ANO is also set to quit the pan-European umbrella family of liberal parties known as ALDE. “Renew and ALDE have different positions to the ANO movement,” Babiš said at the press conference. In a statement, ALDE said: “While regretting that the ANO party has chosen a path taking them further from liberal values, the ALDE … Read more
It’s now the European Commission president’s duty, Kanko said, to unite the right, bringing together the ECR and von der Leyen’s center-right European People’s Party (EPP), which finished first in the recent ballot. “We cannot be a group that won the elections, that is now a huge group, and then not be included in basic … Read more
Squaring these two seemingly irreconcilable positions will be “the biggest challenge,” Eickhout said. Celebrate today, negotiate tomorrow In the moment, at least, it was a triumphant, delirious Sunday night for von der Leyen, who led her party to an increased share of seats in the Parliament. Now, however, she must begin tense negotiations to secure … Read more
We in Poland are also beginning to be impacted by all this, and the examples are multiplying. For example, the GE Power subsidiary has decided to close its foundry in Elbląg, Poland and will cease operations by 2025. All this calls into question the viability of the welfare state model. Europeans remember well the heavy … Read more
According to Chris Humphrey, executive director of the EU-ASEAN Business Council, the EUDR has caused particular anxiety in Indonesia, and while it’s good that the country was discussing issues in a joint task force with the EU, its producers may well take their business elsewhere. “Whether the EU likes it or not, they may sell … Read more
With just a week to go until the European election and the campaign in full gear, we’re focusing on how the vote will impact key EU policies such as health, energy, climate, technology and defense. Will they be affected by the shake-up of the bloc’s political landscape and the arrival of new MEPs and commissioners … Read more
“And maybe they arrive through my ports as they once did and maybe I can rebuild an economic force that I can’t build with my country’s strength alone,” he mused. “I don’t think Timmermans is crazy. I think he coldly calculated in the interest of the Netherlands and not in the interest of Europe.” A … Read more
It was a rare chance to see all the leading candidates from Europe’s main political parties go head-to-head in a presidential-style debate to become the next head of the European Commission. With just over a month to go until the European Parliament election, eight politicians met in the Dutch city of Maastricht and spent an … Read more
“It’s because of you that Europe acted on the Green Deal,” said Eickhout, imploring the young audience to vote in June. Then he rounded on von der Leyen, accusing her of dumping her mission halfway through. “We are now at the crossroad of continuing the Green Deal or going back to a fossil standstill.” For … Read more
Since the 2019 election this European Parliament has had to deal with various challenges, from Brexit and Covid-19 to the war in Ukraine and scandals such as Qatargate. At the same time it has managed to legislate on key issues such as climate change, AI and migration. In this episode we look back at the … Read more
