Shorouk Express STRASBOURG — The head of the EU’s biggest political family has had a tough week keeping his party under control, with internal divisions on display on everything from climate goals to veggie burgers. On the day that Ursula von der Leyen faces two votes of no-confidence that could topple her and her Commission,…
Shorouk Express Weber also lambasted the greenwashing bill — supported by centrist and left-leaning groups— that is at the heart of the political crisis. “The fact that businesses will in future have to have ecological advertising approved before it is used is grotesque bureaucratic madness, and I will not support it,” he said. Two days…
Shorouk Express But the party walks a tightrope. While not actively negotiating with the far right, the EPP can often depend on its votes in the European Parliament, becoming bedfellows in areas such as migration and deregulation ― exactly the sort of issues, the EPP feels, that motivated voters to support it. “I would love…
Shorouk Express The White House meeting on Friday, meant to reinforce U.S.-Ukraine ties, devolved into a public confrontation when Trump accused Zelenskyy of failing to engage in peace talks with Russia and “gambling with World War III.” Zelenskyy, in turn, insisted that Ukraine could not negotiate without solid security guarantees. The meeting ended with Trump…
