Europe News EU needs action not words against Turkey, says Manfred Weber "We have to act now [against Turkey]," said Weber. "Words are not any more enough. And we must use our economic power." 27/10/2020
Europe News No recovery fund without rule of law conditions, says Manfred Weber MEPs have urged European leaders to link future EU payouts to respect for rule of law in member states. 06/10/2020
Europe News Juncker; 'The risk of a No Deal remains very real' The debates on Brexit in the European Parliament appear to have turned into a trading to barbs between pro-Europeans and their counterparts in the UK's Brexit party. Despite the digs, the mood in Strasbourg remains serious for MEPs worried about the effects of a No Deal Brexit. 18/09/2019
Belgium 'European way of life': Was von der Leyen the first to use the term? Hint: The answer is no. 13/09/2019
Europe News First EU Parliament plenary session taking place today since elections It's back to school at the European Parliament as the first plenary session takes place today since the EU May's elections. Old faces are returning to the corridors of power and new ones are trying to find their way around. Some who never thought they'd be back, have unexpectedly returned. 02/07/2019
Europe News EU summit top jobs race round two EU leaders meet on Sunday to thrash out a deal over the team that will guide the bloc for the next five years. The power game between the French and German leaders will be key to breakthroughs. Paris is pushing for French Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, while Berlin is sticking to Manfred Weber. 28/06/2019
world news Germany's Weber clings to EU top job bid in new interview Manfred Weber appeared to cling to his bid for the European Commission presidency in an interview with Welt newspaper on Sunday, as the German conservative urged EU lawmakers to push back against decisions made in "diplomats' back rooms." 23/06/2019
Europe News Then and now: Manfred Weber's digs at Hungary over the years "Fidesz is doing a good job in Hungary and they have a good economic development there. On the other hand..." 19/06/2019
Europe News The five key takeaways from the EU summits More than one month after the European Parliamentary elections, there seems little sign of agreement between parliamentary groups or between member states' leaders on who should replace Jean-Claude Juncker as the president of the European Commission. 19/06/2019
Europe News German candidate for EU top job re-elected to lead EPP Manfred Weber has secured the backing of his centre-right European People's Party to lead them in the next parliament. 05/06/2019
Europe News Orban's Fidesz party to back Manfred Weber as EPP group leader The news marks a major U-turn for the Hungarian prime minister, who has long been at odds with the centre-right spitzenkandidat. 04/06/2019
Europe News The Brief: intrigue over EU top job ahead of EU summit Brussels is digesting the election results this Monday, but Tuesday will be see EU leaders meet in the Belgian capital to barter over who will take over the Commission President's job from Jean-Claude Juncker this Autumn. 31/05/2019
Europe News Hungary foreign minister rejects Weber as EU President "I can tell you one thing for sure: We do not consider any Spitzenkandidat suitable as the president of the European Commission." 27/05/2019
View The surge of populists in the EU elections is being greatly exaggerated ǀ View The prospects of a populist, Far Right takeover in the European Parliament have been overhyped in the media. They are going to remain internally divided. They are going to remain in the minority and they are going to be increasingly marginalised. 24/05/2019
Europe News EU polls: Brexit Party set to take most seats in European Parliament The eurosceptic party leapfrogged Matteo Salvini's Lega party in the latest projections. 22/05/2019
World Raw Politics in full: Turkey's election re-run and EU minimum wage Watch the full episode of Tuesday night's Raw Politics. 07/05/2019
Europe News The Brief: A closer look at the European Greens In the lead up to the European elections, we are covering all of the political groupings. This time it's the turn of the Greens group. 07/05/2019
Hungary Hungarian PM withdraws support for Weber concerning EU's top job Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán withdrew his support from Manfred Weber Monday at a press conference with Austrian far-right politician Heinz-Christian Strache. 07/05/2019
Austria EPP's Manfred Weber in Austria for rally ahead of European elections European People's Party leader Manfred Weber was in Austria in the run up to European parliamentary elections to try to bolster unity within his party 04/05/2019
Italy Candidates seeking to succeed Juncker as EC President outline EU vision The four candidates seeking to succeed Jean-Claude Juncker as European Commission president spoke about their vision for the European Union 03/05/2019
world news EPP candidate Manfred Weber outlines vision in race to EC presidency Manfred Weber, the European People's Party candidate to succeed Jean-Claude Juncker as European Commission President, outlines his European vision 03/05/2019
Good Morning Europe Commission candidates clash over EU army proposal With just three weeks to go elections for the European Parliament, four candidates for the continent’s top job went head to head in a debate at the European University Institute in Florence. 03/05/2019
Germany German parties CDU and CSU unite for European elections German conservative parties, the CDU and CSU, have launched a joint campaign for the European Parliamentary elections next month with Manfred Weber as their candidate. 27/04/2019
Belgium European elections 2019: A round-up of the week's best stories With one month to go until voters across Europe head to the polls, this week we're explaining exactly what the European Parliament does, examining the role of data electioneering in a post-Cambridge Analytica age and meeting three very different candidates 26/04/2019
Europe News The Brief: race for the EU top job An ex-TV presenter, a Commission insider, a former Belgian prime minister as well as MEPs are all in the running for the European Commission President when Jean-Claude Juncker's term is up later this year. Their fates depend on the European elections, and now you have the chance to question them. 25/04/2019
Turkey Turkey 'cannot become a EU member', says EPP leader Manfred Weber "We should be honest and that includes that Turkey cannot become a member of the European Union," Manfred Weber told Euronews on Tuesday. 23/04/2019
