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ECR secures stronger air passenger rights

The ECR Group strongly welcomes the compromise on EU air passenger rights confirmed today by the European Parliament’s negotiating team in Strasbourg.

15 June 2026

ECR secures key win for air passenger rights as Council backs stronger protections

The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Group has welcomed today’s breakthrough in the Council on new EU air passenger rights rules, marking a major step forward for passengers and families travelling across Europe.

12 June 2026

Europe must prepare its societies, infrastructure and minds for today’s security threats

From Wednesday till Friday, the ECR Group in the European Parliament held an external Bureau meeting in Riga, Latvia, bringing together MEPs, security experts, military professionals and academics to discuss Europe’s evolving security environment.

12 June 2026

Week Ahead 15-19 June

June European Council and EU-China relations; Return Regulation; Digital AI omnibus provides only limited simplification; Europe must draw the right strategic conclusions from the Middle East crisis; Russia’s increasing provocations must be addressed; Cuba; Certainty on the EU-US trade deal arrives; Strengthening the position of farmers in the food supply chain; Strengthening Europe’s digital resilience through competitiveness and cooperation; Funding European political parties; Parliament shakes up the debates; Addressing root causes of migration; Protecting children online while safeguarding fundamental rights; Parliament to vote on new EU rules for end-of-life vehicles and automotive circularity; Andrzej Poczobut addresses the Parliament; Press briefing with ECR Co-Chairs Nicola Procaccini Patryk Jaki; Europe facing the challenge of Islam

12 June 2026

Sberna (ECR): Europe’s islands and coastal communities need fair conditions, not handouts

Antonella Sberna MEP, Vice-President of the European Parliament and ECR Shadow Rapporteur, has welcomed the Commission’s new plans for EU islands and coastal communities.

10 June 2026

Horrific events in Belfast show why asylum systems must have no blind spots

The ECR Group in the European Parliament has expressed shock and deep concern following reports of a brutal knife attack in Belfast, in which a man suffered serious injuries to his face, neck and back.

10 June 2026

Week Ahead 8–12 June

ECR Bureau meeting in Riga; The 2027 draft budget

5 June 2026

Vondra: The future of transport cannot be built on a ban on internal combustion engines

The European Parliament today opened discussions on new CO₂ rules for cars and vans. Alexandr Vondra, ECR shadow rapporteur on the file, warned that Europe risks undermining its automotive industry by pursuing climate targets that ignore market realities and restrict technological choice.

2 June 2026

EU agrees on Returns Regulation: The era of returns has begun

The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Group welcomes the political agreement reached in the trilogue on the EU Returns Regulation.

1 June 2026

Week Ahead 1-5 June

ECR backs efforts to revise the 2035 ban of combustion engines; Approval of the EU–US trade framework; Final trilogue on the Return Regulation; ECR pushes to preserve strong air passenger protections; Climate Policy at a crossroads: ETS – Rethink or Replace?; Pillars of Prevention: How can immunisation support healthy ageing and prevent NCDs across Europe?; Poland the Great Project Congress

29 May 2026

ECR Group condemns Russian drone attack in Romania

The ECR Group strongly condemns the Russian drone attack that struck a residential building in Romania during the night, injuring civilians and causing significant damage.

29 May 2026

ECR Group congratulates new government in Latvia

Congratulations to Latvia’s new centre-right government led by Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs.

28 May 2026