Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) President of the Commission, President of the Council, High Representative, President of Parliament, are all appointed by different bodies and according to different procedures. A one-year update on the renewal of European bodies. The system
Read(B2) A person elected to the European Parliament acquires the status of member of this institution “as soon as the results are officially announced”. He therefore benefits from "from that moment" of the immunity
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(B2) "The acquisition of the parliamentary mandate of MEPs results from the sole vote of the voters and cannot be subordinated to the subsequent accomplishment of any formality" considers the Advocate General of the Court of Justice
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(B2) The list of 27 members of the new European Commission led by Ursula von der Leyen has been drawn up. Portraits • Putting together the team of curators was not easy. A few designations were made after
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(B2) MEPs elected the bureaus of their parliamentary committees on Wednesday (July 10). But, for lack of respect for parity or for political reasons, some commission offices remained incomplete. The essence of
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(B2) The election within the Defense and Security sub-committee of the European Parliament was almost controversial this Wednesday (July 10) Perceptible tensions The SEDE sub-committee was one of the last of the day to
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(B2) The former Minister for European Affairs, Nathalie Loiseau, was elected head of the Security and Defense Sub-Committee (SEDE), this Wednesday (July 10) at the end of the afternoon. A look back at the journey of a diplomat from
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(B2) The European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee failed to form its bureau on Wednesday (July 10) afternoon A vote was interrupted after the appointment of first vice-president CDU German David
Read(B2 in Strasbourg) The new Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament will comprise 71 members, as announced. Its composition was validated on Wednesday (July 3) by the Parliament meeting in its first plenary session, constitutive, in
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(B2) Following the election of its President David-Maria Sassoli, the European Parliament appointed its 14 Vice-Presidents, 7 women, 7 men. Three rounds were necessary: 11 were elected in the first,
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(B2 – exclusive) According to the various information collected by B2, the chairmanship of parliamentary committees is beginning to become clearer. In addition to the distribution by political groups, according to the Hondt law (read: The composition of the commissions of the
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(B2) Seven political groups unite the 751 MEPs of the new European Parliament. A chessboard that looks a lot like the previous one. Except that… the EFDD has disappeared and that Brexit will (a little) reshuffle the cards
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(B2 at Justus Lipsius) While the atmosphere was gloomy on Sunday and Monday, the name of Ursula von der Leyen was able to bring a smile back, even to the most jaded. This is the first time that the European executive
Read(B2) The distribution of committees in the European Parliament gave rise to an initial division between the different political groups who expressed their different wishes Foreign Affairs and Defense To the 'Foreign Affairs' Committee
Read(B2 to Justus Lipsius) The failure of European leaders, who met for a summit in Brussels on 20 and 21 June, to find the right personality to replace Jean-Claude Juncker at the head of the Commission will not have
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(B2) Some developments have taken place in recent days. The number of deputies not attached to a group has melted. And the constitution of the groups thus appears almost definitive. Thus, the Christian Democratic Group (PPE)
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(B2) The four groups in the European Parliament (EPP, S&D, Renew Europe, Greens) are preparing strategic priorities which should be the common programmatic basis for the future majority. Five working groups, two of which concern the
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(B2) While some disinformation actions could have been avoided during the European election campaign, we must not let our guard down. This is the main observation made by the European Commission on Friday (14
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(B2 – exclusive) The race for the top leader of the European institutions is on. This is also the time to start designing the future Commission. Each capital tries to place its pawns… Will the current commissioners be
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