Published: June 12th, 2024,
Last updated: July 18th, 2024

All eyes are now on the informal meeting of the heads of state and government on Monday evening in Brussels. EPP leader Manfred Weber has repeatedly made it clear that he expects the support of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron for a second term of office for Ursula von der Leyen by that evening at the latest.