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Selmayr-gate: EU Commission 'broke own rules' in Selmayr appointment

EU Commission 'broke own rules' in Selmayr appointment

World News

Euroviews. Guy Verhofstadt: Europe à la carte is not on the menu | View

Sooner rather than later [...] the EU must be able to prevent and correct breaches of Union values. We should create the powers to apply sanctions – if necessary including financial sanctions - that can act as effective deterrence.

Europe

EU takes first step towards disciplinary procedures against Italy

EU takes first step towards disciplinary procedures against Italy over budget plans

World News

Euroviews. Spitzenkandidat or Autokratenkandidat? The Rot on Europe’s Right

With Weber’s selection, the EPP’s Faustian bargain with Europe’s leading autocrat Orbán is sealed.

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World News

Who is Manfred Weber, the man in line for the EU's top job?

Candidacies for the European Commission presidency are starting to be announced. But who will take the top job?

Europe

German Manfred Weber secures EPP backing for Commission top job

German Manfred Weber secures EPP backing for Commission top job

World News

Europe Briefing: EPP congress and blasphemy lawyer flees

Take a look back at the biggest stories from across Europe this morning.

Europe

The Brief: US Midterms, EPP candidates, Belgian demos and Brexit talks

In this edition we analyse the impact of the US midterms on Europe, report on Belgian solidarity for migrants and the latest on Brexit.

Europe

EPP race for the Commission presidency kicks off

German MEP and head of the European People's party Manfred Weber, is facing former Finnish Prime Minister Alex Stubb in the race to become the next Commission President. Delegates decide Thursday on their candidate to replace Jean-Claude Juncker.

Europe

EU time change hits a bump in the road

The EU's plans to change daylight savings once and for all have hit a stumbling block. While many EU countries agree that the time change does little to save energy, there is less agreement on whether to stick to summer or winter time.

European Union

State of the Union: parliament clashes and rule of law

Tempers flared in the parliament in Strasbourg as MEPs talked history and Italy's budget was rejected. That's in this week's State of the Union.

Europe

Frans Timmermans announces candidacy for Commission top job

The Dutch socialist announces his candidacy ahead of the official selection to succeed Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.

United Kingdom

Hunt's 'Soviet prison' comments 'repugnant', Stubb tells Euronews

Candidate for European Commission president tells Darren McCaffrey that remarks by British foreign secretary were "stupid".

World

Stubb set to launch candidacy for President of the EU Commission.

The former Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb is expected to announce his candidacy today to replace Jean-Claude Juncker as President of the European Commission.

World News

Ex-Austrian chancellor Kern is seeking the EU's top job. Who is he?

Former centre-left Austrian chancellor Christian Kern will seek to succeed Jean-Claude Juncker in the 2019 European Parliament elections. The pro-European Kern’s candidacy will hope to provide a balance to growing nationalist forces throughout the continent.

European Union

State of the Union: Preparing for post-Juncker Europe

Europe

"He lost touch with the citizens of Europe"

Previewing Juncker's last major speech at the helm of the EU Commission

Hungary

Euroviews. Viviane Reding: Orban, Fidesz are destroying our values | View

Viktor Orbán is leading Hungary away from the rule of law, from our fundamental rights, from the EU solidarity, from the EU project. He uses public funds to wage a massive propaganda campaign against the European Union, against free movement and against the rule of law.

Europe

Brief from Brussels: The problem of Brexit and Erasmus

Europe

Heated exchange as European Commission responds to ombudsman ruling

Euronews’ Politics Editor Daniel McCaffrey was at the European Commission’s midday briefing to ask its chief spokesperson Margaritis Schinas about the ruling.