet in Sofia; Beyond Bricks and Mortar: Rebuilding Ukrainian Society

26 September 2025

Vrecionová: we listened to farmers who want simpler, fairer CAP rules to free them from bureaucracy

Farmers across Europe have long been calling for relief from excessive red tape that keeps them away from their fields and animals, and today, the European Parliament's Agriculture and Rural Development Committee took an important step in answering that call by backing a CAP simplification reform.

24 September 2025