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Claire Stam Published: May 10th, 2024

What’s cooking in Brussels? Who’s in the running to be the next Climate Commissioner

According to the Dutch press, negotiations on a coalition government in the Netherlands should be concluded by next Wednesday. More precisely, the negotiators are to pave the way for the formation of an extra-parliamentary cabinet. Sources in Brussels expect this to have little impact on the reappointment of Dutch Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra.Although he has been […]

Claire Stam Published: May 7th, 2024

Renaissance election program: What matters to Macron in the European elections

Five weeks before the European elections, lead candidate Valérie Hayer presented the Renaissance program. It contains 48 proposals designed to enable the European Union to tackle “three major risks“:The proposals were inspired by the two speeches given by President Emmanuel Macron in 2017 and recently at the Sorbonne University, said Clément Beaune, one of the […]

Claire Stam Published: May 6th, 2024

Renaissance list: Who Macron wants to send to the European Parliament

Five weeks before the European elections, Emmanuel Macron’s French Liberals have published their list. The candidates running behind lead candidate Valérie Hayer are:With Bernard Guetta in second place, Emmanuel Macron underlines the importance of defense and security. The former journalist is an expert on international issues and is also well-known to the public. Nathalie Loiseau […]

Claire Stam Published: May 3rd, 2024

Tonight, the European Greens are organizing a big election party in Brussels entitled “Choose Courage“. The two lead candidates Terry Reintke and Bas Eickhout will present their vision for Europe in the next five years. But above all, the event is a “call to all member parties, partners, activists, civil society, volunteers and all supporters […]

Claire Stam Published: May 2nd, 2024

France’s agricultural policy gets a new face

The battle for the electoral list of the French conservatives Les Républicains (LR) was fierce and was presented in Paris on Tuesday. With polls putting them at six percent of the vote, the French conservatives led by François-Xavier Bellamy can only hope for a very limited number of MEPs in the next European Parliament, between […]

Claire Stam Published: April 25th, 2024

Macron calls for ‘investment shock’ for Europe

French President Emmanuel Macron has made an urgent plea for a further strengthening of European sovereignty. “We must be aware today that our Europe is mortal, it can die“, he said in his speech at the Sorbonne University. Whether it comes to this depends “solely on our decisions”. But the decisions must be made now.Macron […]

Claire Stam Published: April 24th, 2024

Wife under investigation: Sánchez suspends official duties

Following corruption charges against his wife Begoña Gómez, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is considering resigning from the office he has held since 2018. He has canceled all his public appointments “for a few days” to think about it, the socialist politician announced on X on Wednesday. He is being harassed by the right and […]

Claire Stam Published: April 24th, 2024

EU Parliament votes in favor of CAP relaxation

The plenary of the European Parliament voted on Wednesday by 425 votes to 130 with 33 abstentions in favor of relaxing environmental rules within the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The regulation must now be formally approved by the Council, which is scheduled for the Agriculture Council at the end of May.A majority of MEPs have […]

Claire Stam Published: April 24th, 2024

The verbal battle for Europe begins in France. Raphaël Glucksmann (S&D), MEP and candidate of the French Social Democrats for the European elections, will present his vision of Europe – his “Agenda Europe 2030”– at a rally in the city of Strasbourg this evening. He will be supported by Katarina Barley and S&D lead candidate […]