european parliament

By Giampiero Gramaglia | 15 July 2024

EU: European Parliament, von der Leyen in the balance, Meloni votes key, helpful or deadly

The new European Parliament, which emerged from the 9 June elections, meets in Strasbourg from tomorrow until Friday. It must give, or not, its investiture to the President-designate of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen: it is a vote still in the balance, in which the MEPs of Fratelli d’Italia play a key role. Their votes may prove necessary, in order to guarantee UvdL a majority, but also lethal, because they may deprive it of the majority that supports it on paper.

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By Editorial Staff | 12 July 2024

Goodbye ID, welcome patriots and sovereigns

The European Parliament has changed: the Identity and Democracy group (ID) has been replaced by the “Patriots for Europe” (PFE), a new far-right group that includes 84 MEPs from 12 delegations, and Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN), the newest group of all, with 25 MEPs from 8 delegations.

By Editorial Staff | 05 July 2024

Let’s start surfing a new far-right wave

From July 1st until December 31st, Hungary will replace Belgium and take charge of the presidency of the Council of the European Union. It is no secret that Orbán has a special sympathy for Russia. His visit to Moscow was considered alarming by EU leaders, as a new patriotic group is rising inside EU institutions.