News // ECR Group

ECR MEPs welcome reduced protection for wolves

ECR Group MEPs welcome the fact that the signatory states to the Bern Convention have agreed to reduce the international protection status of the wolf.

3 December 2024

Week Ahead 2 - 6 December 2024

Event: Digital Services Act-A threat to freedom of speech; Event: Beyond the obstacle; Event: The Iranian Regime. Security implications for Europe and Israel; Event: "A Fair Green Transition: Leaving No One Behind in the EU's Sustainability Efforts"

29 November 2024

Smoking alternatives must not be snubbed

European Conservatives and Reformists believe that the Commission's proposal to subject e-cigarettes to the same restrictions as combustible cigarettes goes too far.

28 November 2024

Secure the Baltic Sea to secure Europe

The European Conservatives and Reformists are calling for immediate action to protect critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea.

27 November 2024

Procaccini: Representing the national interest does not mean being eurosceptic or anti-European

In the debate on the final vote on the European Commission in Strasbourg, ECR Co-Chairman Nicola Procaccini said that the centre-left dominance in the EU had now been broken.

27 November 2024

Kols: History will not forgive appeasement

As North Korean troops fight alongside Russian forces, escalating their involvement in the war after recent shipments of ammunition to Moscow from the East Asian dictatorship, the European Conservatives and Reformists have reiterated their unwavering call for the European Union to stand firm with Ukraine.

26 November 2024

Week Ahead 25 - 29 November 2024

Election of the 2024-2029 European Commission; Europe must continue to provide unwavering support to Ukraine; Protect the Baltic Sea critical infrastructure; 41 years of occupation in Cyprus; Release the hostages, end the conflict in Gaza!; Smoking alternatives must not be snubbed; Georgia's deepening political crisis; Hong Kong under threat; International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

22 November 2024

ECR Group congratulates Raffaele Fitto on his confirmation as Commission Executive Vice-President

The Italian candidate for European Commissioner, Raffaele Fitto, was today confirmed as Executive Vice-President for Cohesion and Reforms by the coordinators of the European Parliament's committees.

20 November 2024

Procaccini: “Homeland is not a word that belongs to the past”

Speaking after the address by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's video message to MEPs at the European Parliament in Brussels today, ECR Co-Chairman Nicola Procaccini reiterated his group's firm call for the European Union to stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes.

19 November 2024

Week Ahead 18 -22 November 2024

Extraordinary plenary session with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy

15 November 2024

Ruissen: Anti-Semitism must not be tolerated in Europe

Events such as the Jew-baiting in Amsterdam following a football match last week are sadly no longer a rarity in Europe.

13 November 2024

Procaccini: Let’s deal with the US government without political bias

According to ECR Group Co-Chairman Nicola Procaccini, Donald Trump's election as US President will not significantly change relations between the European Union and the United States.

13 November 2024