The EPP Group has appointed its coordinators in the committees of the European Parliament. Candidates were able to apply until Wednesday evening. Members of the CDU and CSU will once again occupy many of the coveted posts in the new legislative period. These are the names: In addition, the political groups have now drawn up […]
In this European election, there were no newcomers who made such a striking start as five years ago. In 2019, the Renaissance list around Emmanuel Macron’s party entered the European Parliament for the first time and won 21 seats. This year, there are new alliances that have been extremely successful. For example, that the GroenLinks/Partij […]
He has only just been elected to the European Parliament and Fidias Panayiotou already sees himself as the “most democratic politician”. The social media phenomenon from Cyprus has over 2.6 million subscribers on YouTube. Panayiotou became famous there with clips in which he lives in an airport for seven days without money, tries out dangerous […]
The Council has agreed its general approach on the European Works Council (EWC) Directive. An agreement had been expected, although the German Liberals had previously expressed concerns. In January, the Commission presented its proposal for a revision of the existing directive. Among other things, the aim is to close existing gaps in the establishment of […]
The fact that Ivanna Volochiy is the lead candidate of the Latvian party Kustība Par! (Movement For!) for the European elections has also been noted beyond Latvia’s borders. Volochiy’s candidacy is special because she does not come from the country she is standing for but from Ukraine. “It’s time for a real Ukrainian voice in […]
This year, the Baltic states are celebrating 20 years of EU membership. The significance of joining the EU and especially NATO is well known in the region. Nevertheless, the euphoria among the population is limited.Perhaps for this very reason, Einars Repše, who was Prime Minister of Latvia until 2004, dared to make a comparison on […]
On Tuesday morning, the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office had the offices of AfD top candidate Maximilian Krah and his former employee Jian G. in the European Parliament in Brussels searched. This was based on the decisions of the investigating judge of the Federal Court of Justice and a European Investigation Order.Jian G. is suspected of […]
Before Xi Jinping’s trip to France, Trade Minister Wang Wentao met with representatives from the worlds of business and politics in Paris. At the meeting with Wang, he emphasized the need for balanced trade relations, wrote Franck Riester, France’s Assistant Minister for Foreign Trade, on X on Monday. These would offer opportunities for companies in […]
Yesterday, the CDU Executive Committee unanimously nominated Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as the lead candidate of the Christian Democratic Party family EPP in the European elections. In the election campaign, von der Leyen wants to score points with her plan to strengthen the competitiveness of European companies. She also reiterated her proposal to […]