EPP Group in the European Parliament
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The largest political group in the European Parliament. We defend centre-right policies to promote growth and jobs in a more integrated Europe. #JobsJobsJobs
The EPP Group is fighting for a more coordinated and forward-looking EU response to #migration challenges.
On Wednesday, the European Parliament will hold a plenary debate on the European Commission’s first Annual Asylum and Migration Report.
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On Wednesday, the European Parliament will hold a plenary debate on the European Commission’s first Annual Asylum and Migration Report.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The EPP Group is fighting for a more coordinated and forward-looking EU response to #migration challenges.
On Wednesday, the European Parliament will hold a plenary debate on the European Commission’s first Annual Asylum and Migration Report.
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On Wednesday, the European Parliament will hold a plenary debate on the European Commission’s first Annual Asylum and Migration Report.
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The EPP Group expects the European Commission to show ambition and courage when it unveils the long-awaited European #DemocracyShield.
"The Parliament expects an ambitious and courageous reform agenda to defend democracy,” says MEP Tomas Tobé, Parliament’s rapporteur for the #EUDS.
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"The Parliament expects an ambitious and courageous reform agenda to defend democracy,” says MEP Tomas Tobé, Parliament’s rapporteur for the #EUDS.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:06 AM
The EPP Group expects the European Commission to show ambition and courage when it unveils the long-awaited European #DemocracyShield.
"The Parliament expects an ambitious and courageous reform agenda to defend democracy,” says MEP Tomas Tobé, Parliament’s rapporteur for the #EUDS.
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"The Parliament expects an ambitious and courageous reform agenda to defend democracy,” says MEP Tomas Tobé, Parliament’s rapporteur for the #EUDS.
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The EPP Group urges all political groups to back its drive to slash red tape and ease the administrative burden on European businesses.
“Businesses have repeatedly stressed the need to cut red tape and unnecessary complexity in order to remain competitive,” says Jörgen Warborn.
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“Businesses have repeatedly stressed the need to cut red tape and unnecessary complexity in order to remain competitive,” says Jörgen Warborn.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The EPP Group urges all political groups to back its drive to slash red tape and ease the administrative burden on European businesses.
“Businesses have repeatedly stressed the need to cut red tape and unnecessary complexity in order to remain competitive,” says Jörgen Warborn.
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“Businesses have repeatedly stressed the need to cut red tape and unnecessary complexity in order to remain competitive,” says Jörgen Warborn.
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The EPP Group is demanding the European Commission to make legal changes to its proposal on national and regional partnership plans under the EU’s long-term budget (MFF).
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November 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The EPP Group is demanding the European Commission to make legal changes to its proposal on national and regional partnership plans under the EU’s long-term budget (MFF).
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The Parliament's ENVI Committee will vote on its position on the Climate Neutrality Law on Monday. The full Parliament is expected to confirm its position during the plenary on Thursday.
"It’s important that the European Parliament gets a say on the climate target," says MEP Lídia Pereira.
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"It’s important that the European Parliament gets a say on the climate target," says MEP Lídia Pereira.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The Parliament's ENVI Committee will vote on its position on the Climate Neutrality Law on Monday. The full Parliament is expected to confirm its position during the plenary on Thursday.
"It’s important that the European Parliament gets a say on the climate target," says MEP Lídia Pereira.
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"It’s important that the European Parliament gets a say on the climate target," says MEP Lídia Pereira.
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Deal ✅
With the new agreement, the EU opens research & innovation programmes to technologies with dual use of military applications, in which also Ukrainian and EEA companies can participate.
A decisive step towards stronger European defence.
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With the new agreement, the EU opens research & innovation programmes to technologies with dual use of military applications, in which also Ukrainian and EEA companies can participate.
A decisive step towards stronger European defence.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Deal ✅
With the new agreement, the EU opens research & innovation programmes to technologies with dual use of military applications, in which also Ukrainian and EEA companies can participate.
A decisive step towards stronger European defence.
epp.group/jfm2gt0l
With the new agreement, the EU opens research & innovation programmes to technologies with dual use of military applications, in which also Ukrainian and EEA companies can participate.
