Poland’s EPP delegation challenges Manfred Weber-led rightward shift

Poland’s EPP delegation challenges Manfred Weber-led rightward shift

Schmoozing with the far right will get us nowhere, leading MEP tells peers.

Parliament Speaker Urška Klakočar Zupančič and representatives of the ruling coalition did not respond to an invitation to meet with a mission of the European People's Party (EPP) political group, which is on a one-day visit to Slovenia, said the head of the mission, Tomas Tobe.

Harsh reactions from MEPs who are not from the largest European political group to their political mission in Slovenia.

Polish MEPs Rebel Against EPP’s Supposed ‘Rightward Shift’ Under Weber

Accused by the Left of being traitors for months, the center-right European People’s Party (EPP), the EU Parliament’s largest group, now faces an internal challenge led by its Polish delegation over occasionally siding with the conservatives in legislative votes.  Although it’s only a rare exception, MEPs of the Polish ruling party Civic Coalition (KO)—EPP’s third largest delegation after the German CDU and the Spanish PP—believe that the center…

EPP mission in Slovenia on the state of the rule of law

Ljubljana – A mission from the political group of the European People’s Party (EPP) visited Slovenia, interested in the state of the rule of law. The President of the Slovenian National Assembly, Urška Klakočar Zupančič, and representatives of the ruling coalition did not respond to the invitation for a meeting with the mission, which surprised EPP members. The aim of the mission was to gain firsthand knowledge of the situation in Slovenia, and …

An internal document of the European People's Party, the EPP, was revealed by the authoritative website Politico and showed the way in which this European party, in which the Nationalist Party is a member, is controlling its MEPs. This is by using control and pressure tactics to ensure that the EPP's European Parliament acts according to the party's orders. ADVERTISEMENT SCROLL TO CONTINUE This document is signed by the EPP Leader, Manfred Webe…