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Done Deal: Second von der Leyen Commission Approved by Parliamentary Groups

Tamás Orbán November 21, 2024

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.

Spanish Nationalists Urge EPP To Reject Ribera’s Commission Bid

Tamás Orbán November 19, 2024

The social democrats are ready to back conservative Italian Raffaele Fitto in exchange for Ribera again, but VOX warned that the EPP will become “irrelevant” if it accepts the deal.

‘No to Conservatives’: Socialists Walk Away From Negotiation Table on EU Commissioners

Tamás Orbán November 14, 2024

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.

‘No Decision This Week’: Várhelyi’s Commission Confirmation Delayed for the Third Time

Tamás Orbán November 13, 2024

Rumor has it that the EPP and S&D’s tentative deal involves curtailing the Hungarian commissioner’s portfolio.

Radical MEPs Accuse Italy’s EU Commission VP Pick of ‘Whitewashing Neo-Fascists’

Tamás Orbán November 12, 2024

Fitto’s confirmation hearing demonstrated—yet again—just how partisan and ideologically-driven the European Left is.

French Socialists Threaten To Vote Down Entire EU Commission Over Conservative VP Pick

Tamás Orbán November 5, 2024

S&D delegation leader calls for a crusade against Italy’s “extreme right” candidate.

Timetable for Commissioner Candidates’ Parliamentary Hearings Revealed

Tamás Orbán October 10, 2024

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.

Von der Leyen Gives Meloni Nominee Consolation Prize in Incoming EU Commission

Tamás Orbán September 17, 2024

As expected, the Patriots–the Parliament’s third largest party group—was completely passed over.

National Conservatives Secure Leading Role in European Commission

Tamás Orbán September 5, 2024

Von der Leyen is set to create a fourth executive VP post just for Italy—to avoid offending her coalition allies by giving away one of their jobs to the ECR.

He’s Meloni’s ‘Bridge-Builder’ Toward the EU Mainstream, but Who Is Raffaele Fitto?

Tamás Orbán August 9, 2024

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.

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Done Deal: Second von der Leyen Commission Approved by Parliamentary Groups

Spanish Nationalists Urge EPP To Reject Ribera’s Commission Bid

‘No to Conservatives’: Socialists Walk Away From Negotiation Table on EU Commissioners

‘No Decision This Week’: Várhelyi’s Commission Confirmation Delayed for the Third Time

Radical MEPs Accuse Italy’s EU Commission VP Pick of ‘Whitewashing Neo-Fascists’

French Socialists Threaten To Vote Down Entire EU Commission Over Conservative VP Pick

Timetable for Commissioner Candidates’ Parliamentary Hearings Revealed

Von der Leyen Gives Meloni Nominee Consolation Prize in Incoming EU Commission

National Conservatives Secure Leading Role in European Commission

He’s Meloni’s ‘Bridge-Builder’ Toward the EU Mainstream, but Who Is Raffaele Fitto?

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