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Markus Grabitz Published: July 8th, 2024

‘Patriots for Europe’: Vox and PVV join new parliamentary group

The radical-right PVV of Geert Wilders from the Netherlands and the six MEPs of the right-wing populist Vox party in the European Parliament are following Viktor Orbán into the planned new “Patriots for Europe” group. For this, the Vox MEPs from Spain are leaving the ECR Group. As a result, this group now has 78 […]

Markus Grabitz Published: July 4th, 2024

Christof-Sebastian Klitz, Head of VW’s Group Representative Office in Brussels, has retired after more than 20 years as the Group’s chief lobbyist. Sebastian Schaffer will initially take over the management of the office with six employees on an interim basis. Is something changing in your organization? Send a note for our personnel section to heads@table.media!

Markus Grabitz Published: July 2nd, 2024

Code of conduct for trilogues: Assistants should be excluded

In the future, accredited parliamentary assistants (APAs) of MEPs will no longer be allowed to participate in trilogues. This is what the administration of the European Parliament is proposing for the next parliamentary term. The proposal is contained in the draft code of conduct for interinstitutional negotiations. At their meeting on July 11, the heads […]

Markus Grabitz Published: July 2nd, 2024

Negotiations are now underway to form an informal coalition between the EPP, S&D, Renew and – the news of the day – the Greens. Ursula von der Leyen sat down with the leaders of the Greens’ parliamentary group on Monday evening. Shortly afterwards, it was announced that the Greens are on board and are now […]

Markus Grabitz Published: July 1st, 2024

Recognition of professional qualifications: German procedures slow and fragmented

The procedures for the recognition of professional qualifications in the EU can be improved. This is the conclusion of a report by the European Court of Auditors. In Germany, for example, where 149 professions are regulated, the recognition of professional qualifications varies from state to state. There is no uniform nationwide online system for the […]

Markus Grabitz Published: June 28th, 2024

Timetable: How the committees are formed in the new EP

The cut-off date for the formation of the political groups in the tenth parliamentary term of the European Parliament is July 4. The formation of the political groups should be completed by then. This means that on July 4, the political groups report their members to the administration. Based on these figures, the parliamentary administration […]

Markus Grabitz Published: June 27th, 2024

European Parliament: Why it pays to be part of a political group

The hot phase of group formation for the next European Parliament is underway. AfD and BSW, who are not yet members of a parliamentary group, are running out of time. Thursday, July 4, is “cut-off day”. By then, the political groups in the European Parliament will have notified the parliamentary administration of the names of […]