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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

Week Ahead 31 August – 4 September

The Industrial Accelerator Act must strengthen competitiveness, not bureaucracy; Accelerating European defence innovation; Europe must strengthen prevention and support against wildfires and natural disasters

28 August 2026

Procaccini: Common sense must become Europe’s governing principle

In response to Roberta Metsola’s remarks at the 2026 Rimini Meeting, where the European Parliament President endorsed Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s call for more common-sense solutions at European level, ECR Group Co-Chairman Nicola Procaccini said:

26 August 2026

ECR Group calls for emergency European Parliament session over Ceuta migration crisis

The ECR Group has formally requested that the European Parliament be convened on an exceptional basis under Rule 160 of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure for an urgent debate on the migration crisis in Ceuta, with the participation of the Council and the European Commission.

1 August 2026

ECR: Ceuta crisis exposes the consequences of failed migration policies

The renewed migration crisis in Ceuta once again demonstrates the consequences of migration policies that send the wrong signals.

30 July 2026