Attendance, liveliness and relevance In this trial, the president or vice president steering the session will be able to choose on the spot who speaks once the first round of speakers on behalf of each group, usually the group chairs, have opened the debate. According to the email, which was circulated Thursday, that means “members … Read more
The agreement makes it easier for EPPO to access the Parliament’s premises, to request to relinquish the immunity of lawmakers and staff, and to access documents related to investigations. The agreement, which was signed on Wednesday, comes weeks after EPPO revealed it is conducting an investigation into one of the Parliament’s political groups, the European People’s … Read more
The second draft timeline suggests holding the hearings between Nov. 4 and 12, with the MEPs’ vote coming in the final week of November, and the Commission taking office on Dec. 1. On Tuesday, the Conference of Committee Chairs — led by German Social Democrat Bernd Lange — will recommend one of the two options … Read more
Magyar was in attendance at the Ötkert nightclub in downtown Budapest in the early hours of June 21 when he got into a heated argument with another guest. According to a police report obtained by Hungarian news portal Telex, a guest at the club was filming Magyar dancing with women. Magyar objected, and an argument … Read more
The Parliament tweaked its own rules this year in an attempt to oblige the president of the Commission to fully reveal her plans — including the “allocation of responsibilities” in her top team — to MEPs. It’s something von der Leyen appears only to have partially abided by. French MEP Manon Aubry, co-leader of The Left … Read more
STRASBOURG — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen did not attach names to the portfolios in her next team during a meeting with senior members of the European Parliament on Tuesday morning, according to two EU officials. At a closed-door meeting, the Commission president only gave the heads of the European Parliament’s political groups … Read more
Orbán “undertook several diplomatic visits, notably to visit Putin in Russia and Xi Jinping in China, during which he intentionally misrepresented his empowerments,” the lawmakers wrote, and called on the Parliament to respond accordingly. “This requires real actions, such as suspending Hungary’s voting rights in the Council, since practice has shown that mere verbal condemnations … Read more
Listen on Spotify Apple Music Acast Straight from the European Council summit, we bring you the latest news and analysis on a range of tough issues on the leaders’ agenda. Host Sarah Wheaton is joined by POLITICO colleagues Barbara Moens and Aitor Hernández-Morales to discuss how EU leaders agreed on who they want to lead … Read more
National leaders failed to agree on who should get the EU’s top jobs last week — so now it’s time for another high-stakes summit in Brussels. Since they were last here, six EU leaders from centrist parties announced that Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen, Portugal’s António Costa, and Estonia’s Kaja Kallas should get the most senior positions … Read more
What are the next steps? The three main political groups’ lead negotiators are in constant talks about locking in the current top jobs package when EU leaders meet next week. Ahead of that meeting, the negotiators have penciled in a video call, two officials briefed on the negotiations said. Then the ball will be in … Read more
