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Week Ahead 29 June–5 July

ECR Bureau visit to Washington; Faster permits for Europe's energy infrastructure; Competitiveness or the EU ETS?

26 June 2026

ECR welcomes deal to cut red tape for Europe’s defence industry

The ECR Group welcomes today’s endorsement in the European Parliament’s Industry, Security and Defence, and Environment Committees of the provisional agreement on strengthening Europe’s readiness and improving conditions for strategic investment and industrial production.

25 June 2026

ECR welcomes Parliament position on AGILE Programme to speed up defence innovation

The ECR Group welcomes today’s adoption of the European Parliament’s position on the Programme for Agile and Rapid Defence Innovation (AGILE) in the Industry and Security and Defence Committees.

25 June 2026

Bielan: The EU must be more present in East Asia

As the Indo-Pacific becomes one of the central arenas of global geopolitical competition, the ECR Group believes Europe must treat East Asia as a strategic priority for security, resilience and competitiveness, and work closely with like-minded partners.

24 June 2026

ECR supports faster permits for defence readiness projects

Defence readiness projects must not be delayed by slow and complex permitting procedures.

24 June 2026

ECR supports simpler defence transfers and procurement

The ECR Group supports today’s vote in the joint meeting of the Committee on Security and Defence and the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection to simplify transfers of defence-related products between Member States and make security and defence procurement more efficient.

24 June 2026

Kanko: Europol must help Member States close the gaps criminals exploit

For the ECR Group, the European Commission’s proposals to strengthen Europol point in the right direction. Organised crime, terrorism and cybercrime increasingly operate across borders, while law enforcement too often remains constrained by fragmented information and national jurisdictions.

24 June 2026

Bartulica: Cash must not be phased out

Following today’s adoption of the Parliament’s negotiating position on the digital euro and the single currency package in the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, the ECR Group stressed that any new digital payment option must not come at the expense of cash or citizens’ freedom of choice.

23 June 2026

Szydło: Defending democracy starts with respecting democratic responsibility

Following today’s vote in the European Parliament’s Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield, ECR Shadow Rapporteur Beata Szydło stressed that foreign interference, disinformation and hybrid threats must be taken seriously, while warning against approaches that could gradually centralise sensitive democracy policy at EU level.

23 June 2026

ECR: Moving troops faster, defending Europe better

The ECR Group welcomes today’s joint vote in the European Parliament’s Security and Defence and Transport and Tourism Committees on new EU rules to make the movement of military personnel, equipment and supplies across Europe faster, simpler and more effective.

23 June 2026

Kanko: Child abusers must face justice wherever they operate in the EU

For the ECR Group, today’s agreement between Parliament and Council negotiators on new EU rules against child sexual abuse is an important step towards stronger protection for children and better access to justice for victims.

22 June 2026

ECR Group congratulates Abelardo de la Espriella on election victory in Colombia

The European Conservatives and Reformists Group in the European Parliament congratulates conservative candidate Abelardo de la Espriella on his election as President of Colombia.

22 June 2026