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Post by Rose Tinted Lane on Jul 26, 2019 11:20:02 GMT
I'm not sure I agree with the process for deciding on the Spitzenkandidaten whereby the group with the largest plurality should automatically get the Commission Presidency though. Let's say the EPP emerges as the largest group again, but can only muster the support of itself and maybe the ECR for its programme and leadership, while everyone from ALDE leftwards were to back the S&D candidate, why should the presidency go to the EPP? I also don't like the imposition of a secondary mandate for commission president onto the European Parliamentary elections - it is a clear breach of separation of powers and provides a distorting effect to how people vote (maybe not in the UK, where no-one cares about these things, but in Germany in 2014, there was lots of press talk about the spitzenkandidaten in the lead up to the election). If you're going to have a directly elected commission president (and I'm not saying you should), make it a stand-alone election across the whole EU! I needn't have worried... |
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Post by Georg Ebner on Aug 8, 2019 8:31:03 GMT
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Post by andrea on Sept 10, 2019 11:49:25 GMT
The proposed Commission
Frans Timmermans (Netherlands, PES): Executive Vice President + European Green Deal
Margrethe Vestager (Denmark, ALDE): Executive Vice President + Europe Fit for Digital Age
Valdis Dombrovskis (Latvia, Greens): Executive Vice President + An Economy that Works for People
Josep Borrell (Spain, PES): High Representative for Foreign Affairs + Vice Presidency
Věra Jourová (Czech Republic, ALDE): Values and Transparency + Vice Presidency
Margaritis Schinas (Greece, EPP): Protecting our European Way of Life + Vice Presidency
Maroš Šefčovič (Slovakia, PES): Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight + Vice Presidency
Dubravka Šuica (Croatia, EPP): Democracy and Demography + Vice Presidency. Šuica will also lead, from the Commission side, the work on the Conference on the Future of Europe.
Johannes Hahn (Austria, EPP) Budget and Administration
Didier Reynders (Belgium, ALDE): Justice, including rule of law
Mariya Gabriel (Bulgaria, EPP): Innovation and Youth.
Stella Kyriakides (Cyprus, EPP): Health
Kadri Simson (Estonia, ALDE): Energy.
Jutta Urpilainen (Finland, PES): International Partnerships.
Sylvie Goulard (France ALDE): Internal Market + responsible for the new Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space.
László Trócsányi (Hungary, EPP): Enlargement.
Phil Hogan (Ireland, EPP): Trade.
Paolo Gentiloni (Italy, PES): Economic and Financial Affairs.
Virginijus Sinkevičius (Lithuania): Environment and Oceans.
Nicolas Schmit (Luxembourg, PES) : Employment.
Helena Dalli (Malta, PES): Equality
Janusz Wojciechowski (Poland, ECR): Agriculture.
Elisa Ferreira (Portugal, PES) : Cohesion and Reforms.
Rovana Plumb (Romania, PES): Transport.
Janez Lenarčič (Slovenia, ALDE): Crisis Management
Ylva Johansson (Sweden, PES): Home Affairs.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Sept 10, 2019 13:08:17 GMT
So, one crook, which is better than feared. But Reynders... seriously? Is that the best Belgium could do?
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Post by Georg Ebner on Sept 10, 2019 14:58:08 GMT
So, one crook, which is better than feared. But Reynders... seriously? Is that the best Belgium could do? Inavoidable, i guess: He cannot become Belgian PM, thus he has to depart to Brussels. Ad Austria's Hahn: Obviously You have to study philosophy and be minister for science in order to be responsible for the budget of 500 million people ... |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Sept 10, 2019 15:38:46 GMT
So, one crook, which is better than feared. But Reynders... seriously? Is that the best Belgium could do? Inavoidable, i guess: He cannot become Belgian PM, thus he has to depart to Brussels. Ad Austria's Hahn: Obviously You have to study philosophy and be minister for science in order to be responsible for the budget of 500 million people ... It is quite astounding that Reynders has pulled it off. When I lived in Liege, he was regarded as surprisingly successful. Fifteen years later, and he proves the maxim that "shit floats". |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Sept 10, 2019 15:39:31 GMT
As for Borrell. Well, at least it isn't a finance and economy position.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Sept 16, 2019 14:04:29 GMT
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Post by andrea on Oct 10, 2019 19:59:07 GMT
Sylvie Goulard, the Commissioner proposed by France, is rejected by IMCO (internal market) and ITRE (research and energy) parliamentary committee: 82 votes against, 29 in favour
Commissioners nominated by Hungary and Romania also failed because of conflict of intersts emerged.
Swedish and Polish choices weren't approved after first hearing and were asked to come back this week for more questions. They got approved in the end.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Oct 11, 2019 8:33:18 GMT
Sylvie Goulard, the Commissioner proposed by France, is rejected by IMCO (internal market) and ITRE (research and energy) parliamentary committee: 82 votes against, 29 in favour Commissioners nominated by Hungary and Romania also failed because of conflict of intersts emerged. Swedish and Polish choices weren't approved after first hearing and were asked to come back this week for more questions. They got approved in the end. You have to laugh. Goulard rejected because of scrutiny over some of her dealings. Whereas being an actual criminal gets you the foreign affairs post. |
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Post by Georg Ebner on Oct 31, 2019 18:39:32 GMT
Comparison of the EP-elections 2014 and 2019: Overall Majorities:  Participation:  FPÖ:  GREENS:  NEOS:  ÖVP:  SPÖ:  |
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Post by Georg Ebner on Oct 31, 2019 18:41:54 GMT
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Post by andrea on Nov 3, 2019 22:16:13 GMT
Hungary new proposal for Commissioner is Oliver Varhelyi. He is Hungary's ambassador to the EU
French new proposal is Thierry Breton. Former Finance minister 2005-07 in the De Villipen government.
Romania is now proposing Victor Negrescu. Former MEP and minister for European affairs.
UVDL accepted the French and Hungarian choices. Not yet, the Romanian choice. And it is their third proposals.
And all 3 should then face the Parliament select committee.
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Post by myth11 on Nov 3, 2019 22:29:54 GMT
Thierry Breton ceo of ATOS which of course does benefit assessments in the UK.
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Post by andrea on Nov 3, 2019 22:47:45 GMT
He says he will sell all his share in ATOS if he is appoved by Parliament.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Nov 4, 2019 0:13:14 GMT
Breton is quite a big beast. And a skilled administrator. In 2007, he took unemployment to its lowest level since June 1983.
But it is a strange choice by Manu, as he is very much a creature of the centre - Right.
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Post by Georg Ebner on Nov 4, 2019 0:56:32 GMT
Breton is quite a big beast. And a skilled administrator. In 2007, he took unemployment to its lowest level since June 1983. But it is a strange choice by Manu, as he is very much a creature of the centre - Right. But isn't this Macron's strategy?: Being progressive in issues concerning religion/culture and quite right in economy (summa summarum: a liberal and centrist), in order to make a rebirth of the soft right impossible. The lunatic fringes of FI and RN will not be a problem for him. |
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Post by andrea on Nov 6, 2019 22:56:16 GMT
Romania changed candidate again. Now they propose Adina Valean or Siegfried Muresan. Ursula Van Whatever picked Valean because she is a woman.
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There were rumours of portfolio swappings between Hungary and Romania too. Now it seems they are back to the previous assignments: Hungary with Enlargement and Romania with Transports.
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