News // ECR Group

ECR rebukes SEDE Chair Strack-Zimmermann over controversial carnival photo exhibition

The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Group has criticised the decision to host an exhibition in the European Parliament organised by Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann featuring controversial works by Düsseldorf carnival float designer Jacques Tilly, who is currently facing legal proceedings initiated by the Russian authorities.

3 March 2026

ECR: Tehran must end its destabilising conduct

The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Group strongly condemns the recent escalation of hostilities in the Middle East and calls on the Iranian leadership to immediately halt further confrontation and return to the negotiating table.

28 February 2026

Week Ahead 2-8 March

Reaffirming Europe’s Christian roots: ECR MEPs visit Viterbo and Assisi; Safeguarding Europe: Exposing the growing threat of the Muslim Brotherhood; European Parliament Police Intergroup meeting

27 February 2026

Bielan: Europe must end Russian energy imports to stop financing the Kremlin’s war

Europe must urgently end its dependence on Russian energy and stop indirectly financing Moscow’s war machine, ECR Group Coordinator in the Committee on Foreign Affairs Adam Bielan said during the European Parliament plenary debate marking four years of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

24 February 2026

ECR Co-Chair Procaccini on the 4th Anniversary of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Speech by ECR Group Co-Chairman Nicola Procaccini in the European Parliament during the extraordinary plenary debate marking the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

24 February 2026

Week Ahead 23–27 February

Extraordinary plenary session in support of Ukraine; EU-US INTA Vote; The Case of El Salvador: from the fight against crime to economic growth; Courage and Strength: Living with Epidermolysis Bullosa; Tokenisation: Enabling the Digital Single Market; European Parliamentary Week 2026

20 February 2026

Week Ahead 16-20 February

Green Week

13 February 2026

ECR pushes for realistic, growth-based anti-poverty plan

The ECR Group has tabled its own alternative resolution calling for a realistic and growth-oriented strategy to reduce poverty across Europe.

12 February 2026

ECR backs decisive EU support for Ukraine

The ECR Group has welcomed today’s adoption of the EU support loan ensuring Ukraine's economic stability and strengthening Ukraine's defence capabilities in the face of Russia’s continued war of aggression.

11 February 2026

Procaccini: From analysis to action. Restoring Europe’s competitiveness requires decisive change

ECR Co-Chairman Nicola Procaccini calls for a decisive shift towards economic freedom, technological neutrality and strategic investment, ensuring that Europe once again creates the conditions for innovation, growth and prosperity.

11 February 2026

ECR Co-Chair Patryk Jaki warns: Europe must return to freedom, competition and truth

Using the key European Parliament debate on competitiveness in presence of Ursula von der Leyen as an opportunity, ECR Co-Chairman Patryk Jaki delivered a sharp assessment of the record of the European Commission, arguing that Europe is drifting away from the principles of freedom, competition and open debate that once underpinned its strength.

11 February 2026

Europe’s defence depends on the strength of its entire industrial ecosystem, says ECR

In a plenary debate on the future of European defence, the European Conservatives and Reformists Group underlined that Europe’s security now depends not only on military strength, but on industrial capacity, resilience and strategic readiness in an increasingly unstable security environment.

10 February 2026