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 […]
Ursula von der Leyen is seeking the support of the EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens. She takes time to speak extensively with the parliamentary groups and holds one-to-one meetings with MEPs. The political groups formulate their substantive demands. They make their votes in the ballot in the first week of the new European Parliament in […]
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!
In the first half of the parliamentary term, committees in the European Parliament should be able to work on up to six own-initiative reports at the same time. In the first two and a half years, a subcommittee should also be able to work on three own-initiative reports at the same time. This is the […]
In the future, a committee, subcommittee, or delegation in the European Parliament will be allowed to travel to the same non-EU country no more than twice a year. The administration of the European Parliament had still provided for one trip per country and per committee outside the EU in its proposal for the new implementing […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]