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Exit polls indicate Austria's far-right party has won election

Exit polls indicate Austria's far-right party has won historic first national election after tapping into voters' fears of immigration and the Ukraine war.

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Commissioner pick unacceptable due to secret police links: Slovene EPP

Head of Slovenia's European People’s Party (EPP) delegation told Euronews that the choice of Marta Kos is totally unacceptable to the European People's Party to which she belongs, citing experience and alleged links to the former Yugoslav secret police.

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Commission nominees from Malta and Hungary face 'tough' grilling

German MEP Peter Liese told Euronews he believes the 26 commissioner nominees will not enjoy a walkover when they are grilled by MEPs during their hearings, especially Hungary's and Malta's picks.

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Centre-right will claim most coveted Commission jobs, leak suggests

A document seen by Euronews suggests von der Leyen’s own EPP will dominate key positions in the next EU executive, leaving socialists and liberals with the crumbs.

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Europe Decoded

Who will be the next EU farming boss?

There are still many unknowns surrounding President Ursula von der Leyen's slate of candidates for the next European Commission, but there are already clues about who might lead the EU’s agriculture policy in her team.

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Far-right barred from top rank of EU Parliament environment committee

Italian Social Democrat Antonio Decaro will chair the European Parliament's environment committee, while the freshly minted nationalist group Patriots for Europe was denied one of four deputy posts thanks to a manouvre by the centre-right European People's Party.

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What does von der Leyen's re-election mean for the EU?

Ursula von der Leyen was re-appointed as European Commission president on Thursday, 18 July, provoking different reactions in the Strasbourg hemicycle.

Radio Schuman

How will the centre-right manage key votes in the European Parliament?

The European Parliament is set to elect its president and vice-presidents today in the first plenary session in Strasbourg after the European elections.

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Mainstream groups in talks to cordon off far right in EU Parliament

A spokesperson for the centre-right EPP group said centrists do not want the institution to be represented by the "friends of Putin."

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Green vote could make or break von der Leyen’s bid for second term

EU government leaders have overwhelmingly backed German former defence minister Ursula von der Leyen for a second term as president of the European Commission. Now she needs to convince MEPs.

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Centre-right EPP grabs key jobs in first Parliament allotment

The European Parliament's political groups have each earmarked preferred choices for committee chairs, with the centre-right EPP taking leading roles and socialists targeting other key posts.

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MEPs urged to not backtrack on 2035 petrol car ban

Industry reaction follows intention from major political group in the European Parliament, the European People’s Party, to revise rules on carbon dioxide standards for cars and vans from 2035.

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Von der Leyen's re-election dilemma: Look right or turn green?

The Green group in the European Parliament claims it offers European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's only safe path to re-election.

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Keep climate targets but ditch red tape, says EPP’s green leader

In an exclusive interview, the European People’s Party’s environment policy coordinator tells Euronews the group wants to revisit a raft of Green Deal legislation, and why he thinks climate targets must remain sacrosanct.

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Greens invite EPP to clear its head before coalition talks

The new leadership of the Greens group at the European Parliament offered to back Ursula von der Leyen’s bid at the helm of the EU Executive but wants less ambiguity from her party on the Green Deal’s future.

Radio Schuman

What do the centre-right EPP group's new members want?

The centre-right European People's Party (EPP) accepted new members on Tuesday (18 June) during its constitutive meeting.

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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.

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Why no decisions on EU top jobs?

At the dinner among EU leaders on Monday, no decisions were made regarding who will lead the EU institutions for the next five years, Radio Schuman explored why

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Which countries' parties will dominate the European Parliament?

The race for influence over Brussels future agenda and the key portfolios has started. Italy and Germany are top dogs in the EU’s most influential political groups – but where is France?

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President of EPP Weber invites Hungarian newcomer Tisza into fold

Manfred Weber, the president of the European People's Party, extended the welcome to the centrist Tisza after meeting with its leader Peter Magyar, and its members in Budapest.