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Browse our latest news - your daily go-to for learning about EPP Group news and activities as well as our reaction to and comment on news and events both inside and outside the European Parliament.

ethics
news 08.06.2023 - 14:51
news 08.06.2023 - 14:51
LEGAL AND HOME AFFAIRS

Ethics Body proposals leave room for improvement

The EPP Group welcomes the long-awaited Commission proposal on the Independent Ethics Body but warns that...

Rome Tiber and St Peters Basilica Vatican Italy
news 08.06.2023 - 8:55
news 08.06.2023 - 8:55
LEGAL AND HOME AFFAIRS EPP GROUP HAPPENINGS POLITICAL AND CULTURAL RELATIONS

EPP Group to discuss future of Europe in Rome

The EPP Group will travel today to the Vatican and Rome to discuss the future of Europe and the role of...

Nature Restoration Law: Good intentions, bad design
news 05.06.2023 - 15:04
news 05.06.2023 - 15:04
BUDGET, AGRICULTURE AND REGIONAL FUNDING ECONOMY, JOBS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

EPP Group press conference 7 June: Nature Restoration Law

The EPP Group has pulled out of the negotiations on the heavily-disputed Nature Restoration...

Russian opposition (120486)
news 05.06.2023 - 12:47
news 05.06.2023 - 12:47
FOREIGN AFFAIRS EVENTS IN MEMBER STATES EPP GROUP HAPPENINGS

Prepare for democracy in Russia

The EPP Group wants a democratic transformation of Russia. To facilitate this transformation, the Group will host a two...

Budapest, Hungary
news 01.06.2023 - 12:54
news 01.06.2023 - 12:54
BUDGET, AGRICULTURE AND REGIONAL FUNDING

No EU funds for Hungary until government completes reforms

The EPP Group welcomes the Resolution adopted by the European Parliament today, which...

very messy, unorganized closet
news 01.06.2023 - 9:21
news 01.06.2023 - 9:21
ECONOMY, JOBS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Shrink your wardrobe! Make clothes more durable

The EPP Group wants to make sure Europeans waste fewer clothes in the future. "We produce too many cheap and...

Nature restoration
news 31.05.2023 - 14:53
news 31.05.2023 - 14:53
BUDGET, AGRICULTURE AND REGIONAL FUNDING ECONOMY, JOBS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

EPP Group withdraws from negotiations on nature restoration

The EPP Group has decided to withdraw from the negotiations on the planned nature...

Businessman uses a handheld telescope to find a euro symbol balloon
news 24.05.2023 - 9:57
news 24.05.2023 - 9:57
ECONOMY, JOBS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Make investments more accessible for ordinary bank clients

“For most people, investing in capital markets is like looking for a needle in a haystack. I...

Haul
news 24.05.2023 - 9:21
news 24.05.2023 - 9:21
BUDGET, AGRICULTURE AND REGIONAL FUNDING

Mr Timmermans, withdraw this law!

The EPP Group in the European Parliament calls on European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans to withdraw the nature...

Person picking carrots on field
news 23.05.2023 - 14:56
news 23.05.2023 - 14:56
BUDGET, AGRICULTURE AND REGIONAL FUNDING

Reject laws which are bad for European agriculture

On the initiative of the EPP Group, the European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture this afternoon r...

handshake
news 23.05.2023 - 12:32
news 23.05.2023 - 12:32
ECONOMY, JOBS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Consumers better protected when borrowing money

The EPP Group welcomes the vote on the new rules on consumer credits in the European Parliament's Committee...

Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary
news 17.05.2023 - 17:05
news 17.05.2023 - 17:05
BUDGET, AGRICULTURE AND REGIONAL FUNDING

Clear signs of rule of law distortions persist in Hungary

The Budgetary Control Committee of the European Parliament has completed its fact-finding...

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