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
Ashley Fox: "This is a landmark moment" 19th March 2018 The UK can begin to position itself as a global trading nation following today's agreement with the European Union over terms of the implementation period... European News
Plans for closer ties between the EU and Commonwealth 19th March 2018 Proposals will be unveiled today in Brussels to establish closer, formal ties between the EU and Commonwealth after Brexit. Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin has... European News
Conservative MEPs oppose European Union "tax trespass" 15th March 2018 Measures which would reduce the ability of Member States to set their own corporate taxes have been strongly opposed by Conservative MEPs. At the European... European News
"Rohingya refugees need help now. Countries must honour their pledges" 15th March 2018 Time is running out for countries to make good on their pledges to help Rohingya refugees fleeing from Myanmar before the monsoon season arrives, a Conservative... European News
Cybercrime and terrorism: A serious threat to public services 14th March 2018 Speaking during a debate in the European Parliament today, ECR Flemish MEP Helga Stevens has warned of the increasing threat posed by cybercriminals to our... European News
Koelmel: Next 7 year EU budget must end the waste of the past 14th March 2018 The EU’s next Multiannual Financial Framework must be targeted towards policies for growth and end the waste and inefficiencies of the past, said ECR Budget... European News
Tariffs are not the answer to global oversupply of steel 14th March 2018 The UK must protect its industry from President Trump's steel and aluminium tariffs, Emma McClarkin MEP told the European Parliament today. Speaking in the... European News
Ashley Fox: "We have a shared interest in getting Brexit right." 13th March 2018 Only a lack of political will and imagination will stop Britain forging a new, mutually beneficial relationship with the European Union, Conservative MEPs'... European News
Ashley Fox welcomes Tusk's call for an ambitious free trade deal 7th March 2018 Responding to the European Council's draft negotiating guidelines, published today, Conservative MEPs' leader Ashley Fox said: "Donald Tusk's draft guidelines... European News