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EU leaders at odds over von der Leyen's presence at key job talks

EU leaders meeting in Brussels next week will start discussing who should get top jobs, including the Commission chief role Ursula von der Leyen has been holding for five years and would like to extend for another term.

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France — the new friend of Orbán, Wilders or Meloni?

Macron's decision to call snap election opens France to the potential for a far-right government or a hung parliament. Both these outcomes will generate instability in the EU.

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Italy: Meloni established kingmaker as party secures win in elections

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's Fratelli d'Italia party has won European elections in Italy with a whopping 28% of votes. Analysts say she secured herself as kingmaker in the European Parliament.

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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.

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Europe tilts right, centre resists: What the EU elections results mean

The pro-European parties at the centre command a majority, despite voters veering to the right. But Ursula von der Leyen's path to re-election is fraught with difficulties.

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EU elections: The winners and losers in Brussels and across Europe

Hundreds of millions of Europeans have voted to select 720 Members of the European Parliament, and rising support for the far right prompted Emmanuel Macron to call shock early elections in France.

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Centre holds in European Parliament elections, but will it be enough?

Pro-European parties still hold a comfortable majority, according to data released after polls closed in EU elections – but key votes to approve a new executive could still be tight.

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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.

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EU election campaign marred by disruption and violence

Europeans are going to the polls in a fraught geopolitical environment.

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Italy's Draghi edges von der Leyen in poll on next Commission chief

The former Italian premier pips the incumbent European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in a poll on who is more suited to take the helm of the next EU executive.

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Von der Leyen doubles down on foreign interference safeguard plan

The European Commission chief has once more talked about her proposal for a so-called "European democracy shield" which would protect Europe from foreign interference following the Pravfond scandal fallout.

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Top jobs puzzle not easily solved, warns Charles Michel

Re-appointing Ursula von der Leyen as EU executive chief won't be a walk in the park, as the European Council president expects long, protracted negotiations on top jobs.

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Pfizergate plaintiff asks leaders to sack von der Leyen and Commission

The plaintiff in the Pfizergate affair has called on the European Council to force the resignation of EU executive chief Ursula von der Leyen and the rest of her Commissioners in a letter seen by Euronews.

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EU election: Meloni is kingmaker as Le Pen and von der Leyen court her

As she walks a tightrope between centre- and far-right forces, Meloni’s next move could have profound consequences for the EU’s future political path.

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Von der Leyen’s capital markets plan faces multiple hurdles

Despite election campaign pledges, policymakers and the industry can’t decide how to Make European Equity Great Again.

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How Italian media see von der Leyen's willingness to work with Meloni

Italian media describe the EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen' statement as a bold move, though it may further isolate her from the centre-right EPP party.

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Von der Leyen endorses Polish, Greek push for EU 'air defence shield'

Prime ministers Tusk and Mitsotakis say the bloc needs to shield itself amid brewing tensions in Europe’s periphery.

Belgium

EU elections debate: Von der Leyen doubles down on deal with Meloni

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen clarified her intentions to cooperate with Giorgia Meloni's Fratelli d'Italia in a live debate in the Parliament, haunted by the ghosts of the far-right parties that did not participate for lack of a top candidate for the June elections.

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Absent far right dominates conversation in last EU election debate

Five hopefuls pitched their ideas for the future of the European Union in the last showdown before over 370 million voters head to the polls across the 27 member states on June 6-9.

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Von der Leyen spars with rivals on EU budget and Chinese trade war

With two weeks until European elections, candidates diverged on the size of the bloc’s trillion-euro spending, EU air defence, and whether to impose US-style punitive tariffs on Beijing.