Strasbourg 14.09.2021 After summer holiday the European Parliament has started to consider if the principle of rotation of the Speaker remains relevant, or the incumbent Italian Socialist politician David Sassoli would stay for another two and a half years as the head of the institution. .@ManfredWeber renonce donc à succéder au socialiste italien David Sassoli,…
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EP president Tajani seeks to renew mandate
Incumbent president of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani (Forza Italia) expressed his readiness to seek for the second mandate. “I think the EU institutions need an Italian at their head,” he told reporters during his attendance at European People’s party Helsinki congress. “I’m ready to stand again, if there are the conditions, obviously inside the…
Merkel leading in polls after debate with Schulz
Three weeks before elections incumbent German chancellor Angela Merkel is heading for a possible fourth term while her rival Martin Schulz is failing to win audiences in a crucial televised debate. TV debate before DE elections: Merkel more credible, likeable & knowledgable. Schulz better than expected. 70% of debate time on EU policies pic.twitter.com/Qy0FBe5rri —…
MEP Tajani for European Parliament president
Anna van Densky OPINION The promotion of the former EU Industry top civil servant Antonio Tajani (Italy, EPP) from Barroso’s Commission to the position of the European Parliament president, once again demonstrates the failure of the institution to renew. The civil servants becoming politicians and politicians styled into mandarins, surfing freely between Schuman and Luxembourg squares,…
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