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Brussels – It’s not the European Individuals’s Social gathering (EPP) that’s enjoying political video games with the analysis of the candidate European Commissioners, however relatively the social democratic S&D group. That’s what Belgian Member of the European Parliament Wouter Beke, who’s a part of the EPP together with his social gathering CD&V, says. “The one factor the EPP desires is for everybody to stay to the agreements made after the elections,” he defends the stance of his group.
Within the European Parliament, the 26 candidate commissioners had been scrutinized final week. The normal teams – the Christian democratic EPP, the social democratic S&D and the liberal Renew Europe – have nonetheless reached a stalemate and don’t need to approve the six proposed candidate vice-presidents of the Fee. The socialists level the finger on the EPP, however CD&V member of parliament Wouter Beke pushes again.
“The one factor the EPP desires is for everybody to stay to the agreements made after the elections and never play political video games,” he tells Belga. The EPP defends the candidacy of Raffaele Fitto, nominated by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and that isn’t with out purpose, in response to Beke. “The political households have agreed that the socialist Antonio Costa will change into President of the European Council, the liberal Kaja Kallas turns into excessive consultant for overseas affairs and EPP’s Roberta Metsola turns into President of the European Parliament. Ursula von der Leyen (EPP) may stay President of the Fee. However the settlement additionally consists of {that a} socialist will change into the chief vice-president of the Fee and that Meloni is allowed to make a nomination.”
The social democrats have problem with the truth that Fitto, just like the Spanish socialist Teresa Ribera, turns into government vice-president, however in response to the CD&V member, this was exactly a part of the broader political settlement. “Italy was promised an vital put up, which is why Meloni didn’t oppose the socialist Costa on the time. But when you don’t grant this put up to Fitto, Italy threatens to give you a radical determine after which we’re a lot worse off. Throughout his listening to, Fitto didn’t give a foul impression, in spite of everything.”
“Internally, the social democrats discover it tough to promote {that a} political value should be paid,” says Beke.
11/13/2024
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