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EU budget: Manfred Weber, EPP Group Chairman calls for adequate resources to implement EU climate policy
European Union Member States are discussing the EU budget, known as the Multiannual Financial Framework, at a summit of EU leaders. EPP Group Chairman Manfred commented on the issue ahead of the...
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UK elections: Manfred Weber, EPP Group Chairman, calls for clarity
The UK is holding a general election. The election results will determine who holds power in the UK and the next steps that the UK wants to take in the process of Britain’s withdrawal from the...
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EPP Group backs climate neutral goal in European Green Deal
The European Union has been leading the fight against climate change for some time now. And with more and more young Europeans demonstrating because they want a cleaner and liveable planet, the...
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Climate talks: EPP Group stresses need for EU and global action
Some 200 countries are in Madrid for a major United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP) meeting to discuss how to tackle climate change. At the centre of discussions is the Paris Agreement,...
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Parliament sends rule of law fact-finding mission to Malta
Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed in a car bomb attack in 2017. She had been investigating possible corruption in relation to a government contract for a new power...
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New Commission, Climate change, Sakharov Prize
The European Parliament gave its thumbs up to a new European Commission, with EPP Group Chairman Manfred Weber explaining what EU citizens can expect from EPP Group Commissioners. MEPs also...
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EPP Group wants international, job-friendly climate change action
Madrid is hosting a new United Nations Climate Conference in December. So what more should the EU do to tackle climate change? The EPP Group set out some key messages for EU citizens ahead of a...
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EPP Group to give its go ahead to new Commission
The EPP Group will give its thumbs up to the new European Commission to be led by Ursula Von der Leyen in a vote in the European Parliament. And MEPs are expected to follow suit. Manfred Weber,...
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MEPs debate how the EU should react to illegal drilling activities by Turkey
Turkey has been involved in illegal drilling for oil and gas in Cypriot waters for quite some time despite the EU’s repeated calls for it to stop. European Union Member States have decided to set...
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MEPs approve system to reinforce EU’s external borders
False documents and identity fraud are often detected at the external borders of the EU. A sharp increase in the fraudulent use of documents in the Schengen area in recent years has led to a...
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Syrian refugees in Turkey: EPP Group delivers strong message
Turkey hosting refugees and the EU providing funds for them are core elements of an ongoing EU-Turkey deal. What’s new is that Turkey’s President Erdogan has announced plans to resettle refugees...
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Thomas Cook, Juncker, Extremism, Turkey-Syria
The European Parliament plenary session supported measures to help tourists and tourism businesses cope with the bankruptcy of Thomas Cook. MEPs took stock of the five-year Juncker Commission and...
