The ECR Group today welcomed positive elements in the European Commission’s Fertilisers Action Plan, while warning that European farmers still need stronger and more immediate measures to reduce costs and restore competitiveness.
19 May 2026
The ECR Group today supported the revised EU framework for the screening of foreign direct investments, backing stronger safeguards for strategic sectors while ensuring that final decisions remain firmly in the hands of national governments.
19 May 2026
MEPs of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group have warned that the European Union must urgently strengthen its cyber resilience and technological preparedness as artificial intelligence systems rapidly evolve and cyber threats become increasingly sophisticated.
19 May 2026
The fourth working session of the ECR Group Study Days in Vilnius focused on the role of the United States in ensuring security in Central and Eastern Europe, and on how Europe can take greater responsibility for its own defence while keeping the transatlantic alliance strong.
14 May 2026
Businesses need stability, not constant new bureaucracy; ECR Group calls for review of ETS to protect European competitiveness; Closer EU–Canada defence cooperation moves forward; Stronger safeguards for strategic foreign investments in Europe; “Stop Destroying Videogames” initiative to be debated in Parliament; EU’s strategic response to the current crisis in the Middle East; Strengthening Europe’s cybersecurity and preparedness; Europe must secure affordable fertilisers for farmers; More reliable rail transport and better cross-border coordination in Europe; The need to reduce work-related fatalities; Political repression and humanitarian situation in Cuba; A balanced approach to sustainable biofuels; Critical Raw Materials: Can Europe Turn Targets into Projects?; Press briefing with ECR Co-Chairs Nicola Procaccini Patryk Jaki; ECR Group at the European Parliament Open Days in Strasbourg
13 May 2026
Panel three of the ECR Group Study Days in Vilnius focused on one of the defining strategic questions facing Europe’s conservatives: should the future of the European Union be based on a federal superstate or on cooperation between sovereign nations?
13 May 2026
The second working session of the ECR Group Study Days in Vilnius focused on one of Europe’s most pressing long-term challenges: demographic decline and the social, cultural and economic consequences of falling birth rates across the continent.
13 May 2026
The ECR Group in the European Parliament launched its study days in Vilnius, Lithuania, bringing together MEPs and guests for a series of discussions on Europe’s cultural foundations, political direction and future challenges
12 May 2026
Closer defence cooperation between Europe and Canada took an important step forward today as the European Parliament’s Committees on Security and Defence (SEDE) and on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) backed Canada’s participation in the EU’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE) instrument.
6 May 2026
Under the lead of ECR rapporteur Chiara Gemma, the European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee has backed a resolution calling for stronger workplace safety standards across Europe, including better prevention measures, tougher enforcement of labour protections and the establishment of an annual European Day in Remembrance of the Victims of Accidents at Work and for the Protection and Dignity of Workers on 8 August.
6 May 2026
