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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Western Balkans in MEPs focus
The EU’s new Western Balkans strategy will be unveiled by EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini at 16.00, followed by a debate. Borders should be torn down not built. We are in favour of extending Schengen to the Western Balkans under the conditions set by the Commission #IamEuropean #WeAreEurope #FutureOfEurope — Guy Verhofstadt (@guyverhofstadt) February…
Whistleblower protection in EU
EU rules are needed to better protect and support whistleblowers and their role in revealing serious breaches of the public interest, such as corruption, miscarriages of justice, tax avoidance, lack of protection for food safety or the environment and attacks on social, human or workers’ rights, say MEPs during Strasbourg Plenary debate. The issue came…
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