Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had already faced criticism last week for her stance in the conflict between Israel and the terrorist organization Hamas. There is also unrest within the Commission. The media report that more than 800 officials and employees of the Commission have signed a declaration by name. The letter, obtained by […]
Ms. Hohlmeier, with the Covid Reconstruction Fund (RRF), the EU disburses €338 billion in grants and €385 billion in loans to member states. The Court of Auditors gave a poor grade. Has the project failed?The Covid Recovery Fund was intended to be a crisis instrument. It was intended to help member states that were particularly […]
The “Parliament 2024” working group is preparing a comprehensive reform of parliamentary work. This is the first reform since 1999 and it covers internal processes and the Parliament’s external relations, among other things. The working group, led by Parliament President Roberta Metsola, is set to complete its work on Nov. 22. The group is focusing […]
The European Parliament wants to reform its own working procedures – the first reform since 1999. Parliament President Roberta Metsola convened the “Parliament 2024” working group in March and is chairing it herself with the utmost discipline, according to reports. The working group, consisting of two members from each of the large groups and one […]
Are the Socialists losing another commissioner? First, Frans Timmermans, the leading candidate of the Socialist party family PES in 2019 and Executive Vice-President of the Commission, ran for the hills because he still wants to become Prime Minister in the Netherlands. Moved up and promoted from simple Vice-President to Executive Vice-President was then recently Maroš […]
Ms. Thun, how did the opposition manage to win the election even though the state media promoted PiS and the election campaign was very dirty?It wasn’t just the election campaign that was dirty. It has been eight dirty years. PiS and its helpers turned the public media, which everyone in Poland pays for, into propaganda […]
Socialists in the European Parliament aim to exclude three Slovak members. If the S&D faction follows this proposal, Monika Beňová, Robert Hajšel and Katarína Roth Neveďalová would be removed from the faction. This would reduce the S&D faction from 143 to 140 members and increase the number of non-affiliated members from 49 to 52.The reason […]
The Environmental Committee (ENVI) aims to relax the Euro 7 emission standards compared to the Commission’s proposal. A coalition of ECR, EPP and Liberals supported this position in the vote on Alexandr Vondra’s report, against the opposition of the Left, Socialists, and Greens. The vote was surprisingly clear, with 52 in favor, 32 against, and […]
The working-age population in the EU is expected to decrease by 57.4 million people by the year 2100. The EU Commission warns that demographic changes could have negative consequences for competitiveness, potentially lead to labor shortages and place financial burdens on public budgets. Some regions, such as Eastern and Central European countries, are likely to […]
The upcoming state elections on Sunday in Hesse and Bavaria don’t hold high expectations for the traffic light coalition parties. According to recent polls, the Free Democrats (FDP) face the risk of not making it into the state parliaments in both Bavaria and Hesse. The Social Democrats (SPD) could potentially achieve single-digit results in Bavaria, […]