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Can von der Leyen muster majority backing of European Parliament?
Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen's reappointment by the European Council proceeded as smoothly as expected, with the attention now turning to the European Parliament, where she must secure the necessary votes to seal a new mandate.
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Climate action back in EU’s policy priorities for the next term – leak
Idea of scrapping green priorities unveiled in a previous leak unleashed backlash from environmentalists and lawmakers but a new leak on the Strategic Agenda reveals EU leaders' intention to continue pushing for EU climate action.
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Meloni contests ‘undemocratic’ EU top jobs talks, mulling abstention
Exclusion from a preliminary deal to allocate the bloc's top jobs following June's elections has enraged Italy’s prime minister Giorgia Meloni who’s now considering formally abstaining from the decision, according to media reports.
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Hayer heading off ALDE challenge for EU liberals leadership
ALDE, the largest of the three political forces that make up the centrist Renew Europe, has been eyeing the French leadership of the grouping since the June election result - and now has a name in mind for the role: MEP João Cotrim de Figueiredo.
Europe
Defence commissioner role needs industrial policy focus - analysts
The puzzle of who will get the EU's next top jobs is still unfolding, as is the reshuffling of portfolios for the coming mandate, which could include a European defence commissioner - but what powers could this figure get? Could it clash with the foreign policy chief?
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Euroviews. Can Ursula von der Leyen manage a more fragmented EU?
Navigating a more political Commission and more difficult nomination process will be tricky for all involved, but it clearly shows that the outcome of the European Parliament elections now matters and has an impact on what happens in Brussels, Dr Catherine E. De Vries writes.
