Outside the hall, Bettina, the mother of eight, took a drag from her cigarette and said that, due to her upbringing in East Germany, she was skeptical of what the state told her. (She, like others interviewed in Magdeburg, refused to give her full name for fear of repercussions for making her views public.) “You … Read more
The choice In her campaign pitch on Monday night, she told the audience, which included people tuning in to the livestream online and via about 100 “watch parties” around the world, she wanted to fight for a strong Europe for the sake of her children and grandchildren. Von der Leyen portrayed herself as a unifying … 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
Lange denied that Krah’s office had retrieved documents with the classification level “restricted” via the trade committee. The “limited/sensitive” classification refers to sensitive content that is not necessarily subject to confidentiality. “Maximilian Krah has never received any EU Restricted documents” in the trade committee, Lange said. But Lange said the full extent of the scandal … 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
Salvini is pushing to launch the project by June, when European elections will be held that could make or break his leadership of the League. The timing will be critical. As electoral support for the League shrinks, Salvini’s party colleagues are running out of patience. All 15 members of one local party association in Lombardy, … Read more
Not the entire European Parliament class of 2024 is graduating with honors. As the 705 members of Parliament’s ninth term close their books and head home to hit the campaign trail to regain their seat in June’s election — or pursue more dignified interests — they’re leaving behind a voluminous record of legislative work, roll-call … Read more
Step 1: Focus on the key issues … Across the EU, while there is no runaway “top issue,” fighting poverty and social exclusion, public health, support for the economy and job creation, and defense and security were identified as the topics that should be prioritized during electoral campaigns. Typically polarizing issues such as gender equality, … Read more
EU leaders are in Brussels on Wednesday and Thursday for a Special European Council. What’s so special about it? Well, the leaders will (after a trip to see the king of the Belgians) spend Wednesday evening talking about developments in Ukraine and EU-Turkey relations. In the wake of Iran’s drone and missile attacks against Israel, … Read more
“A big part of it is the arrogance of power,” the EU official continued. “She mistakenly thought she could get away with everything. So some smaller mistakes are now being used against her.” Like other officials quoted in this article, the EU official was granted anonymity to speak freely about the powerful German politician within the … Read more
