Green MEPs divided over backing for European Commission
The Green/European Free Alliance group in the European Parliament is split over whether to support the next European Commission, it emerged following a meeting in Strasbourg today.
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MEPs strip Hungarian Commissioner of key health competencies
An assessment of Várhelyi’s suitability for taking over the health and animal welfare portfolio in the next EU executive arm arrived on Wednesday evening (20 November), two weeks after his three-hour hearing at the European Parliament.
You don't have the right to propose new laws, EU countries tell MEPs in harsh rebuke
The European Parliament's long-awaited dream to gain the right to propose new laws has been met with a scathing rebuke from the 27 member states, who in a joint letter denounced the move for what they perceive to be power overreach.
The political power struggle over approving the Commission | Radio Schuman
Doubts are growing over whether the European Parliament be able to approve the new European Commission, the EU's arm executive, on 27 November as planned.
EU countries warn of Commission power grab in telecom law revamp
Half of the EU member states are concerned that the European Commission will attempt to seize control of spectrum management in a planned revamp of the bloc's telecom rules, according to minutes of a meeting seen by Euronews.
Amsterdam bans all protests after attacks on Israeli football fans
Amsterdam has banned all demonstrations in the Dutch capital for three days beginning on Friday after clashes erupted between football fans and protesters in violence widely condemned as antisemitic by European leaders.
Spain floods: Death toll surpasses 150 as more soldiers join rescue efforts
The Spanish government is deploying hundreds more soldiers to distribute essential aid after devastating flash floods killed over 150 in the country’s worst natural disaster in decades.
Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán's meeting with FPÖ leaders in Vienna sparks controversy
Despite criticism from other political parties, Austria’s newly elected parliament president, Walter Rosenkranz of the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ), hosted Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Vienna as his first official guest.