Green News EU aims to curb plastic pollution with new rules targeting nightmare spills of tiny pellets
Green News EU aims to curb plastic pollution with new rules targeting nightmare spills of tiny pellets
Europe News Seven Irish EPP delegates refuse to call for Hamas hostage release Resolution calling for release of hostages snatched during Hamas' October 2023 attacks on Israel was among several emergency motions passed at Valencia congress, but seven delegates declined to support it. 01/05/2025
Europe News The EU’s biggest political party met in Valencia – what we learned As the European People's Party met in Valencia at a gathering overshadowed by a power cuts across Spain and Portugal this week, here are some of the key takeaways. 30/04/2025
Europe News Austria awaits court ruling on family reunification ban, Stocker says The Austrian leader signalled he would withdraw a plan to ban family reunification for migrants if the courts ruled that the measure is not compatible with EU law. 30/04/2025
Europe News European People's Party officials elected as Valencia congress ends Annual congress of the party representing the largest cohort in the European Parliament met in Spanish city blighted by flood six months ago. 29/04/2025
Europe News Populists and extremists are EPP's main competitors, Weber says In an interview with Euronews, EPP President Manfred Weber warned of an authoritarian wave in Europe, pledging never to cooperate with far-right parties like France's National Rally or Germany’s AfD, whom he accused of threatening European unity and democratic values. 29/04/2025
Radio Schuman Manfred Weber’s longevity as leader of the EU’s most powerful party Europe's most powerful political party, the European People’s Party (EPP), is holding its two-day Congress in Valencia. Members are expected to re-elect the party chair, Manfred Weber. But what explains his longevity in the EPP? 29/04/2025
Europe News European Parliament sidelined from new 'rearm Europe’ plan Some MEPs deplored the Commission's use of Article 122 of the Treaty to avoid a vote on the newly proposed €150 billion instrument for defence funding. Others are less concerned. 12/03/2025
Europe News Kickl demands fresh elections after Austrian coalition talks fail The coalition negotiations have dragged on for four months after Austrians voted in September — the longest in the country's history. 13/02/2025
Europe News EPP rejects Bardella’s proposal to temporarily suspend EU Green Deal "If we go bankrupt, no one will care about the natural environment in the world anymore," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said last week in Strasbourg. 28/01/2025
Europe News The EPP party says migration and the economy are its goals for 2025 During discussions on Saturday, EPP leaders said the EU’s economy must become more competitive and both security and migration must be tackled. 18/01/2025
Europe News Ursula von der Leyen attends EPP leaders summit in Berlin European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made her first appearance in Berlin following her recovery from severe pneumonia. 17/01/2025
Europe News EPP denies contact with prosecutor over misuse of funds Reports claim members of the largest group in the European Parliament are involved in the misuse of EU funds. 30/10/2024
Ukraine Euroviews. A path to Ukrainian peace: Beyond exaggerated expectations I believe that the president of Ukraine should change his approach, first and foremost towards the representatives of the Ukrainian political opposition, Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies President Mikuláš Dzurinda writes. 17/10/2024
Europe News Ex-MEPs hunting for jobs: What are the EU rules on 'revolving doors'? Post-mandate restrictions on members of EU institutions impose a cooling-off period between the end of a mandate and the possibility of carrying out lobbying activities. 13/09/2024
Europe News Slovenia Commission pick Marta Kos rebuts Yugoslav secret police links The head of the Slovene EPP delegation said choice of Marta Kos was 'unacceptable' due to secret police links, but Kos has rebutted the charges in a statement to Euronews. 13/09/2024
Health news ‘Health needs to remain a priority in the EU’, warns lead MEP During the last mandate, the EU's work on health policy took off with the COVID-19 pandemic and the European Health Data Space. Euronews spoke to the EPP's coordinator for public health in the Parliament about the next challenges. 28/08/2024
Europe News Who will chair which committee in the European Parliament? Now that the political groups in the European Parliament have chosen the policy areas they are most interested in leading, the national parties are putting forward some names to coordinate the committees. 16/07/2024
Green News EPP green policy chief calls for delay to anti-deforestation law The head of environment policy for the centre-right European People's Party, which emerged victorious in recent EU elections, has called for a two-year delay to market restrictions aimed at discouraging deforestation outside the EU. 27/06/2024
Europe News Dutch populist farmers party set to join centre-right EPP group The BBB will only join the EPP group at the European Parliament, not the EPP political party, one of the sources told Euronews. 18/06/2024
Europe News EPP won't seek formal deal with Meloni, says secretary general The Green Deal has been "too ideologically driven" and needs to be rethought to emphasise the "competition angle," says Thanasis Bakolas. 10/06/2024