A decisive step towards stronger European defence.
epp.group/jfm2gt0l
Congratulations to the 2025 Charlemagne Youth Prize winners!
🥇Forum Europaeum, 🇭🇺Hungary.
🥈Díky, že můžem volit, 🇨🇿Czech Republic.
🥉The Feminist Law Clinic, 🇩🇪Germany.
MEP Sabine Verheyen on what makes each project stand out.
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🥇Forum Europaeum, 🇭🇺Hungary.
🥈Díky, že můžem volit, 🇨🇿Czech Republic.
🥉The Feminist Law Clinic, 🇩🇪Germany.
MEP Sabine Verheyen on what makes each project stand out.
🧵Read⤵️
November 5, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Congratulations to the 2025 Charlemagne Youth Prize winners!
🥇Forum Europaeum, 🇭🇺Hungary.
🥈Díky, že můžem volit, 🇨🇿Czech Republic.
🥉The Feminist Law Clinic, 🇩🇪Germany.
MEP Sabine Verheyen on what makes each project stand out.
🧵Read⤵️
🥇Forum Europaeum, 🇭🇺Hungary.
🥈Díky, že můžem volit, 🇨🇿Czech Republic.
🥉The Feminist Law Clinic, 🇩🇪Germany.
MEP Sabine Verheyen on what makes each project stand out.
🧵Read⤵️
"We call on the Commission to be bold in defence of democracy", says MEP Tomas Tobé.
🔴 Listen to the "Strengthening Resilience - Towards the European Democracy Shield" study reveal and #EUDS Special Committee exchange of views today at 9.00 hrs ➡️ epp.group/qkfg1g3n 🎧
#DemocracyShield
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🔴 Listen to the "Strengthening Resilience - Towards the European Democracy Shield" study reveal and #EUDS Special Committee exchange of views today at 9.00 hrs ➡️ epp.group/qkfg1g3n 🎧
#DemocracyShield
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November 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
"We call on the Commission to be bold in defence of democracy", says MEP Tomas Tobé.
🔴 Listen to the "Strengthening Resilience - Towards the European Democracy Shield" study reveal and #EUDS Special Committee exchange of views today at 9.00 hrs ➡️ epp.group/qkfg1g3n 🎧
#DemocracyShield
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🔴 Listen to the "Strengthening Resilience - Towards the European Democracy Shield" study reveal and #EUDS Special Committee exchange of views today at 9.00 hrs ➡️ epp.group/qkfg1g3n 🎧
#DemocracyShield
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In a rapidly changing world, where alongside conflicts, new technologies such as AI demand our immediate attention, there is no better way for the 🇪🇺&🇺🇸 to advance our mutual interests than through a strong #Transatlantic alliance.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:00 AM
In a rapidly changing world, where alongside conflicts, new technologies such as AI demand our immediate attention, there is no better way for the 🇪🇺&🇺🇸 to advance our mutual interests than through a strong #Transatlantic alliance.
Read more: epp.group/xtt187yj
Read more: epp.group/xtt187yj
The EU must boost financial literacy to help citizens save smarter, invest more easily, and secure their financial future. Let’s turn savers into investors for a stronger economy!
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#eppgroup # FinancialLiteracy
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#eppgroup # FinancialLiteracy
October 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The EU must boost financial literacy to help citizens save smarter, invest more easily, and secure their financial future. Let’s turn savers into investors for a stronger economy!
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#eppgroup # FinancialLiteracy
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#eppgroup # FinancialLiteracy
Regions, cities and rural areas on Europe’s eastern border need targeted EU support, now more than ever. The next #MFF must reflect the reality of those living on the frontline.
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Fund Europe's Eastern border communities
“The EPP Group puts regions, cities, and rural areas first. The next long-term EU budget (MFF) must do so too,” said Andrey Novakov MEP, EPP Group’s spokesman on regional development, today at the end...
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October 29, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Regions, cities and rural areas on Europe’s eastern border need targeted EU support, now more than ever. The next #MFF must reflect the reality of those living on the frontline.
epp.group/iclotpq5 #EUBudget
epp.group/iclotpq5 #EUBudget
The 🇪🇺🇺🇸 #Transatlantic bond remains indispensable. Strengthening our cooperation across all dimensions - from trade and defence to climate and innovation - is essential for maintaining global stability and progress.
