8th to 12th March 2010 - Strasbourg

EU Foreign and Security policy

Package Travel Directive

Euronest and Belarus

Financial transaction tax

Anti-counterfeiting trade agreement

Chile

Liberalisation of the Community railway market

Disasters in Madeira, France and Spain

Harbour and Barnier press conference on internal market reports

1st to 5th March 2010 - Brussels

Europe 2020

Mirek Topolanek to attend ECR group

Aviation security charges

USA delegation bureau to visit Washington

Effect of the economic crisis on new EU Member States

22nd to 28th February 2009 - Brussels

EU summit outcome

Ashton - priorities for UN Human Rights Council

Green paper on the Common Fisheries Policy

Financial supervision

Maternity leave

Future of the Maritime transport policy

Simplification of the CAP

Consumer rights

New developments in public procurement

Hearing on aquaculture

Foreign Affairs Council

8th - 12th February 2010 - Strasbourg

Commission vote

SWIFT

EU summit

Body scanners

Ukrainian elections

Opel

Croatia, Turkey and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)

EU - South Korea Free Trade Agreement

Online gambling

Endangered species

Competition Policy 2008

1st - 5th February 2010 - Brussels

Hearing of Kristalina Georgieva

Ukrainian elections

Economic crisis and SMEs

Galileo

Spanish Foreign Minister

Wall of death exhibition

25th - 29th January 2010 - Brussels

Counter-terrorism

Aviation security

Haiti

Maternity Leave

Afghanistan

Inland Shipping

Extension of the Working Time Directive

Budget discharge

Madeleine Albright

Green paper on the CFP

Competition Policy

Agriculture and climate change

Financial supervision

Spanish Presidency - A number of Spanish ministers will visit committees this week. These include:

Meeting with European Shippers Council

18th to 22nd January 2010, Strasbourg

Commissioner hearings

Spanish Presidency

Iran

Iraq

Yemen

Haiti

EU-ACP agreement

11th - 15th January 2010

Commissioner Hearings

EU 2020

14th - 18th December 2009

Question hour - EU in 2020

Professor Monti to ECR group

Transparency

Toy safety

Copenhagen

Georgia, Belarus, Afghanistan and Pakistan

Professional qualifications

WTO debate

2010 budget

Annual fisheries summit

Microfinance

7th - 11th December 2009

European Council

Copenhagen

Czech Commissioner-designate to ECR group meeting

Trichet and Odell to Economics committee

International Leaders Summit

Bildt in foreign affairs

30th November - 4th December 2009

Commissioner Ashton before MEPs

EU-Ukraine summit

EU-China summit

Maternity leave

Alternative Investment Fund Managers (Hedge Funds)

Cross-border healthcare

Private company statute

HIV/Aids seminar

23rd - 26th November 2009

European Council and Question Time

ECR chairman Michal Kaminski will lead for the group in the debate regarding the forthcoming EU summit and in the second 'Question Hour' to Commission President Barroso, which will focus on the informal European Council meeting held last week. Mr Kaminski has congratulated Mr Van Rompuy and Commissioner Ashton on their appointments and has said that the ECR will work with them.

Telecoms Package

ECR chairman of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee and rapporteur on part of the telecoms package, Malcolm Harbour, is hoping that the final hurdle will be overcome this week with the adoption of the last report in the package.

Copenhagen summit

The parliament will hold a debate and vote on a resolution ahead of the Copenhagen climate change conference. Although there is doubt as to whether the conference can reach agreement on a legally binding treaty, ECR environment spokesman Miroslav Ouzky, will call for a clear roadmap towards a realistic agreement to emerge.
There will also be a meeting of EU environment ministers on the 23rd.

Stockholm programme

MEPs will adopt a position on the proposed 'Stockholm programme' which sets out Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) priorities for the coming five years. ECR JHA spokesman Timothy Kirkhope opposes much of the programme and will argue that decisions regarding issues such as asylum and policing should remain the preserve of national governments, cooperating closely with their European allies.

Europol and forensics

ECR Justice and Home Affairs spokesman Timothy Kirkhope is author of two reports on the agenda. One is part of a package regarding Europol and confidentiality of information, whilst the other concerns forensic laboratory activities. The ECR supports measures by MEPs to reject these reports so that they can be resubmitted to the parliament when they have a clearer legal base.

Passenger compensation in the event of airline bankruptcy

The parliament will vote on a resolution on protection of passengers if their airline goes into bankruptcy.

Brazilian beef

ECR group agriculture spokesman Jim Nicholson will be taking a tough line with the European Commission if it announces that further Brazilian beef farms are able to export to the EU.
The Brazilian government has been lobbying hard to get their beef back on EU menus after official EU vets ruled that their traceability, slaughtering and animal welfare standards were not up to scratch.
The ECR will be demanding concrete proof that imports from Brazil into the EU are subject to the same stringent standards that EU farmers must abide by.

Tyre labelling

MEPs are expected to endorse an agreement that will see tyres labelled for their efficiency from November 2012. The labels are intended to promote fuel efficiency, greater grip and less noise

16th - 20th November

EU top jobs discussion

EU-Russia summit

Hearing on professional qualifications

Anti-Piracy mission off Somalia

Ringtones

Energy performance of buildings

20th anniversary of the Czech Velvet Revolution

9th - 13th November 2009

Fall of the Berlin wall

Court of Auditors report

Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive hearing

Future of the CAP

Bangladesh

Kurd leader in Foreign Affairs

Stockholm Programme

Ban on liquids onboard aircraft - possible next steps

Security of gas supply

Implementation of Services Directive

2nd - 6th November 2009

EU-US summit

Tuesday sees the EU-US summit at which climate change and the Copenhagen talks, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and trade issues are due to be discussed.

