Members of the European Parliament lashed out at EU leaders for their handling of nominations for the bloc's top jobs as the battle to confirm Ursula von der Leyen as the next Commission president heats up
But the conservatives and liberals do not control enough votes to deliver the needed absolute majority, and support for von der Leyen among the center-left Social Democrats and the Greens is less certain.was designed behind closed doors, and defied the“I feel happy and proud that we have achieved perfect gender balance in the top positions.
"Council doesn’t have the right to ignore all of the candidates that have been voted for by European citizens," said Esteban González Pons, a Spanish MEP and vice president of the EPP."You are telling the European Parliament who they should nominate as president of our chamber. You are now at the point of deciding who is going to be at the European Central Bank, as if that was one more political nomination.
Philippe Lamberts, the co-leader of the Greens in Parliament, was even more blunt. He argued that the Council had engaged in"five days of inglorious bargaining" where"partisan and national reasoning took precedence over the project and its incarnation." García's comment was a reference to the opposition Timmermans faced from Hungary and Poland. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, in particular, declared he had killed Timmermans' chances.
“Before the European Council proposed the new leadership of the Union, I met with your representatives many times,” Tusk said. “I did it not only out of respect for you, but above all, to make sure that the decisions are truly common.”
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Naming of von der Leyen as EU executive chief not transparent: JunckerEuropean Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said the process to appoint hi...
Read more »
German coalition in disarray over von der Leyen's EU nominationEuropean leaders' nomination of Ursula von der Leyen to head the European C...
Read more »
Poland, Germany contradict Macron on EU Balkan enlargementPoland and Germany on Friday called for continued progress on European Union mem...
Read more »
Putin, visiting Italy, says hopes Rome can help mend Moscow-EU tiesRussia President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he hoped Italy would speak out ...
Read more »
Putin, visiting Italy, says hopes Rome can help mend Moscow-EU tiesRussian President Vladimir Putin paid a lightning visit to Rome, including talks with the pope, hailing efforts by the Italian government to ease sanctions despite Moscow's ongoing crisis with the West.
Read more »
Putin, visiting Italy, says wants Rome to help mend Moscow-EU tiesRussian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he hoped Italy would battle to...
Read more »