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
Europe News Where are the EU parties election partying — or commiserating? From the quiet elegance of the Brussels' Stanhope Hotel to the buzzing energy of Berlin's Columbiahalle, here's a look at where political families from right to left plan on celebrating — or crying into their empty glasses — tonight. 09/06/2024
Europe News Far right's massive surge will be fragmented. This is why The signs all point to an overall conservative majority, but the EPP, ECR, and ID will struggle to find the common ground needed to form a right-wing coalition. The inconsistent national and political interests among different conservative forces are creating divisions that are simply too deep. 05/06/2024
Europe Decoded Euroviews. How von der Leyen learned to stop worrying and love Meloni By embracing those who advocate for the erosion of democracy, VDL now aligns with figures who cloak themselves as quintessential Europeanists, ready to steer Europe through its future policy challenges. What could possibly go wrong, Giorgios Samaras writes. 20/05/2024
Europe News EPP refuses to sign joint statement denouncing political violence The European People's Party (EPP) has refused to sign a joint statement endorsed by the main political parties that denounces violence against lawmakers in the run-up to the June elections. 08/05/2024
Europe Decoded EU elections: What do parties want to do on migration and asylum? As the elections to the European Parliament draw closer, Euronews breaks down what parties want to do with what is arguably the most divisive topic of the political agenda: migration and asylum. 07/05/2024
Europe News Three key moments from the first debate with lead EU candidates The lead candidates in the European elections faced off against each other in the first debate of the race, haggling over the Green Deal, the Israel-Hamas war, irregular migration, artificial intelligence and TikTok, among others. 29/04/2024
Europe News All eyes on Ursula von der Leyen as EU candidates get ready to debate The top contenders to preside over the European Commission are on Monday scheduled to face off against the incumbent – and frontrunner. 29/04/2024
Europe Decoded Von der Leyen: Too right for the left and too left for the right? Ursula von der Leyen has presided over the most transformative years of the European Union in recent memory. But after weathering a string of extraordinary crises, her ideology might have gotten lost along the way. 13/04/2024
Europe News Von der Leyen's pick for campaign manager raises eyebrows Ursula von der Leyen has selected her current chief of staff to run her campaign ahead of the elections to the European Parliament. 05/04/2024
Europe News Finnish PM grilled by progressive MEPs over far-right alliance Finland's prime minister addressed on Wednesday the European Parliament and outlined his political priorities for the next legislature. 13/03/2024
Europe News Commissioner Breton lashes out against EPP, raising ethical questions Thierry Breton, the European Commissioner for the single market, has found himself in hot water after he shared a scathing post against the European People's Party (EPP), raising ethical questions ahead of the elections. 08/03/2024
Europe News "We are keeping Europe together", EPP's Manfred Weber tells Euronews With under 100 days to go before Europe votes in the EU elections, Euronews caught up with EPP President, Manfred Weber, about war in Europe and the economic challenges posed by China. 07/03/2024
Europe News 'Listen to the people', José Manuel Barroso urges EPP as EU vote looms In the run-up to the EU elections, former European Commission President José Manuel Barroso gave Euronews his thoughts on the green transition and the need to be competitive when it comes to technology. 07/03/2024
Europe News French conservatives blast von der Leyen's 'technocratic drift' Ahead of the congress of the European People's Party (EPP), the French delegation has come strongly against the re-election bid of Ursula von der Leyen, denouncing her as "the candidate of Mr Macron and not the right." 06/03/2024
Europe News MEPs defy right-wing opposition and approve Nature Restoration Law The European Parliament gave on Tuesday the green-light to the Nature Restoration Law, defying a conservative push to bring down the bill. 27/02/2024
Europe News No work with 'Putin's friends' after EU elections, von der Leyen vows Ursula von der Leyen has ruled out working with political parties that are "Putin's friends" if she is re-elected president of the European Commission. 21/02/2024