
Leftist MEPs Refuse To Approve Hungarian Commissioner-Designate Over Abortion
Candidate was implicitly accused of wanting to ‘roll back women’s rights’ across Europe—even though abortion law is not an EU competence.
Candidate was implicitly accused of wanting to ‘roll back women’s rights’ across Europe—even though abortion law is not an EU competence.
The commissioner-designate’s Africa-friendly stance is already looking unpopular.
S&D delegation leader calls for a crusade against Italy’s “extreme right” candidate.
Teresa Ribera will need to clarify to what extent the Commission should be outlawing mergers between companies.
In a remarkable drum-beating display in Strasbourg last week, the legal mask slipped, the velvet gloves came off, and the EU elites declared war on Hungary.
Given the scale of the migratory disaster, the least the EU could do is to grant an opt-out to the states that wish to regain control over their borders.
The EU Commission plans to set up a body to tackle “disinformation,” blaming it for the rise of populist parties.
She also pledged support for Ukraine’s energy grid.
Nothing in the treaties says the Commission president can reject a candidate before the parliamentary hearings, but that’s exactly what von der Leyen did.
Reducing immigration is necessary for the government to “fulfill our constitutional duties,” migration minister Faber’s letter states.