Christian Democrats, Socialists, Liberals and Greens agree on how they want to divide up the posts that actually belong to the radical right-wing group. The German CDU/CSU group could be given the chairmanship of the Transport Committee.
By Markus Grabitz
The former ID group will be merged into the new "Patriots for Europe" group. It will be joined by the Hungarian Fidesz, the Czech Ano movement and Vox from Spain as the second strongest group.
By Markus Grabitz
Liberals and Social Democrats have elected their deputy group leaders. There were some last-minute surprises for the S D.
By Manuel Berkel
MEP Valérie Hayer has been re-elected as Chair of the Renew Group in the European Parliament. Her only challenger decided not to run against her at the last minute.
By Claire Stam
The European Parliament's Subcommittee on Security and Defense is to become a full committee in the next parliamentary term. Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann would like to run for its chair. Another FDP personnel matter has been clarified.
By Markus Grabitz
After the election, most MEPs join political groups in the European Parliament. In our overview, we explain where the strength of the political groups could change and where there may be changes in the group leadership.
By Redaktion Table
EPP lead candidate Ursula von der Leyen has won the European elections by a large margin. Now she wants to talk to the Socialists and Liberals first. However, she is hinting that she would also like to involve the Greens at a later date.
By Markus Grabitz
EPP, S D and Renew continue to hold a majority in the new European Parliament but may seek the support of the Greens to secure Ursula von der Leyen's reelection.
By Markus Grabitz
After the decisive victory of the far-right Rassemblement National in the European elections, France's President Emmanuel Macron has announced the dissolution of the National Assembly. New parliamentary elections will be held later this month.
By Claire Stam
In order to get ahead of the heads of state and government, the EPP, S D, Renew and Greens want to rally behind a candidate for the post of Commission President at an early stage. Negotiations between the group leaders will begin as soon as the majority is determined on Monday.
By Redaktion Table
