Slovakia and Hungary warn of catastrophic shortages and threaten legal action over Ukraine’s halting of Lukoil transit.
“This is a betrayal of democracy,” The Patriots’ First VP Kinga Gál said after the third-largest group was stripped of all ten of its earmarked top roles against all written rules and conventions.
Most member states preferred Budapest, but the EU foreign affairs chief insisted on his childish ‘non-boycott’ which ultimately makes little difference.
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Both countries have been aiding Ukraine through diesel shipments, but now are facing an immediate “fuel crisis” in return.
With a majority of only 40 seats, it probably wouldn’t have happened without the support of the Greens in exchange for a continuation of the previous term’s disastrous climate policies.
Pandering to her center-left grand coalition for their support, the EU Commission chief pledged to keep up the undemocratic cordon sanitaire against the national conservatives in Brussels.
The Swedish, Danish, and Finnish members of the national conservative ECR will vote against the Commission chief, despite bloc leader Meloni’s plans for last-minute negotiations.
Von der Leyen “lacks a moral compass when it comes to transparency and integrity,” the Left argues.
Only two of the parliament’s top 15 positions went to right-wing parties, despite national conservatives holding a quarter of the Brussels seats.
Planned ‘counter-meeting’ that would have prevented ministers from attending a foreign affairs summit in Budapest has now been canceled without explanation.
The Hungarian PM’s 10-point plan is based on “realistic situation assessment, realistic objectives, and appropriate timing,” Budapest explained.
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