Well, he was cynical because he did not get his way to rush the hearings through this month still
And only one vice-president from the EPP, against 2 S&D, 2 RENEW and 1 ECR Also, besides D, vice-presidents from F, IT and SP, complemented by FIN, EST and ROM
We'll see ... It's a fine political balance, with VDL only including 1 EPP executive vice-president. Likely EP targets are Varhelyi, Micallef, Hanssen, maybe Kadis. But I am unsure how much it has to win in voting them down
Gefeliciteerd! Maak er een mooi project van - hopelijk maken de leugens en beschuldigingen je niet al te cynisch 😉🥳
You're right. This cleavage is not expressed clearly and consistently yet. Still, you can see it e.g. in how parties divide on protecting farmers, or whether Germany should protect its fossil fuel car industry etc. EU politics (like RRF) can play a key role in steering this
- Can a center-(far) right coalition emerge or is a reinforcement of the grand coalition with the Greens more likely? - Did von der Leyen save the Spitzenkandidaten process? - Which Commission-nominees have to fear the European Parliament?
Amai, zeg!
That’s the only explanation I can see: take a hit now for LREM to keep a shot in 2027
But, also “Meloni and Le Pen are currently attempting to deepen their relations, as Le Monde recently reported. With Orbán looking for a European family to join as well, a powerful new right-wing group would severely undermine the AfD’s influence on the right side of the Parliament”