The Greens within the European Parliament have determined to assist the brand new EU Fee and thus vote sure within the vote on Wednesday.
That is acknowledged by SF’s member of the European Parliament, Kira Marie Peter-Hansen.
“We aren’t married to this fee, however have chosen to assist it as a result of we now have acquired important concessions within the inexperienced and social space. And since we imagine that Europe is greatest served by us staying on the desk,” says Kira Marie Peter-Hansen.
The Greens have in any other case been essential, particularly in direction of Italy’s and Hungary’s right-wing candidates for posts within the new EU Fee.
With the assist of the Greens, the EU Fee appears to be like set to obtain a broad mandate from the European Parliament.
Earlier than the election to the European Parliament, the Social Democrats within the S&D group, the liberals within the Renew group, and the Greens made a deal to not assist Ursula von der Leyen if she normalized cooperation with the right-wing, together with Italy’s Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, and her celebration, Brothers of Italy.
Nevertheless, it finally ends up that each one three teams within the parliament assist the brand new EU fee, which may have Italy’s Raffaele Fitto from Giorgia Meloni’s celebration as one of many six Govt Vice Presidents in complete.
Additionally the Renew group, the place the Liberals, the Moderates, and the Radicals are members, has been extremely essential of Fitto’s central put up.
Nonetheless, the Renew group additionally votes for the brand new EU Fee. That is acknowledged by the Renew chief, Valérie Hayer.
“We fought till the final second to forestall Fitto from turning into an govt vice chairman, however we didn’t succeed. The choice is finally as much as Ursula von der Leyen.”
“We don’t agree that Fitto turns into govt vice chairman, and we will probably be essential of how he works inside the EU Fee,” says Valérie Hayer.
Kira Marie Peter-Hansen believes the method across the appointment of the brand new EU Fee “has not been fairly.”
Nevertheless, she emphasizes that it was doable to get political concessions from Ursula von der Leyen, which in accordance with Kira Marie Peter-Hansen will steer the brand new EU Fee in a greener course.
“We ensured that the fee stands guard over our local weather regulation at a time when a blue majority desires to roll it again.”
“On the identical time, we secured a 2040 local weather goal, and that we proceed to make progress within the social and equality coverage space,” says Kira Marie Peter-Hansen.
