Since 2019
2024
Former self-employed entrepreneur and independent branch manager for Sparkassen-Immobilien-Vermittlungs -GmBH, Engin Eroglu knows banking and financing start-up businesses. Member since 2012 of the German political party Freie Wähler, he served from 2014 to 2017 as deputy chair of the Freie Wähler Hessen regional party. From the state of Hesse in western Germany, he serves as substitute member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET). Engin Eroglu was elected as member of the European Parliament in 2019. While in the role of member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON), he holds the principle of member state financial self-responsibility of highest importance and is working on reinforcing the no bail-out-principle. He is a member of the Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (D-TR), the Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan, EU-Uzbekistan, and EU-Tajikistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and for relations with Turkmenistan and Mongolia (DCAS). He sits as a substitute for the Delegation for relations with Afghanistan (D-AF). He was shadow rapporteur in three European Parliament reports in 2021 on the European Central Bank and on a directive on credit servicers, credit purchasers, and the recovery of collateral.
EDP MEPs in Paris with Gozi, Bayrou and Barrot: priorities for Strasbourg, governance reform, the cost of living, ecological transition and Europe’s global role
The European Democratic Party co-organised and played a central role in the summit that brought together heads of state and party leaders from our democratic, liberal and centrist family at the Maison de la Poste in Brussels on 26 June. Sandro Gozi, Secretary General of the EDP, led the delegation of democrats and contributed to the adoption of the joint declaration “Freedom on the offensive”, a clear and courageous response to the populist wave and the threats to democracy in Europe.
“Europe must act now – the UK is showing what modern defense policy can look like in the 21st century”
Between 18 and 21 May 2025, Engin Eroglu, Executive Vice President of the EDP, joined a high-profile delegation organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) for an important visit to Washington, D.C.
The EDP forum in Las Palmas highlights the need for a humane and united European migration policy, supporting border regions and countries of origin through solidarity and cooperation.
Senior members of the European Democratic Party have visited Dáil Éireann, the Irish Parliament, to strengthen ties with Independent Ireland. The delegation was joined by MEP Ciarán Mullooly, along with Independent Ireland TDs Michael Collins, Richard O’Donoghue, Ken O’Flynn, and Michael Fitzmaurice.