EU-India summit

On Friday the EU will hold a summit with India which will also focus on climate change, and the all-important free-trade agreement between the two sides.

US Homeland Security visit

The US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano will attend the parliament's justice and home affairs committee.

Ethics in business

Nirj Deva will host the sixth International Business and Leadership symposium on ethics in business on Thursday. The conference will look at how we overcome the economic crisis through a focus on human values and ethics.

Financial crisis committee

The parliament's new committee on the financial crisis will meet for the first time on Wednesday. The committee will discuss public finances with Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Almunia. In the parliament's employment committee the commissioner will also discuss a communication on the sustainability of public finances and tackling the demographic challenge Europe faces.

Future of the Common Fisheries Policy

Struan Stevenson, ECR Vice-President of the fisheries committee, will be giving a key-note speech to a major conference on the future of the EU's CFP on Wednesday. The conference brings together the seven 'Regional Advisory Councils' who help advise the European Commission on conservation methods.

Telecoms agreement?

MEPs will meet with the Council of Ministers in an effort to find agreement on the proposed Telecoms package. Malcolm Harbour, ECR Chairman of the Internal Market Committee, was the parliament's 'Rapporteur' on part of the package. His report, the Universal Services Directive and the BEREC report, which launches a new body for European Regulators, have already been adopted by the European Council.

'Green week' in the EP

The European Parliament has an 'external activities week' this week, where MEPs hold meetings in their constituencies.

The European Parliament has an 'external activities week' this week, where MEPs hold meetings in their constituencies.

European Council

On Thursday and Friday the EU's head of state and government will meet in Brussels. Among the key issues on the agenda are climate change, the economic and financial situation as well as illegal immigration.

19th - 23rd October 2009

EU summit debate

The parliament will hold a debate ahead of the EU heads of state and government summit on the 29th October. Items due to be discussed at the summit include financial supervision and EU assistance to developing countries to help them counter climate change.

External Action Service

The parliament is due to rush through a report calling for more power for MEPs in the EU diplomatic service that would be created if the Lisbon Treaty were to come into force.

Milk - a commission power grab?

On Monday evening the agriculture committee will decide whether to place an urgent report on the agenda regarding the dairy sector. Under the proposals a member state could buy up milk quota, put it in national reserve and discount it from national quota.

Asylum - commission to determine refugee status

The commission is expected to propose new rules determining who is entitled to refugee status in the EU on Wednesday when it announces plans to standardise qualification rules and asylum procedures.

Climate Change - The challenge for developing countries

The development committee has asked for a debate on climate change and the Copenhagen summit on Tuesday. There will be both council and commission statements but no resolution.

EU's 2010 budget

The EU budget for 2010 will be voted on this Thursday. The European Parliament has voted to restore the figures proposed by the European Commission under most headings and MEPs have proposed additional funds for the economic recovery plan, dairy farmers, the energy sector, small businesses and for the EU's border agency, Frontex.

Transatlantic Relations: debate ahead of November's EU-US summit

On Wednesday the parliament sets out its position ahead of the forthcoming EU-US summit in November. It is expected that there will be a wide-ranging resolution on Copenhagen, Free Trade, conclusions from the Pittsburgh G20 summit and security matters.

Commission's development policy to focus on fragile states

On Thursday the commission will publish its first ever framework for rethinking how the EU deals with the development challenges associated with 'fragile' states in Sub-Saharan Africa where the authorities are unable to perform basic public tasks, which leads to hardship and insecurity and exacerbates crises.

Cutting EU red tape

The commission will publish a report on Thursday updating its programme to reduce administrative costs by 25% by 2012. The commission will give a state of play on existing burdens and look at areas where red tape can be reduced.

12th - 18th October 2009

The final frontier made easier for relatives?

On Wednesday the Commission is expected to adopt a proposal on succession and wills. In a nutshell, there are presently around 8 million European citizens that live in a country other than their own. When a person dies in another country the relatives often face a minefield of varying cross-border succession laws. This can lead to lengthy proceedings and high legal costs.

Financial Crisis temporary Committee meets in Brussels on Thursday

The newly formed temporary Committee on the Financial Crisis will meet to elect its Chairs and Vice Chairs as well as discussing the latest financial situation.

EU Enlargement - Annual Strategy Document to be unveiled

On Wednesday the Commission adopts its annual strategy document on EU expansion. On Thursday Commissioner Olli Rehn will present the findings to the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Commission re-arranges deckchairs on the Titanic in presenting Fishing possibilities for 2010?

The Commission will outline its proposal on annual fishing possibilities for 2010, based on scientific advice from ICES, the International Council for the Exploration of the seas.

Welcome to the website of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group in the European Parliament.

In July 2009, the ECR was formed by eight political parties who share the common goals of opposition to Euro-federalism and of fundamental reform of the European Union to make it more accountable, transparent and responsive to the needs of the people.

This website is intended to provide you with information about our work and our political priorities, and to provide you with an opportunity to let us know your views.

8th to 12th March 2010 - Strasbourg