British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been urged by a group of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to delay the agreed Brexit deadline taking into consideration the difficulties the coronavirus pandemic caused. Delay Brexit deadline amid coronavirus, MEPs urge Boris Johnson https://t.co/244Dy5ApoQ pic.twitter.com/UG8BW6Z5uq — BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) March 31, 2020 The European Parliament’s largest…
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Polish Tusk endorsed for EPP leadership
The European People’s Party (EPP) Congress has overwhelmingly voted Polish politician Donald Tusk as the EPP President with 491 in favour (93%) and 37 against. His mandate will start on 1 December 2019. “Dear Joseph, it will be very difficult to replace you, you did an excellent job. You gave us all a feeling of…
Zagreb: Tusk longing for «order & harmony»
“In times of uncertainty, and most probably there will be no other times, when everything changes around us, and runs off in all directions, people want to be certain, that those in power will not abandon them, that they will not turn their backs on them. When left alone, they start looking for those, who…
Von der Leyen vows cooperation among EU institutions
Ursul von der Leyen, endorsed by the EU leaders for European Commission president had a meeting with the European People’s Party MEPs in camera at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on July 3. She also made a press statement, explaining that the cooperation among EU insitutuions will be her proportion in case her candidacy is…
Loiseau self-destructive sarcasm
President Emmanuel Macron’s candidate to lead a new centrist alliance in the European Parliament Nathalie Loiseau said on she was pulling out of the race, in a defiance to French government influence in the parliamenEt. Nathalie Loiseau was quoted by Belgian newspapers disparaging allies in Renew Europe, formed by Macron’s party and the liberal ALDE,…
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…
MEPs support Frontex enhancement
New measures strengthening the European Border and Coast Guard to secure the EU’s borders were agreed by Parliament and Council negotiators on March 28. The provisionally agreed changes to the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) aim to respond to the present needs in security and migration. A new standing corps of 10 000…
Orban Fidesz party suspended from EPP
The center-right European People’s Party (EPP) has voted to suspend Hungary leading conservative party Fidesz, Joseph Daul (pictured) group’s president announced. #Fidesz will be suspended with immediate effect and until further notice following today’s vote of EPP members (190 in favour, 3 against). The suspension entails:▪No attendance at any party meeting▪No voting rights▪No right to propose candidates…
Brexit extension not guaranteed
Although there is an understanding that Brexit without a legal framework would be a catastrophe, the ‘open end‘ extension of Article 50 is not considered as an option for Members of European Parliament (MEP), who consider it would import British political crisis from the Westminster, and block the development of the European Union. There is…
Batten MEP calls for hard Brexit
Gerard BATTEN MEP (UKIP) shared his views on Brexit vote in Westminster, and commented on proposals of political groups of the European Parliament to extend deadline if needed. Batten also warned against Brexit EU trap, which will make Britons an eternal vassal of Brussels. Ahead of the vote Batten said that the best way to Brexit is…
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