Fraud busters investigate European Parliamentโs most powerful group
Police zero in on European Peopleโs Party chief Manfred Weberโs 2019 bid for Commission president.
Police zero in on European Peopleโs Party chief Manfred Weberโs 2019 bid for Commission president.
MEPs will grill all executive vice presidents on Nov. 12 after a weeklong hearing marathon in the Parliament.
Manfred Weberโs grip on Europeโs biggest political force is challenged.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will propose either delaying the enforcement of the new deforestation regulation or finding an alternative solution to prevent it from taking effect on 30 December, she told colleagues at a European Pe…
Either more commissioner posts, more powerful portfolios, or ironclad commitments will be needed to cement Socialist support for von der Leyenโs Commission, key figures warn.
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To be secure, von der Leyen needs support from a forth political group. This will most likely come from the Greens. But Green support cannot be at the expense of alienating large parts of her own EPP group.
Commission president could be forced to rely on Greens and liberals to secure a second term, weeks after they were rejected by voters in the European election.
A spokesperson for the centre-right EPP group said centrists do not want the institution to be represented by the “friends of Putin.”
More than two-thirds of EU spending should help boosting the blocโs economic competitiveness, the centre-right EPP group wants to propose to the next European Commission, according to a draft โ5 point planโ to be adopted during its study days in Cascai…
The Commission president needs Renew groupโs support for a new term โ but the faction is shedding seats.
The new leadership of the Greens group at the European Parliament offered to back Ursula von der Leyenโs bid at the helm of the EU Executive but wants less ambiguity from her party on the Green Dealโs future.
The centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) accepted new members on Tuesday (18 June) during its constitutive meeting.
The European Parliament’s centre-right faction has opened its arms to the political movement of Pรฉter Magyar, the thorn in Orbรกnโs side who is expected to swap Budapest for Brussels.
If all 14 join the EPP will retain its projected size of 190 MEPs.
Dutch farmers party expected to be confirmed as members of the European People’s Party (EPP) group at the European Parliament during a constitutive meeting today (17 June) where the group voted on its composition.
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While the chair of the centre-right European People’s Party group is in talks with new Hungarian opposition party about admitting its seven newly elected MEPs, the leader of the Respect and Freedopm (TIsza) Party has questioned the continued presence o…
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Ursula von der Leyen needs her frenemyโs support to secure another term as European Commission president. Will he deliver?
Josep Borrell is on his way out. Who will be the EU’s next counterpart for the likes of Antony Blinken, Sergey Lavrov and Wang Yi?
“Our doors are open,” said Manfred Weber, leader of the European Peopleโs Party.
As the Commission president crisscrosses the continent, back in Brussels, support for a second term is crumbling.
4 days, 27 votes โ itโs a European election bonanza!
He’s been seen campaigning on empty beer crates in pubs and playing table tennis. Talking Europe catches up with the lead candidate of the Party of The European Socialists (PES) and asks him what he has learned in this EU election campaign, away from …
The far right is projected to perform well in next week’s EU election, but is politically fragmented.
The revealing of Juneโs EU elections lists in the last weeks has showcased a sad truth: politics can be very unfair and Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are constantly walking on thin ice. Hereโs a step-by-step guide to avoid being dumped from…
Google search data suggests reduced interest in June’s EU elections compared to 2019, with the centre-right EPP group much more frequently searched for than its main centre-left rivals.
While van der Leyen has not closed the door on a future coalition with the radical right, the political programmes of the right-wing groups are unanimous in criticising the Green Deal and how to decarbonise Europe.
… unless they’re from the far right!
After an unprecedented wave of protests and demonstrations across the EU, and with June’s European Parliament elections approaching, EU politicians of all colours are seizing upon the agricultural sector’s discontent for electoral gains.ย
With less than two months before Juneโs EU elections, the hard right ECR party – possibly seeing the electoral train passing them by – has woken up and is edging closer towards appointing their own Spitzenkandidat, a concept they previously rejected.
The European Commission president is still the frontrunner โ but is increasingly coming under fire.
The European Parliament adopted on Wednesday a revamp of their internal procedures post-Juneโs EU elections, and under the hundreds of amendments lays an enhanced scrutiny power over the Commission – and its President Ursula von der Leyen.ย
The EPP is still the only party to directly address diabetes in its 2024 election manifesto. The European Diabetes Forum is now asking all of Europeโs politicians to pledge their manifesto support to fight diabetes in Europe.
European Commission bureaucrats have also taken a dim view of Thierry Breton’s social media swipe.
For years, the centre-right EPP group has drawn a red line on the eurosceptic, far right forces in the European Parliament. That line could shift after June’s European elections.
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The EU executive dropped specific references to agriculture emissions cuts as farmers protest across Europe.
With the European election rapidly approaching, the far-right Identity & Democracy (ID) group has opened their arms for Viktor Orbรกnโs Fidesz party to join the group, its Vice-President Gunnar Beck told Euractiv in an interview.
A leaked election manifesto of the centre-right European Peopleโs Party group (EPP) vows to โreviseโ the combustion engine phase-out, raising questions as to whether hard-won Green Deal laws will unravel in the wake of a more conservative EU.
Viktor Orbรกn blasts back at lawmakers.
The Dutch Farmers’ Party (BBB) announced on Friday (15 December) that they will join the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) group in the European Parliament, picking a former EPP policy advisor as their lead candidate for the EU elections.ย
Cities across Europe are increasingly challenging the dominance of automobiles by restricting their access to urban centres. But as a recent campaign decrying automotive bans by the centre-right EPP group shows, the issue risks descending into a left-v…
The issue has become a lightning rod for the right as next year’s vote approaches.
The European Commission president will likely leave much unsaid in her State of the Union address โ including whether or not she plans to stand for another term.
European Parliament chief clarifies comments over climate laws fueling populism.
Finally some EPP vows that will stick.
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Political groups in the European Parliament are preparing their final push on the embattled EU Nature Restoration Law ahead of a decisive vote on Wednesday (12 July), with the right doubling down on its opposition and supporters attempting to win more …
The legislation has been the subject of fierce debate between political factions within the European Parliament.