‘No Conservatives’: EU Socialists Issue Ultimatum to Commission President
The S&D threatens to blow up the ‘Ursula coalition’ if von der Leyen allows a conservative “into the heart of the Commission.”
The S&D threatens to blow up the ‘Ursula coalition’ if von der Leyen allows a conservative “into the heart of the Commission.”
The veteran EU politician, known as a pragmatic technocrat, could be Rome’s best chance to secure the budget portfolio in the next EU Commission.
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.
Meloni considers backing Commission president’s reelection in exchange for key role for Italy
We need to think in a more strategic way to fight the globalist threat and its allies in the European Union.
The Poles will remain in the group, despite differences over Fidesz’ exclusion.
The European Commission chief will need the backing of one or both groups to be guaranteed reelection, but in public, Meloni’s ECR is being sidelined again.
“Success lies in being clear about what is at stake and speaking honestly about how to tackle the issues.”
ECR co-president Nicola Procaccini: AUR party has ‘changed’; no longer too extreme to join the group.
The party had been frequently criticized for its extreme views in the past, yet now is part of Giorgia Meloni’s “constructive center-right force” in Brussels.
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