The ECR Group asks for Recovery Tests to be included into the EU’s Recovery Strategy Wednesday, 27 May, 2020 During a remote meeting between the political Group leaders in the European Parliament and the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel - ahead of the incoming German Council Presidency - the ECR Group today suggested that a mandatory “Recovery Test” for each single policy initiative should be included into the EU’s post Covid-19 Recovery Strategy. ECR Co-President Raffaele Fitto stressed that both the... European News
MEPs urge Iran to free Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe 30th May 2018 A motion calling for Iran to immediately release the jailed British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been backed today by the European... Articles
Labour and SNP vote is a betrayal of UK fishing communities 30th May 2018 Labour and SNP MEPs today ignored the interests of British fishermen and backed an attempt by the European Parliament to keep the UK inside the Common Fisheries... European News
Conservative MEPs hail steps to protect North Sea fish stocks 29th May 2018 Measures approved today have been hailed by Conservative MEPs as a major step forward in securing the long term sustainability of North Sea fish stocks. The... European News
EU must see if GDPR works before legislating again 25th May 2018 The EU must adopt a wait and see approach after the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) before introducing further legislation, Daniel... European News
2019 EU elections vulnerable to Russian meddling 24th May 2018 Next year's European elections are at risk of Russian meddling unless action is taken warns a senior Conservative MEP. Sajjad Karim's warning comes as the... European News
Kamall: Who needs Interpol when you have Mark Zuckerberg? 22nd May 2018 Commenting after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared before MEPs in the European Parliament, ECR Group co-chair Syed Kamall said: “I went into the hearing... European News
Asia-Europe cooperation is more important than ever 18th May 2018 The second Asia-Europe Political Forum (AEPF) concluded in London today by calling for cooperation between the two continents to tackle global problems such as... European News
Swinburne: To make a success of Brexit, we need a pro-business Welsh government 18th May 2018 Wales risks falling behind after Brexit if the Welsh government doesn’t do more to support businesses, enterprise and boost competition the Welsh Conservative... Articles
EU defence spending about integration, not military capability 4th May 2018 A proposed 22-fold increase in the EU defence budget could mean less money being spent on key areas, Conservative Defence Spokesman Geoffrey Van Orden warned... European News