Brussels 28.07.2028 The EPP Group’s spokesman on international trade, Jörgen Warborn MEP, pushes back against US tariffs and doubles down on the EPP’s support for rules-based multilateral trade. “Imposing a 15 percent baseline tariff is a blatant breach of WTO principles and a serious blow to European industrial competitiveness,” said Warborn following today’s meeting of…
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EPP: Congress draws directions
Valencia, Spain 29.04.2025 The European People’s party (EPP) Congress takes place in Valencia on 29-30 April. The 2025 EPP Congress is co-hosted by the Spanish party Partido Popular, and will become a defining moment of unity, and a moment of the EPP leadership charting the course for the years ahead, guiding Europe’s future and resolving…
EPP: Weber denounces Russia “fake elections”
Brussels 21.03.2024 Today at the European People’s Party (EPP) Summit which preceded the European Union Summit of the heads of states and governments, the EPP leader Manfred Weber called for non-recognition of the results of Russian “fake elections”. Manfred Weber is a German politician who has served as President of the European People’s Party (EPP)…
Ursula von der Leyen EPP party candidate for second mandate
Brussels 07.02.2024 Today the European People’s Party concluded its XXVIII Congress in Bucharest, co-hosted by Partidul Naţional Liberal (PNL), EPP President Manfred WEBER and EPP Secretary General Thanasis BAKOLAS. The second day featured addresses by the Heads of State or Government, EPP Deputy Prime Ministers and EPP Opposition leaders as well as the nominee for…
Silvio Berlusconi: eternity and legacy
Strasbourg 12.06.2023 A long list of expressions of condolence: all directed to the founder of Forza Italia, Silvio Berlusconi passed away at the age of 87. Silvio Berlusconi: il combattente che ha guidato il centro-destra e che è stato protagonista della politica in Italia e in Europa per generazioni. Padre, imprenditore, eurodeputato, Presidente del Consiglio,…
Europarliament: Roberta Metsola elected president
Strasbourg 18.01.2022 Maltese centre-right politician Roberta Metsola succeed the Italian David Sassoli in Strasbourg and Brussels, at the head of the European Parliament. Several candidates have been promoted to replace the Italian Socialist David Sassoli, who died on January 11 from the complications of myeloma cancer at the age of 65 and whose mandate was…
Fidesz leaves EPP group
Brussels 03.03.2021 EPP Statement on Fidesz “The European People’s Party (EPP) respects and welcomes the majority vote on the adoption of the new rules of procedure that took place today in the EPP Group in the European Parliament. (Image: European Parliament, Brussels) The #democratic decision of nearly 2 million voters that supported #Fidesz must fully…
#SOTEU: Leyen delivers State of Union
Ahead of September 16 debate on the State of the European Union, lead MEPs will discuss the European Union’s priorities and react to questions and ideas from citizens. (Image: archive, Ursula von der Leyen). One year ago, we made Europe a promise: to be bold whenever we saw the need for action. We could not…
Socialist MEPs block Resolution on Turkey
The European Peopole’s Party (EPP) has issued a statement following the Left Groups S&D and GUE block of the Resolution from European Parliament as tensions continue to increase between the European Unions and Turkey. On the initiative of the EPP Group, the European Parliament will debate the continued and repeated aggression of Turkey against Greece…
Europarl has no comment on Russian referendum
Statement by Members of the European Parliament David McAllister and Tomas Tobé on the constitutional referendum in Russia. The European Parliament does not observe the constitutional referendum in Russia. https://t.co/tnuu2uKVnI — Jaume Duch (@jduch) July 1, 2020 “A constitutional referendum took place in Russia from 25 June to 1 July. The Central Election Commission said…
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