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#EUUS
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#EUUS
October 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The 🇪🇺🇺🇸 #Transatlantic bond remains indispensable. Strengthening our cooperation across all dimensions - from trade and defence to climate and innovation - is essential for maintaining global stability and progress.
Read more: epp.group/xtt187yj
#EUUS
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#EUUS
Welcome back to the “EU Decoded” podcast!
In the latest episode, we wrap up the highlights of the plenary week in Strasbourg.
Tune in!⤵️
In the latest episode, we wrap up the highlights of the plenary week in Strasbourg.
Tune in!⤵️
Guarding peace, growing trust: What is the EU's next move?
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October 24, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Welcome back to the “EU Decoded” podcast!
In the latest episode, we wrap up the highlights of the plenary week in Strasbourg.
Tune in!⤵️
In the latest episode, we wrap up the highlights of the plenary week in Strasbourg.
Tune in!⤵️
Ukraine can count on our unwavering solidarity as we work towards peace.
Only iron-clad security guarantees, jointly coordinated by the #Transatlantic community, can effectively deter Russian aggression.
Read more: epp.group/xtt187yj
#EUUS
Only iron-clad security guarantees, jointly coordinated by the #Transatlantic community, can effectively deter Russian aggression.
Read more: epp.group/xtt187yj
#EUUS
October 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Ukraine can count on our unwavering solidarity as we work towards peace.
Only iron-clad security guarantees, jointly coordinated by the #Transatlantic community, can effectively deter Russian aggression.
Read more: epp.group/xtt187yj
#EUUS
Only iron-clad security guarantees, jointly coordinated by the #Transatlantic community, can effectively deter Russian aggression.
Read more: epp.group/xtt187yj
#EUUS
MEP Rosa Estaràs Ferragut after the EMPL Committee voted on the EU Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Post-2024: "It is vital that the EU prioritises this strategy. In today’s polarised world, with rising hate crimes, people with disabilities remain vulnerable."
October 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
MEP Rosa Estaràs Ferragut after the EMPL Committee voted on the EU Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Post-2024: "It is vital that the EU prioritises this strategy. In today’s polarised world, with rising hate crimes, people with disabilities remain vulnerable."
Stop importing all energy from Russia! 🛑
Every euro paid to Russia helps fund its military. Since the start of the war, EU countries have paid over €210 billion for Russian fossil energy - almost as much as Russia has spent on the war.
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Every euro paid to Russia helps fund its military. Since the start of the war, EU countries have paid over €210 billion for Russian fossil energy - almost as much as Russia has spent on the war.
Read more: epp.group/g6wxr9wk
October 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Stop importing all energy from Russia! 🛑
Every euro paid to Russia helps fund its military. Since the start of the war, EU countries have paid over €210 billion for Russian fossil energy - almost as much as Russia has spent on the war.
Read more: epp.group/g6wxr9wk
Every euro paid to Russia helps fund its military. Since the start of the war, EU countries have paid over €210 billion for Russian fossil energy - almost as much as Russia has spent on the war.
Read more: epp.group/g6wxr9wk
Cutting the EU’s 2026 budget is simply unacceptable. The EPP Group rejects cuts that undermine defence, farmers and jobs. Europe needs a realistic budget to deliver for citizens.
epp.group/pa5eb4sc #EPlenary
epp.group/pa5eb4sc #EPlenary
Budget 2026: EU can’t deliver more with less
“The 2026 budget is about much more than numbers and priorities – it’s about proving that our Institution can stand united, despite political differences. Europeans expect protection and to be heard, ...
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October 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Cutting the EU’s 2026 budget is simply unacceptable. The EPP Group rejects cuts that undermine defence, farmers and jobs. Europe needs a realistic budget to deliver for citizens.
epp.group/pa5eb4sc #EPlenary
epp.group/pa5eb4sc #EPlenary
We’re glad to see former Belarusian political prisoner Sergei Tikhanovsky and opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanouskaya addressing the European Parliament today.
We call on the Belarusian authorities to release all political prisoners.
#FreeBelarus
We call on the Belarusian authorities to release all political prisoners.
