US EditionHow the EPP Ushered in Right-Wing Majority at the European Parliament
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How the EPP ushered in right-wing majority at the European Parliament
For the first time, a right-wing majority is emerging at the European Parliament as the European People's Party flirts with groups that would have been considered too toxic to work with in the past. The pivot has given the EPP a choice but also created a headache for Ursula von der Leyen.
EPP Vote With Right Kicks Off Political Storm in Berlin
Germany’s government was plunged into a row on Wednesday after the European People’s Party (EPP) voted with right-wing factions in the European Parliament to scale back key requirements in the EU supply-chain rules, arguing they place excessive burdens on European businesses. The move has triggered sharp criticism from across Berlin, including from Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and Labor Minister Bärbel Bas (SPD). The uproar follows a vote tha…
Right-wing groups also voted with the EPP. Bas blames Christian Social Manfred Weber for this. The EPP boss is not supposed to have sought the compromise.
The European Parliament voted by a majority mainly from conservatives and right-wing groups for a relaxation of the EU supply chain law.
European Conservatives bring new, strongly weakened supply chain directive with voices from outside the right through the EU Parliament. S & Ds and liberals also partly vote in favour.
Readers analyse the alliance between SPD and Greens in migration – sharp criticism, but also demands for change.
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