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
ECR statement regarding the situation in Hong Kong 25th May 2020 The European Conservative and Reformists Group (ECR) in the European Parliament expresses its grave concerns about the unilateral introduction of national... European News
The ECR takes its own stand to commemorate Europe Day 7th May 2020 ECR Statement on the 70th Anniversary of the Schuman Declaration The occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration offers an important opportunity... European News
EU must not push UK even further away 29th January 2020 Ahead of today's vote in the European Parliament on the UK Withdrawal Agreement, ECR Group Co-Chairs Raffaele Fitto and Ryszard Legutko have warned the EU about... European News
Fitto urges Brexit compromise 29th October 2019 ECR Co-Chair Raffaele Fitto has urged both the UK and EU to come together to find a compromise on Brexit. He was speaking during a debate in Parliament with... European News
Van Orden on Brexit: Both sides want a deal and it’s time to get on with it 18th September 2019 Mi chel Barnier needs a "hurry up" call to agree a Brexit deal before the UK leaves on October 31. That was the message today from Geoffrey Van Orden in his... European News
ECR Co-Chairs write to congratulate Boris Johnson 24th July 2019 ECR Group Co-Chairs, Raffaele Fitto and Ryszard Legutko, have written to Boris Johnson to congratulate him on his election as leader of the Conservative and... European News
Disappointing von der Leyen programme fails to recognise concerns over EU’s future 16th July 2019 ECR Group co-chairs Raffaele Fitto and Ryszard Legutko have reacted to this evening's vote in the European Parliament that saw Ursula von der Leyen elected as... European News
ECR Group holds constitutive meeting 19th June 2019 The ECR Group in the European Parliament held its constitutive meeting in Brussels today, formally establishing the Group for the next five years. New Co-Chairs... European News
"The backstop will create a hard border, not prevent one." 30th January 2019 The Irish backstop, far from preventing a hard border post-Brexit, will create one if not amended, Conservative MEPs' leader Ashley Fox warned the European... European News