#FreeBelarus
October 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
We’re glad to see former Belarusian political prisoner Sergei Tikhanovsky and opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanouskaya addressing the European Parliament today.
We call on the Belarusian authorities to release all political prisoners.
#FreeBelarus
We call on the Belarusian authorities to release all political prisoners.
#FreeBelarus
Five years after Lukashenka stole the Belarusian elections, the EPP Group stands with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and all Belarusian democrats. It’s time to free political prisoners and for the EU to take concrete action.
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October 22, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Five years after Lukashenka stole the Belarusian elections, the EPP Group stands with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and all Belarusian democrats. It’s time to free political prisoners and for the EU to take concrete action.
epp.group/9vc12ynz #EPlenary
epp.group/9vc12ynz #EPlenary
The new proposals to simplify the EU's Deforestation Regulation are a step in the right direction and should be fast-tracked.
The details require scrutiny to ensure the measures will be effective and provide real relief for the enterprises affected.
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The details require scrutiny to ensure the measures will be effective and provide real relief for the enterprises affected.
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October 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The new proposals to simplify the EU's Deforestation Regulation are a step in the right direction and should be fast-tracked.
The details require scrutiny to ensure the measures will be effective and provide real relief for the enterprises affected.
epp.group/wgxfa9eb
The details require scrutiny to ensure the measures will be effective and provide real relief for the enterprises affected.
epp.group/wgxfa9eb
The EPP Group wants the housing initiatives, which the European Commission announced today, to be, first of all, “Housing Simplification Initiatives” to streamline permitting, cut red tape and build more houses and apartments.
Read more: epp.group/ueu2bamp
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October 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The EPP Group wants the housing initiatives, which the European Commission announced today, to be, first of all, “Housing Simplification Initiatives” to streamline permitting, cut red tape and build more houses and apartments.
Read more: epp.group/ueu2bamp
Read more: epp.group/ueu2bamp
The EPP Group supports the European Commission in its efforts to make Europe stronger, more competitive, secure and independent.
We welcome the Commission’s 2026 Work Programme.
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We welcome the Commission’s 2026 Work Programme.
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October 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The EPP Group supports the European Commission in its efforts to make Europe stronger, more competitive, secure and independent.
We welcome the Commission’s 2026 Work Programme.
epp.group/2op6kjas
We welcome the Commission’s 2026 Work Programme.
epp.group/2op6kjas
"Let the Kremlin finance its own downfall by funding the war against itself until a just and lasting peace for Ukraine is secured," says MEP Pekka Toveri in a call to create a Ukraine Reparations Loan by using Russian frozen assets.
October 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
"Let the Kremlin finance its own downfall by funding the war against itself until a just and lasting peace for Ukraine is secured," says MEP Pekka Toveri in a call to create a Ukraine Reparations Loan by using Russian frozen assets.
Create a Ukraine Reparations Loan!
"Do the right thing and do it fast, Ukraine needs support and the Reparations Loan provides a safe and sound way to finance it," says MEP Michael Gahler.
"Do the right thing and do it fast, Ukraine needs support and the Reparations Loan provides a safe and sound way to finance it," says MEP Michael Gahler.
October 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Create a Ukraine Reparations Loan!
"Do the right thing and do it fast, Ukraine needs support and the Reparations Loan provides a safe and sound way to finance it," says MEP Michael Gahler.
"Do the right thing and do it fast, Ukraine needs support and the Reparations Loan provides a safe and sound way to finance it," says MEP Michael Gahler.
Europe’s foresters know how to protect our forests; they don’t need more red tape from Brussels.
❌We rejected the forest monitoring law, which would only add layers of unnecessary paperwork instead of helping those who actually care for our trees.
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❌We rejected the forest monitoring law, which would only add layers of unnecessary paperwork instead of helping those who actually care for our trees.
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October 21, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Europe’s foresters know how to protect our forests; they don’t need more red tape from Brussels.
❌We rejected the forest monitoring law, which would only add layers of unnecessary paperwork instead of helping those who actually care for our trees.
epp.group/sco06m7o
❌We rejected the forest monitoring law, which would only add layers of unnecessary paperwork instead of helping those who actually care for our trees.
epp.group/sco06m7o