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Vondra: Parliament should back Commission plan to prevent ETS price spikes

Ahead of today’s vote on the EU Emissions Trading System’s Market Stability Reserve, ECR Shadow Rapporteur Alexandr Vondra is calling on the European Parliament to reject the compromise adopted by the Environment Committee and support the European Commission’s original proposal to end the automatic invalidation of allowances held in the reserve.

15 September 2026

Procaccini: Europe must speak out for Iranian sisters Taraneh and Romina Rahimi

ECR Group Co-Chair Nicola Procaccini has welcomed European Parliament President Roberta Metsola’s intervention on the case of Iranian sisters Taraneh and Romina Rahimi at the opening of the plenary session in Strasbourg on Monday.

14 September 2026

ECR Group Co-Chairs congratulate Adam Bielan on election as ECR Party President

ECR Group Co-Chairs Nicola Procaccini and Patryk Jaki congratulate MEP Adam Bielan on his election as President of the European Conservatives and Reformists Party.

12 September 2026

Ondřej Krutílek: Member States must remain in the driving seat of Europe’s energy grids

The European Parliament’s Industry, Research and Energy Committee (ITRE) today adopted its position on the revision of the EU rules governing trans-European energy infrastructure and approved a mandate for negotiations with the Council.

10 September 2026

Vondra on MSR1 EU ETS: Parliament’s green dogma will cost European industry and citizens more

The ENVI committee of the European Parliament has chosen to preserve the automatic invalidation of emissions allowances, backing a greener and more restrictive approach than the European Commission itself proposed.

10 September 2026

Sberna: Europe’s housing crisis will not be solved by restricting property rights

The European Commission’s proposed Affordable Housing Act risks imposing new restrictions on homeowners without addressing the fundamental causes of Europe’s housing shortage, ECR Housing Coordinator Antonella Sberna warned on Wednesday.

9 September 2026

Russia uses ‘traditional values’ as a weapon of influence, ECR conference warns

Russia’s claim to be a defender of traditional and Christian values is a calculated instrument of political influence rather than a reflection of the Kremlin’s own conduct, speakers warned at an ECR Group conference in the European Parliament on Wednesday.

9 September 2026

ECR secures Strasbourg debate and resolution on illegal migration

The ECR Group has secured a debate and resolution on illegal migration and pressure on Europe’s external borders at next week’s plenary session in Strasbourg.

9 September 2026

Week Ahead 7– 11 September

ECR opposes further tightening of the carbon market at industry’s expense; ETS review must protect European competitiveness and bring down energy costs; Member States should be in the driving seat of electricity network development; Industrial competitiveness: ECR MEP Donazzan to address European industry convoy; Russia as a false defender of traditional values; The Carpathians – Mountains That Connect; Preparing for the State of the Union address

4 September 2026

Procaccini: Joshua Wong is being punished for defending freedom

Europe must not be complicit through silence

2 September 2026

Icelandic vote should prompt reflection in Brussels, says ECR

The ECR Group said the decision of the Icelandic people to reject the reopening of accession negotiations with the European Union should prompt reflection in Brussels.

30 August 2026