Pragmatic adjustments to the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism framework should be followed by deeper and faster reviews of what else in the Green Deal can be simplified, ECR coordinator on the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Alexandr Vondra said today as MEPs voted to cut the regulatory burden facing small businesses in Europe.
22 May 2025
Russian bombs and missiles are still killing Ukrainian children because some European countries can’t - or won’t - curtail their dependence on imports of Russian gas, ECR Co-Chair Nicola Procaccini MEP said today in the European Parliament.
21 May 2025
The ECR Group welcomes the political agreement on the phased implementation of the Entry/Exit System (EES), following successful trilogue negotiations between the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council.
19 May 2025
The Joint Defence and Security Partnership agreed between the European Union and the United Kingdom at today’s bilateral summit in London "demonstrates what’s possible when we look beyond the past and embrace a future focused on close cooperation and delivery", Francesco Torselli MEP said today.
19 May 2025
The surge of Karol Nawrocki into the decisive second round of Poland's presidential election has given citizens new hope of a return to conservative and reformist values in the country, ECR Group Co-Chairs Patryk Jaki and Nicola Procaccini said.
18 May 2025
Phasing out energy sources from Russia; CBAM revision offers relief for small-scale importers; Cutting red tape, not corners: The ECR Group is awaiting the latest simplification package from the Commission; A stronger Single Market means fewer barriers and less bureaucracy; EU-UK summit: potential for an enduring deeper partnership; Regime change in Iran: challenges and opportunities
16 May 2025
The European Union’s rural areas can move from crisis to opportunity if the EU’s cohesion policy is placed front and centre in shaping the Union’s rural development policy, ECR MEP Denis Nesci said today as the Committee on Rural Development approved his own-initiative report.
13 May 2025
A cross-party group of 73 Members of the European Parliament from 20 EU Member States has signed an open letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, voicing concern over the increasingly poor quality and late delivery of replies to parliamentary questions.
12 May 2025
Safe countries of origin; Nurturing the EU's most important alliance; Boosting trade with Gulf countries; Combating child sexual abuse; Strengthening rural areas in the EU through cohesion policy; CBAM simplification: striking a balance between climate goals and practicality; Ethics body brings no added value; Event: Exhibition on General Maczek - The armed heart of Polish emigration; Event: The End of World War II and the Crimes of Communism; Visit the ECR Group Stand – European Parliament Open Day in Brussels
9 May 2025
