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Ursula von der Leyen wins second term as European Commission president

Mainstream groups unite to grant her an emphatic victory and defeat anti-EU and extreme-right forces

The Guardian - UK

Von der Leyen in anti-extremist pitch for second term as MEPs prepare to vote

Knife-edge vote set to result in another five-year mandate for commission’s first female leader or a crisis for EU

The Guardian - UK

Ursula von der Leyen has lost Europe’s trust. She doesn’t deserve a second term

The commission president can no longer command a convincing majority. Rejecting her would be good for European democracy, says Alberto Alemanno, professor of EU law at HEC Paris

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Roberta Metsola secures second term as EU parliament president

EU lawmakers overwhelmingly voted on Tuesday to give conservative Maltese politician Roberta Metsola another term as president of the European Parliament, in the first crunch vote on the EU's top jobs after elections in June.

Radio France Internationale

EU Parliament convenes as bolstered far right seeks greater influence

Lawmakers will determine the fate of EU leaders from Tuesday onwards as the European Parliament convenes for the first time since the elections in June. Tensions are high as the 720 lawmakers start their five-year term, with current European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's future in the balance.

France 24

The Unlikely New Lawmakers In The EU Parliament

A new crop of EU lawmakers will join more familiar faces in the European Parliament this week, including influencers, activists and even a former jockey.

International Business Times

Far Right To Seek Greater Influence In EU Parliament

EU leaders' fate will be in lawmakers' hands from Tuesday onwards as the European Parliament convenes for the first time since June elections, with a bolstered far right demanding more influence in the assembly.

International Business Times

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Le Pen, Orban and the ‘Patriots for Europe’: Is the EU being undermined from within?

Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally party this week joined forces with the camp of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to form a powerful new far-right bloc in the EU parliament. The group, Patriots for Europe, will be led by Jordan Bardella, Le Pen’s 28-year-old protégé. With 84 EU lawmakers…

France 24

Le Pen and Orbán join forces in European parliament far-right alliance

The group, styled Patriots for Europe, becomes the third-largest force and largest-ever far-right bloc assembly

The Guardian - UK

France's National Rally to lead new right-wing group at EU parliament

A day after coming in third place in France's snap legislative elections, Marine Le Pen's far-right National Pally party struck an alliance with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in the EU parliament.

France 24

Le Pen And Orban Far-right Groups Unite In EU Parliament

Marine Le Pen's party on Monday teamed up with the camp of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to launch a new far-right camp in the EU parliament, a day after being dealt a surprise defeat in French elections.

International Business Times

‘Patriots for Europe’: Hungary’s Orban announces new EU Parliament alliance

Austria’s far-right Freedom Party and populist Czech ANO led by Andrej Babis join as Hungary takes on EU presidency.

Al Jazeera

EU Summit Strikes Deal On Von Der Leyen For Commission Chief

EU leaders struck a summit deal Thursday to return Ursula von der Leyen as head of the powerful European Commission, while tapping Estonia's prime minister Kaja Kallas as the bloc's top diplomat.

International Business Times

Von der Leyen returns as commission boss after EU strikes deal on top jobs

EU leaders struck a summit deal Thursday to return Ursula von der Leyen as head of the powerful European Commission, while tapping Estonia's prime minister Kaja Kallas as the bloc's top diplomat.

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The Guardian - UK

EU centrists’ deal paves way for von der Leyen to return as commission president

Agreement between three pro-European blocks would make Estonian PM top diplomat and former Portuguese PM council president

International Business Times

EU Chief's Texts For Covid Vaccines Under Court Scrutiny

A Belgian court on Friday heard a lawsuit accusing European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen of secretly negotiating Covid vaccine purchases via text message and arguing she should be barred from a second term.

International Business Times

Meloni, Macron Camps Tussle Over EU Parliament Ranking

A far-right camp led by Italian premier Giorgia Meloni's party and a centrist rival linked to France's Emmanuel Macron are tussling over which emerges larger in the EU parliament once the dust settles from elections this month.

Radio France Internationale

EU leaders delay appointments for top positions, but von der Leyen likely to secure second term

EU leaders met in Brussels without reaching a final agreement on candidates for the bloc's top positions. However, several leaders praised European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's record, indicating she is on track to secure their endorsement for a second term at a summit later this month.

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The Guardian - UK

EU leaders move closer towards giving second term to Ursula von der Leyen

European Commission president appears likely to keep her job as meetings continue to decide who gets top EU roles

International Business Times

Top Jobs On EU Leaders' Menu, With Von Der Leyen In Pole Position

EU leaders gather Monday in Brussels to thrash out over dinner how to distribute the bloc's top jobs, with Ursula von der Leyen seemingly on track for a second term heading the European Commission.

Radio France Internationale

EU leaders discuss top jobs after far-right gains in June elections

EU leaders are gathering in Brussels to discuss – over an informal dinner – how to distribute the European Union's top jobs, with Ursula von der Leyen seemingly on track for a second term heading the European Commission.

The Conversation

Europe’s far-right wants to win over unhappy farmers

A few days before the recent European parliamentary elections, an event took place that hardly made it into the news anywhere: a dozen tractors, escorted by police, rolled into Brussels, honked their horns outside the EU parliament, and drove away.

The Walrus

The Far Right Will Decide the Environment’s Fate

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Al Jazeera

European Parliament at crossroads as right-wing parties triumph in EU vote

While the centre-right European People’s Party remains the largest bloc, analysts say a shift to the right is likely.

Radio France Internationale

Fears populist surge will upend Europe's pioneering green agenda

The EU’s political shift to the right – and the dumping of its greenest-ever parliament – has fuelled worries over the future of the bloc’s flagship Green Deal and plans to turn Europe into the world’s first climate-neutral continent.

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