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Major step towards restoring control and credibility in Europe’s migration system

The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Group today secured the adoption of key reforms in the European Parliament to make EU asylum procedures faster, clearer and operational in practice.

10 February 2026

Van Overtveldt: Price stability and ECB independence must remain the foundation of monetary policy

Price stability, central bank independence and meaningful accountability must remain the pillars of Europe’s monetary framework, ECR Rapporteur Johan Van Overtveldt stressed ahead of Tuesday’s vote on the European Central Bank Annual Report.

9 February 2026

ECR amendment puts fight against illegal squatting on Parliament’s agenda

At a time when many European cities face a growing shortage of affordable housing, legal certainty and investor confidence are essential to increase supply and protect citizens. With the adoption of an ECR amendment in the final report of the European Parliament’s Special Committee on the Housing Crisis (HOUS), Parliament has taken a clear stance against illegal occupation of homes across Europe, reaffirming the fundamental right to property.

9 February 2026

Kamiński: Jimmy Lai case exposes the collapse of Hong Kong’s autonomy

The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Group strongly condemns the sentencing of Hong Kong pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison under the National Security Law imposed by Beijing.

9 February 2026

Week Ahead 9-13 February

ECR leads push for faster and more operational asylum procedures; ECR backs final approval of ‘safe third country’ rules; ECR pushes to turn competitiveness debate into concrete action; ECR calls for stronger European defence within NATO framework; Increasing preparedness for extreme weather events; Strengthening cooperation to tackle unfair trading practices in the agri-food supply chain; The urgent need to address inhumane detention conditions in Iran; MEPs to vote on EU–Mercosur agricultural safeguards; EU Anti-poverty strategy; Revision of EU climate law continues to ignore reality; European Central Bank – annual report 2025; ECR warns of Schengen-wide impact of Spain’s mass regularisation plans; Türkiye: Targeted expulsions and foreign Christians in Türkiye under national security pretexts; Marathon vote in HOUS Committee on affordable housing; Event: Remembering Norma Cossetto and the tragedy of the Foibe; Press briefing with ECR Co-Chairs Nicola Procaccini Patryk Jaki

6 February 2026

Week Ahead 2–6 February

José Antonio Kast, President-elect of Chile visits the ECR Group; Real estate fiasco: identifying the real culprits; Free speech vs regulated speech: strengthening the pillars of democracy

30 January 2026

Democracy must be protected but not centralised in Brussels

The ECR Group has expressed concerns over the European Parliament’s recommendations on the European Democracy Shield report, presented today in the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield.

29 January 2026

Kamiński: EU anti-corruption rules must apply to EU institutions as well as Member States

ECR shadow rapporteur Mariusz Kamiński is not satisfied with the trilogue agreement on the European Anti-Corruption Directive as approved today in the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

27 January 2026

EU safe countries list takes key step towards faster asylum procedures

The European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR) welcomes today’s vote in the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, which approved the trilogue agreement on the EU list of safe third countries of origin.

27 January 2026

Week Ahead 26-30 January

SHEIN finally comes to the European Parliament; Exchange of views with NATO; India: Shaping a balanced agreement in Europe’s interest; EU–US relations and recent developments; LIBE vote on EU list of safe countries of origin; Automotive Package: Competitiveness first, technological neutrality upheld; Holocaust Remembrance Day; Presentation of the World Watch List 2026: Open Doors' annual ranking of the top 50 countries where Christians are the most persecuted in the world; ECR Space Hearing on the EU Space Act: “An EU Space Act fit for SMEs”

23 January 2026

ECR Group calls on the EEAS to suspend the EU–Cuba Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement

On Wednesday 21 January, the European Parliament called for the suspension of the EU–Cuba Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement.

22 January 2026

ECR backs French call to list the Muslim Brotherhood network as an EU terrorist organisation

The European Conservatives and Reformists Group in the European Parliament supports the call by the French Assemblée nationale to list the Muslim Brotherhood network on the EU’s list of terrorist organisations.

22 January 2026