Diederik Samsom, former Head of Cabinet of Executive Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans, is to become Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Gasunie. Samsom was the right-hand man of Timmermans, who was responsible for the Green Deal in the first Von der Leyen Commission. Gasunie is a state-owned gas company in the Netherlands. Is something changing […]
There is a dispute between the two large national delegations in the conservative ECR Group. The Fratelli d’Italia make up 24 of the 83 MEPs in the group, making them the largest delegation. The Polish PiS has 20 MEPs, making it the second-largest delegation. The constituent meeting of the parliamentary group planned for Wednesday had […]
The European party families of Christian Democrats, Socialists and Liberals have reached an agreement on the appointment of the EU’s top jobs. In a conference call on Tuesday morning, it was agreed that EPP lead candidate Ursula von der Leyen would be proposed to Parliament for a second term as Commission President. Former Portuguese Prime […]
Portuguese MEP João Fernando Cotrim de Figueiredo is challenging Valérie Hayer, Chair of the Renew Group in the European Parliament. He is her opponent in the election of the group leader on Tuesday. Cotrim de Figueiredo is the candidate of the European party family Alde, which, alongside the Macron movement, has Renaissance MEPs in the […]
Contrary to what was reported in Europe.Table on Friday, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann heads the German delegation in the Renew Group. She takes over from Moritz Körner, who held the position during the last parliamentary term. The German delegation consists of five MEPs. mgr
The Commission is allowing Germany to invest around €3 billion in its hydrogen infrastructure. This would be used to build long-distance pipelines to ramp up the use of climate-friendly hydrogen by industry and transport. This was announced by the Commission on Friday. The positive effects of the aid are greater than the potential damage caused […]
Seven MEPs from right-wing populist Andrej Babiš’s Czech movement ANO are leaving the liberal Renew Group in the European Parliament. This brings the number of Renew MEPs down to 74, leaving Renew as the fourth largest group after the ECR with 83 seats.Babiš, who was head of government until 2021, explained that ANO would not […]
The European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Security and Defense (SEDE) is to become a full committee, according to the group leaders. Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (FDP) has announced that she will then apply for the chairmanship of the Defense Committee. Moritz Körner will continue to lead the German delegation of FDP MPs in the Renew Group. It consists […]
The group of CDU/CSU MEPs in the European Parliament is discussing who will succeed Rainer Wieland as Vice-President of the European Parliament. Sabine Verheyen, Vice-President of the NRW CDU, MEP since 2009 and most recently Chair of the Culture Committee (CULT), is said to have ambitions to succeed the long-standing Vice-President. The decision is linked […]