‘No to Conservatives’: Socialists Walk Away From Negotiation Table on EU Commissioners
Talks between the EU Parliament’s two largest parties broke down, with the S&D set to reject both Italy’s Raffaele Fitto and Hungary’s Olivér Várhelyi.
Talks between the EU Parliament’s two largest parties broke down, with the S&D set to reject both Italy’s Raffaele Fitto and Hungary’s Olivér Várhelyi.
Rumor has it that the EPP and S&D’s tentative deal involves curtailing the Hungarian commissioner’s portfolio.
MEPs are bent on either rejecting Olivér Várhelyi or “dismantling” his portfolio.
The five executive vice presidents and the foreign affairs chief will be questioned by MEPs last, after every other commissioner candidate has been approved or rejected.
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