The president of the European People’s Party (EPP) Joseph Daul expressed his gratitude to ousted Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (pictured) for his “excellent” work aimed at implementing reforms agenda. Daul is also “convinced” that Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) will achieve new victories in next elections. (Image above: archive). I would like to thank Chancellor @sebastiankurz & @volkspartei…
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Europarliament renewal ends status quo
Eurocentric parties held two-thirds of seats in the new European Parliament, official projections from the bloc’s elections, however far right parties have risen considerably. Exit polls indicate that Marine Le Pen‘s Le Rassemblement national (RN) won with 24% of the vote. President Emmanuel Macron‘s En arche (LaRem) came second with 22.5% of the votes. The…
Dublin Greens remarkable rise
The Green party is in contention to win three Members of European Parliament (MEP) seats in Ireland’s European elections after an official exit poll said its three candidates are all on course for Brussels success. The sorting of votes in the European and Local Elections has been underway since 9am this morning. The European election…
EU elections UK exit polls ban
Unlike the Netherlands, the UK prohibits to publish results of exit polls, or any opinions about voting until all Britons vote in the other member-state of the European Union until 23:00 Brussels time on May, 26. Exit polls #EUelections2019: #UK criminal offence to publish exit polls or opinion polls asking Britons how they voted anywhere…
Dutch Labour leads in surprise victory
The Socialist (Labour) party of European Commissioner Frans Timmermans (pictured) won a surprise victory in a Dutch election for European Parliament, an exit poll showed, beating a Eurosceptic challenger who had been topping the polls. 'PvdA-winst komt door het Frans Timmermans-effect' https://t.co/buAX6k6Mv0 — NOS (@NOS) May 23, 2019 The leading social democrat candidate to head…
Baudet leading in Dutch exit polls
Dutch ‘Forum for Democracy’ party, led by Thierry Baudet (36), scores 15% of votes, challenging the incumbent Prime Minister Mark Rutte, according to exit polls. Nationalist, promoting “Dutch first” slogan, he made a revolution in politics, overturning politically correct cultural relativism, and is set to ascend further, gaining impressive number of votes in European elections in the…
Bulgaria minister resigns over EU funds misuse
Bulgarian Minister of Agriculture Rumen Porozhanov (pictured) resigned in an aftermath of scandals involving purchases of luxury properties and the building of guest houses with EU aid for private use. Porozhanov did not quite immediately after the scandal eruption, but two weeks after prosecutors launched a large-scale probe into possible fraud with EU rural development aid at over…
#LPS19: ESA ‘Big Bang’ in Milan
The European Space Agency’s 2019 Living Planet Symposium has opened its working sessions today in Milan (Italy) Convention Centre MiCo. This symposium focuses on Earth Observation contribution to science and society, and spreading knowledge on disruptive technologies and actors, changing the traditional Earth Observation landscape, which also reveals new challenges and opens opportunities for public…
Climate change on top of EU agenda
Climate change, the rule of law and search for a modernized model for growth should be on the top of the European Union’ agenda, the bloc’s leaders concluded at informal Summit in Sibiu meant to demonstrate unity and optimism amid Brexit crisis. On #EuropeDay, EU leaders gathered in Sibiu to reaffirm that united, we are…
Orban withdraws support to Weber for top EU job
The leader of Germany’s conservatives made clear she expected Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party would quit Europe’s main center-right group –European People’s Party (EPP) – after he withdrew support for Manfred Weber (pictured) – the bloc’s candidate to head the European Commission. Europa ist unsere Zukunft. Gemeinsam können wir viel mehr erreichen als alleine. Das…
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