The European Parliament has agreed to approve all seven pending European commissioner candidates, ending weeks of deadlock between EU political factions over the composition of the next Commission. This is reported by Politico citing four sources. For more than a week, the fate of these seven candidates has been delayed by political wrangling between the … Read more
Table of Contents 1 Fight over EU directives 1.1 Impasse over the highest places 2 There is no on-again, off-again relationship 3 Lots of intense problems EPAEuropean Commissioner Fitto’s Italian candidate at his hearing in the European Parliament NOS news•today, 06:00 Ard Stemerding European Union Correspondent Ard Stemerding European Union Correspondent It’s a lot like … Read more
The delay in approving or rejecting the Hungarian commissioner-designate Oliver Varkheli is causing turmoil in the new House of Commission Commissioners under approval. In a sign to send a clear message to Prime Minister Viktor Orban, MEPs did not give the green light to current enlargement commissioner Oliver Varghelli after the hearing, who if he … Read more
His return Donald Trump in the White House caused a tremor in Brussels, which is now looking not only for a joint step of the Europeans in the new order of things, but also for a leader who will speak the language of Trump in the context of the necessary broader understanding of the West. … Read more
High on the agenda will be trade, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen telling the US president-elect that the goal is a “transatlantic relationship” that delivers for citizens. After all, Brussels is in favor of strengthening the relationship with the USA, which, however, in this period does not seem to be one of … Read more
The hearings of the candidate commissioners of the second Commission of the Ursula von der Leyenwhich are expected to be completed on November 12. Among the commissioners who will be heard on the very first day, this Monday, is the proposed Greek Commissioner for Transport and Tourism, Apostolos Tzizikostas. The goal is for the new … Read more
Brussels, Belgium. The deployment of North Korean soldiers on Russian territory constitutes a “threat to global peace,” said the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, on Monday. “North Korean soldiers are deployed to support Russia‘s war of aggression (in Ukraine). It is a serious escalation in this war and a threat to … Read more
Response Brussels The differences of the member states on immigration remain, but the will of the leaders for unity prevailed and they managed to agree on conclusions on immigration, calling for the acceleration and increase of returns. As noted, the European Council calls for decisive action at all levels to facilitate, increase and accelerate returns … Read more
At today’s summit in Brussels, the President and Prime Ministers of the European Union agreed to speed up the return of unsuccessful asylum seekers to their countries and called on the European Commission to present an appropriate legislative proposal on this matter quickly. According to the results of the meeting, which after its completion on … Read more
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has set new staffing rules for incoming commissioners as they form their first teams. The rules aim to ensure diversity in terms of nationality, gender and seniority in the offices of all 27 commissioners – one for each EU country – including her own, her office said in … Read more