The EPP, S&D and Renew will not be going into the vote on the mandate to simplify sustainability laws with joint motions. Although the positions held in the informal Von der Leyen coalition are ultimately not so far apart.
By Markus Grabitz
The chair of the Christian Democrat EPP group in the EU Parliament is calling for stricter regulation of online platforms. Their algorithms are ”a public good” and must be made transparent.
By Till Hoppe
Christian Democrats, Social Democrats, Liberals and Greens are calling on the Commission to make legislative changes to the proposal for the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). They are indirectly threatening to reject it in Parliament.
By Janos Allenbach-Ammann and Markus Grabitz
The tensions between the two largest political groups in the EU Parliament have recently also called the heads of state and government into action. The group leaders are now sending conciliatory signals. The platform should not fail because of the sustainability omnibus.
By Till Hoppe and Markus Grabitz
The conservatives in the EU Parliament have defined their digital policy positions. The paper was adopted by the group on Monday.
By Corinna Visser
The Commission President is trying to win votes by appealing to the unity of the EU in the face of the threat posed by Vladimir Putin. Both the radical right and the left have submitted a vote of no confidence.
By Markus Grabitz
PfE MEP Anna Bryłka puts the EPP under pressure: in an interview, the Polish politician claimed to be working with the EPP to reject the EU's 2040 climate target. She denies this.
By Lukas Knigge
The dispute over the EU's 2040 climate target is entering the next round, this time in the EU Parliament. MEPs on the relevant environment committee have submitted their amendments. Reaching a compromise is unlikely to be easy.
By Lukas Knigge
