In the European Parliament Christian Ehler is a member and EPP coordinator of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and a substitute member of the Committee on Culture. Christian Ehler is also member of the US Delegation and substitute member of the Delegation for relations with Israel as well as the Delegation for the Mediterranean.
Christian Ehler has been one of the leading figures in the design and implementation of the EU research and innovation programs, as Rapporteur for both Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe. Christian Ehler is the initiator of an ITRE working group dedicated to closer parliamentary scrutiny of EU R&I -programs implementation and he is vice-chair of the EP think thank STOA.
Furthermore, Christian Ehler has been rapporteur of the joint report by the Industry and Culture Committee of the European Parliament entitled “A coherent EU policy for the cultural and creative industries in Europe”.