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The Belgian tribunal of Liège has delayed until December deciding whether it or the EU’s Prosecutor Office (EPPO) has competence to consider whether there was any wrongdoing committed by the European Commission in negotiating COVID-19 vaccines with Pfizer. Following a criminal complaint filed by an individual, the Belgian authorities initiated the case in early 2023. Subsequently, the governments of Hungary and Poland joined the lawsuit. While the Belgian judge claims the alleged offences have happened in the territory of their competencies, the EPPO wants to take the case on, since under EU l...
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It comes as the bloc braces itself for a potential wave of disinformation in the run up to June’s European elections, and amid fears it is profoundly unprepared to tackle new forms of hybrid warfare. In a speech delivered at the Copenhagen Democracy Summit on Tuesday morning, von der Leyen said she was "concerned" about the rise of disinformation and foreign interference in Europe, warning that the "core tenets of our democracy" were under attack. Speaking in her capacity as lead candidate for the centre-right European People's Party (EPP)- which is topping the pan-EU poll - she promised to se...
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The European Commission will ensure that “key technologies” are exempt from an incoming EU ban on the use of toxic PFAS substances, but cannot guarantee what industry sectors might benefit, president Ursula von der Leyen has told a group of MEPs. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been dubbed ‘forever chemicals’ as they do not break down in the environment, spread widely, and accumulate in living organisms. The European Chemicals Agency is assessing a proposal from Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden for a blanket ban, having closed a public consultation in Septem...
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is visiting Rome to meet with Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini and Forza Italia leader Antonio Tajani as the electoral campaign for the June European elections remains in full swing. On Monday, von der Leyen also addressed the questions arising over the possibility of entering into a coalition with the European Conservatives and Reformists Party (ECR Party), stating that she is willing to "work with all those who are clearly committed to the rule of law," news agency ANSA reported. Italian PM and right-wing Brothers of Italy leader Giorgia...
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Across the bloc, hard-right parties are roping in voters with promises to slash migration figures, slam the brakes on climate action and strip back EU powers - all in defence of so-called “national sovereignty.” The right-wing surge predicted by the polls has raised concern that a bolstered Eurosceptic camp could strain the coalition of progressive, pro-European parties that has reigned over Brussels for decades. But these right-wing parties remain deeply disunited on a raft of critical issues - in particular foreign policy, the EU’s support for Ukraine and the rule of law. These divisions mea...
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EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has joined the bloc's foreign policy chief in condemning police violence in Georgia that continued after parliament passed a controversial foreign influence transparency law. Writing on X, von der Leyen said: "I am following the situation in Georgia with great concern and condemn the violence on the streets of Tbilisi." "The Georgian people want a European future for their country. Georgia is at a crossroads. It should stay the course on the road to Europe." Dubbed the 'Russian law', the bill requires media and non-commercial organisations to regist...
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According to the Euronews exclusive Superpoll, it is predicted that Germany will vote in favour of three parties: the CDU/CSU, the back bone of the European People's Party, the far-right AfD party, a component of the Identity and Democracy group, and the SPD, an associate of the Socialists and the Democrats group. The Superpoll predicts that the CDU/CSU (Centre-right Christian Democrats) has increased from 29 percent this March to 30.2 percent by late April 2024. It will come at the expense of the SPD, the party of the current German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The centre-left SPD party are predic...
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The overture, which had been previously hinted at, was offered for everyone to hear during the first debate between lead candidates on Monday evening. Von der Leyen, the sitting president of the European Commission and indisputable frontrunner for a second term, was quizzed on whether she would cooperate with the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group once the new Parliament is formed. ECR encompasses hard-right, Eurosceptic forces such as Fratelli d'Italia (Italy), Law and Justice (Poland), Vox (Spain), New Flemish Alliance (Belgium), Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic), Sweden...
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The Maastricht debate, co-hosted by Politico Europe and Studio Europa, lasted one hour and a half and saw a continued exchange of political ideas, which ranged from fiery and passionate to awkward and stilted. On stage were the so-called Spitzenkandidaten, the aspirants to preside over the European Commission after the June elections: Ursula von der Leyen (European People's Party), Nicolas Schmit (Party of European Socialists), Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party), Bas Eickhout (European Green Party), Anders Vistisen (Identity and Democracy Party)...
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The debate will begin at 19:00 CET in Maastricht, the Netherlands, and mark the first time the lead candidates, or Spitzenkandidaten, confront each other's projects ahead of the elections to the European Parliament in early June. Ursula von der Leyen is all but guaranteed to be the event's centre of attention, as aspirants to her right assail her Green Deal policies and aspirants to her left denounce her party's ever-closer alliance with hard- and far-right forces. For a sitting president, a presidential-like debate will be something of a novelty: over the past five years, von der Leyen has fi...
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