
Hungarian Commissioner Cleared of Spying Allegations
The announcement of Várhelyi being cleared of any wrongdoing came a day before Hungary’s new Prime Minister, Péter Magyar, took office.

The announcement of Várhelyi being cleared of any wrongdoing came a day before Hungary’s new Prime Minister, Péter Magyar, took office.

The EPP greenlit a Spanish socialist in exchange for an Italian conservative, even though Teresa Ribera said she won’t step down if prosecuted for mismanaging floods in Spain.

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.

Candidate was implicitly accused of wanting to ‘roll back women’s rights’ across Europe—even though abortion law is not an EU competence.

The Brussels establishment calls Olivér Várhelyi “controversial” for doing his job.

As in the case of von der Leyen, the incoming EU commissioners are not chosen to reflect the will of the voters.

For five years, the Commission turned its back on the Western Balkan countries, the enlargement chief said, but now “the EU means business.”

Von der Leyen wants EU accession to remain a “merit-based process” without any promises.