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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

Summer recess

Week Ahead 20 July - 30 August

The European Parliament is on summer recess. Parliamentary business will resume on 31 August.

17 July 2026

ECR: Electrification must deliver affordable energy, not new burdens!

Ahead of the European Commission’s forthcoming Electrification Action Plan, the ECR Group is calling for a realistic, technology-neutral approach that strengthens Europe’s energy security and industrial competitiveness.

16 July 2026

Vondra: Commission’s EU ETS review must put industry before ideology, not drive it out of Europe

Ahead of the European Commission’s expected publication of its review of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) on Friday, ECR Coordinator in the Committee on the Environment Alexandr Vondra is calling for the review to be used as an opportunity to fundamentally reform a system that is undermining Europe’s industrial competitiveness and driving up costs for businesses and citizens.

16 July 2026

Magoni (ECR): Safer platforms and empowered parents are key to protecting children online

Following the publication of the Commission’s expert report on child safety online, ECR MEP Lara Magoni said that online platforms must be made safer for children.

13 July 2026

Week Ahead 13–17 July

Strengthening the supply of critical medicines; Clearer labels and stronger trust in organic products; Protecting young people online while respecting families and national responsibility; Threads of Heritage; Europe and Africa: In conversation with Cardinal Rober Sarah; Artificial Intelligence for accessibility

10 July 2026

“Is such a Russia possible at all?” Kamiński on the future of democracy in Russia

On Wednesday, the European Parliament held a debate on the future of EU support for Russian democratic forces, anti-war actors and repressed civil society, highlighting the need to stand with those resisting the Kremlin's authoritarian regime.

9 July 2026