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Metsola re-elected to second term as EU Parliament president with large majority
Est. 3minRoberta Metsola has been re-elected as president of the European Parliament as she won in the first round of voting with 562 votes at the Parliament’s inaugural plenary sitting in Strasbourg Tuesday (16 July)
The Brief – What does it mean to be non-inscrit?
Est. 6minThe non-inscrits are often overlooked in the European parliament, but what are they? Who are they? And what, if anything, does it mean to be non-inscrit?
The rise of three far-right groups in the European Parliament
The European Parliament, the biggest democratic institution in the world, now features three far-right groups. Two of them, Patriots for Europe and Europe of Sovereign Nations, emerged only this week, from the ashes of failed alliance negotiations.
French right divided over need for ‘Europe-style’ coalition
Est. 4minFrench President Emmanuel Macron needs the right-wing Les Républicains party to form a central coalition in the National Assembly, but the party remains sharply divided over whether to ally with him or the Socialists.
German AfD launches third far-right group “Europe of Sovereign Nations”
Est. 4minGermany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), cut off from many other far-right parties in the European Parliament, managed to launch its own parliamentary group, the third coalition to the right of the EPP in the European Parliament on Wednesday (10 July).
How the formation of new European Parliament Party Groups is going
With the right in flux, increasing fragmentation of the political landscape in member states, and the need for von der Leyen to secure a governing majority in the European Parliament, group formation has never looked so messy.
French far-right RN set to join Orbán’s ‘Patriots for Europe’
Est. 3minThe French far-right party Rassemblement national (RN) is set to join the "Patriots for Europe" group formed in the European Parliament by Viktor Orban and his allies, several sources within the party and Lega confirmed to Euractvi on Sunday (July 7).
Orbán’s new right-wing group hits EU parliament threshold
Est. 3minHungarian premier Viktor Orbán's fledgling political movement attracted enough parties Saturday to achieve recognition from the European Parliament in a boost for his latest ploy to shift Brussels rightwards.
Orbán’s ‘Patriots’ on track to become third force in EU Parliament with Le Pen
Est. 3minThe new Patriots for Europe grouping looks set to become the third largest political force in the European Parliament with Spain’s VOX party leaving the Conservatives and Marine Le Pen’s party likely to join too.
Patriots for Europe swallows Identity and Democracy: Here’s what’s happening
Est. 8minEverything indicates the far-right Identity and Democracy (ID) group is set to collapse in favour of the newly created ‘Patriots for Europe’, which aims to gather all radical right forces beyond the Conservatives (ECR) group.
CoE committee chief: Need to boost social rights as ‘battered’ Europeans look right
Est. 6minEuropeans are still feeling the pinch from successive crises, which shapes their democratic engagement and risks more shifts towards authoritarian governance, the president of the Council of Europe’s Social Rights Committee told Euractiv in an interview.
Von der Leyen courts Greens in bid for EU Parliament majority
Est. 4minUrsula von der Leyen started talks with the Greens on Monday (1 July), following negotiations with Socialists and Liberals, as she enters the third stage of her campaigning to get the Commission presidency for a second term: winning over Parliament.
Orbán, Babiš, Kickl create new “patriotic” alliance to redefine EU policies, eye new Parliament group
Est. 6minPoliticians from the political right in Austria, Hungary, and Czechia, have launched a new alliance called "Patriots for Europe" which hopes to recentre the right-wing in the European Parliament around criticism of migration, aid to Ukraine, and the Green Deal.
The one thing the Greens and the hard right have in common
Est. 10minWhile pushing back against the moves to hoard most top EU jobs by the election-winners, the centre-right EPP, European Socialists are simultaneously rushing to clean their own house and rearrange the internal balance of power in their European Parliament group to reflect the election results.
Germany’s far-right holds off on new EU parliamentary group
Est. 3minThe far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has seconds thoughts about forming a new parliamentary group out of fringe parties from the right, fearing close association with more extreme nationalistic viewpoints.
Plan to announce new far-right group ‘The Sovereignists’ imminent
Est. 4minA new far-right parliamentary group, allegedly named "The Sovereignists," is being formed in the European Parliament, led by Germany's AfD and aiming to gather various nationalist parties across Europe, according to multiple sources and media reports.
Small German parties have become a power factor in new EU parliament
Est. 5minFringe parties received a sizeable boost in Germany’s EU elections, suddenly finding themselves in an influential position in post-election negotiations as their collective influence rivals that of entire countries.
Are national conservatives in ECR aiming for a top job or political power play?
The European Conservatives and Reformists announced on Wednesday they've overtaken the liberal Renew group to become the third-largest political group in the EU Parliament. This shake-up impacts the negotiations for EU top jobs as - at least in theory - it makes the ECR entitled to one of them.
Volt EU lawmakers pick Greens over Renew’s soft hand with far-right
Est. 3minThe five newly elected MEPs from the pan-European movement Volt have recommended that party members stay with the Greens’ group due to worries that the liberal Renew Europe group is too soft with member parties' dealings with the far-right.
EU Socialists’ in-house negotiations and the future of Parliament’s presidency
Est. 9minWhile pushing back against the moves to hoard most top EU jobs by the election-winners, the centre-right EPP, European Socialists are simultaneously rushing to clean their own house and rearrange the internal balance of power in their European Parliament group to reflect the election results.
German far-right gives up on ID to form own parliamentary group
Est. 5minThe German far-right AfD has set its eyes on creating its own parliamentary group, abandoning plans to seek readmission into the Identity and Democracy (ID) group in the European Parliament.
Sinkevicius’ new mission: Bridging Greens and centre-right EPP
Est. 5minNewly elected as an MEP within the Greens group, outgoing Environment Commissioner Virginjius Sinkevicius is positioning himself as the bridge between his group and the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP), which has, so far, rejected a direct alliance with the Greens.
The EU factions’ first post-election headaches
Est. 11minAfter the hangover of Sunday's election night, freshly elected members of the European Parliament (MEPs) rushed to the European Parliament to reconvene with their political groups. From leadership struggles to awkward friendships and meticulous vote-counting, here are their post-electoral headaches.
Who will show up for the farmers?
Farmers and the agricultural sector were one of the key issues in the political debate before the European elections. With the vote nowbehind us, we’re looking into what the new parliamentary composition means for the sector in this mandate. Who will sit on the Agri committee and will the electoral promises to farmers be kept?