There were two returns of votes, and an urgent procedure to carry out the second on the same day, but in the end Friedrich Merz was elected by Germany. The CDU Christian-Democrats leader obtained 325 votes in favor of the Bundestag, exceeding the 316 threshold by nine votes. Rejection Surprisingly, this morning he had not been able to reach the ...
After weeks of negotiations, statements and votes within the parties of the majority, it was to be only a formal passage. Instead, it was not like that: the conservative Friedrich Merz was unable to be elected Germany’s chancellor in the first round of voting of the parliamentarians, even if on paper he could have counted on a sufficient majority of ...
Next, the European newsletter Today that every Sunday morning tells you what will happen in the European week to come, edited by Alfonso Bianchi (for comments, suggestions or criticisms write to [email protected]). At the top of the agenda Farewell to the Russian Gnl – The European Commission should present the new Roadmap Repoweru on Tuesday 6, which updates the strategy ...
The party of the German radical right alternative for Germany (AFD) is an “extremist organization” and which has positions “incompatible with democracy”. It is the opinion of German intelligence, who has now officially classified the party led by Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla, a party that was previously only “suspected” to represent a danger to the country. The decision now ...
A sensational result for Nigel Farage in the local elections in the United Kingdom. His party, reform UK, scored a series of victories that allowed him to elect the first mayor, dozens of representatives in the municipal councils and his fifth national deputy thanks to a supplementary election. It is a success that shakes the sleep and conservative sleep, the ...
Antonio Tajani has been confirmed vice -president of the European People’s Party, a position he has held since 2002. At the final vote of the PPE Congress in Valencia, Spain, where the 10 vice of the German Manfred Weber had to be chosen, reconfirmed yesterday president (and the only candidate for office), the deputy premier and foreign minister came according ...
There is a country in the European Union that still grant its citizenship, and therefore the EU, in exchange for large investments. This is the small island of Malta, which continues to carry on the controversial scheme of the so -called “gold passport”, despite the continuous calls of Brussels. Yesterday (Tuesday 29 April) the European Court of Justice also established ...
In view of the next plenary session of the European Parliament, which will be held from 5 to 8 May in Strasbourg, the deputies of the various political groups present their priorities. There will be Pierfrancesco Maran (S&DD) Pietro FiocchiEcr-Fdi Ignazio MarinoVerdi/AVS Valentina PalmisanoThe Left-M5s Follow the live streaming from 10
The one in progress in Gaza is undoubtedly “a genocide” and the silence of the European Parliament is “unacceptable”, it is “a political silence” that “is making us accomplices”. It’s the hard j’accuse which comes from the Eurodeputita of the Green alliance and left Benedetta Scuderi. The parliamentarian organized, together with other colleagues from the Greens group, a two -day ...
The blackout that affected Spain and Portugal has, due to intensity and diffusion, few precedents in Europe. While the causes that led to this emergency are still studying, the European Commission has tried to make its contribution for the return to normal, but the particular situation of the Iberian peninsula, which is almost isolated compared to the rest of the ...