Tag: European People’s Party
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Alex Borg gets friendly with the EPP top-brass but what about his European politics?
On Thursday March 19th, Opposition Leader Alex Borg attended the Enlarged EPP Summit in Brussels where the EPP’s top-brass gathered for discussions about the political group’s future and its vision for Europe. Subsequently, the Nationalist Party issued a statement with the Opposition Leader’s comments during the summit, where he echoed the appeals made by Malta’s…
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European Parliament approves 2026 budget: overwhelming support for Ukraine
There was overwhelming support for Ukraine in today’s EU Parliament during the Strasbourg sessions as MEPs condemned the capitulation proposal pushed by the US and Russia on Ukraine. MEPs overwhelmingly underlined the principle that there should be no negotiations without Ukraine and that anything that Ukraine alone should decide on its future course with regard…
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The end of an era for Simon Busuttil as he moves from political to civil role in the European Parliament
It’s the end of an era for Simon Busuttil as his term as Secretary-General of the European People’s Party comes to an end. According to The Times of Malta, Simon Busuttil has now moved to a new post in the administration of the European Parliament as Director-General for Logistics and Interpretation Conferences (DG LINC). With…
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Manfred Weber describes EU-US trade deal as “damage control”
The President of the European People’s Party Manfred Weber has described an EU-US trade deal struck last night in Scotland as “damage control”. The US has set a 15% tariff rate for most of EU exports to the US. US tariffs on EU products ranged between 1 and 2% before Donald Trump took office. The…
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Manfred Weber re-elected as President of the European People’s Party
Manfred Weber has been re-elected as the President of the European People’s Party at the EPP congress in Valencia, which was also attended by EU dignitaries such as Commissioner President Ursula von der Leyen and Parliament President Roberta Metsola: both members of the EPP. Manfred Weber has been re-elected for a second three-year term as…
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EPP Group declines to address questions on sanctioning Israel for killing journalists
Earlier this week during the EPP Groups Political Assembly in Malta, the EPP representatives declined to respond to questions about European sanctions on Israel over the killing of journalists. Throughout the war on Gaza, Israel killed up to 137 journalists and media workers. The question, raised by the Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation, which was participating…
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Highlights of the EPP Political Assembly in Malta
The EPP Political Assembly was concluded yesterday after up to 150 delegates gathered in Malta at the Nationalist Party’s Headquarters to discuss key issues about Europe and the group’s policies. Here are some of the highlights of the two-day conference. In his opening remarks to the conference, EPP President Manfred Weber said that war in…
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“Ukraine must win this war if we want to keep the war away from us (Europeans),” said Manfred Weber
At today’s Political Assembly of the European People’s Party, held in Malta at the Nationalist Party headquarters, EPP Group Leader Manfred Weber stated that Ukraine must win this war if we want to keep the conflict away from us. The EPP Political Assembly began yesterday, with EPP Leader Manfred Weber congratulating the Nationalist Party on…
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Calls for Hungary to be suspended from Schengen increase as Hungary rolls-out working-visas for Russians and Belorussians
MEPs are increasingly calling for the European Commission to suspend Hungary from the Schengen Area after it announced it will be rolling-out working visas for Russians and Belorussians. The European People’s Party has condemned Hungary’s initiative but has stopped short from calling its suspension from Schengen. EU Council President Charles Michel has raised the issue…
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China surrounds Taiwan with 66 aircraft and a carrier strike group
As of yesterday, China has surrounded Taiwan with the Shandong carrier strike group that has navigating along Tiawanese waters including 66 different fighter jets that entered Tiawanese air-space. The Chinese jets were as close to Tiawan as far as 33 nautical miles. This exercise comes after another exercise where China surrounded Taiwan with 40 fghter…
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Overall winner of the European Parliament Elections is the European People’s Party with the far-right trailing behind
The European People’s Party has come out as the strong overall and European winner of the European Parliament elections. The surge of far-right candidates came mostly from France, Germany and Italy with the rest of Europe voting mostly for the centre. The centre-right and the EPP are the overall winners of these elections. Basically, we…
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Imagine voting for Labour when you can vote for this instead
If the Labour Party really had the nation’s interest at heart, it would withdraw from the European Parliament Elections and throw all its support behind the adult in the room. Mark CamilleriWebsite Editor Historian and Publisher