
Press Release on BREXIT vote
On the occasion of today's vote in the European Parliament, the Brandenburg CDU MEP Dr. Christian Ehler, EPP Group spokesman for the Industry, Research and Energy Committee, expressed his regret for the UK's exit from the European Union and for the lack of a mutually...
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Companies under foreign influence cannot be responsible for EU 5G Network
“We need the highest degree of security possible in the European 5G network. Therefore, we cannot allow companies that are under the influence of foreign governments - like, for instance, the Chinese government - to be responsible for the EU’s strategic important 5G...
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European Parliament voted the partial agreement on Horizon Europe
The European Parliament voted today the partial agreement on Horizon Europe, the next European research and innovation programme due to start in 2021. EPP rapporteur for the Programme Dr Christian Ehler highlights the key achievements:
“Europe is at a historic crossroads, reason why European Parliament, Commission and Council agreed on a text before the elections. Thanks to the political willingness of the three Institutions, and the ambition of the Romanian Presidency, we were able to agree in only 3 months of negotiations, historically unprecedented, on a programme worth over €100 billion”.
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Council and Parliament reached agreement on Horizon Europe
Council and Parliament negotiators reached today an agreement on Horizon Europe, the next European research and innovation programme due to start in 2021. EPP rapporteur for the Programme Dr Christian Ehler highlights the key achievements:
“Europe is at a historic crossroads, reason why European Parliament, Commission and Council agreed on a text before the elections. Thanks to the political willingness of the three Institutions, and the ambition of the Romanian Presidency, we were able to agree in only 3 months of negotiations, historically unprecedented, on a programme worth over €100 billion”.
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Conference: Building a stronger Europe through Creativity and Culture
European Parliament Creative Week – Wednesday 20th March
15:00 – 18:00 Room PHS 3C050
Interested in attending? Send us your details (full name, date of birth, nationality and ID number) at: christian.ehler@europarl.europa.eu
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European Parliament position on Horizon Europe published
On the occasion of today’s publication of the European Parliament position on Horizon Europe, EPP rapporteur for the Programme Dr Christian Ehler highlights the key achievements.
“We have substantially increased the budget proposal from €94bn to €120bn. This is the minimum for research and innovation to assure that European industry remains competitive compared to the United States and China. Unfortunately, there is still a huge mismatch between the actual money Europe spends on research and innovation and the ambitions set by Heads of States over a decade ago, i.e. to invest 3% of EU GDP in R&D. So far, Member States have shamelessly failed to reach the most important Europe 2020 goal.”
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EU Parliament supports Europe’s creators
EU Parliament supports Europe's creators "YouTube, Google & Co. have lost the battle: today's vote on the Copyright Directive clearly demonstrates that the European Parliament is highly supportive of Europe’s creators - despite being confronted with the biggest...
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Agenda plenary session from 10th-13th September 2018, Strasbourg
Agenda briefing plenary session from the 10th to the 13th of September 2018 in Strasbourg State of the Union debate: Juncker’s legacy Eight months before the European elections are held in May 2019, MEPs will take stock of the Juncker Commission’s achievements to...
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Agenda plenary session from 2nd-5th July 2018, Strasbourg
Agenda briefing plenary session from the 2nd to the 5th July 2018 in Strasbourg EU migration policy: MEPs will assess EU leaders’ progress The results of the EU summit of 28-29 June, in which leaders are aiming to advance towards a deal on the EU’s policy on migration...
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“Don´t get intimidated by the polemic social media campaign of Julia Reda!”
Dr. Christian Ehler MEP promotes the proposal on the copyright reform of Axel Voss MEP to support and protect Europe´s creative industry. “We should not get intimidated by Ms. Reda´s polemic social media campaign. Instead of working on balanced solutions she is...
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