Socialists, reformists to decide their vote on Von der Leyen
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Strasbourg (France), July 16 (EFE).- Two of the three groups that have not yet decided whether they will support the nomination of Ursula von der Leyen to preside over the European Commission, socialists and reformists, on Tuesday kept the uncertainty of the meaning of their vote, while the liberal group showed willingness to support the German.
VIDEO COURTESY OF EBS.
EPP'S LEAD CANDIDATE, MANFRED WEBER; CO-CHAIR ECR GROUP RAFFAELE FITTO DURING THE EP SESSION ON TUESDAY IN STRASBOURG.
EPP'S LEAD CANDIDATE, MANFRED WEBER: "We will defend Europe for the people. For us, Christian Democrats, today is a boom day. Now we want to help and plan with Ursula Von der Leyen as the new president of the European Commission"
CO-CHAIR ECR GROUP RAFFAELE FITTO: "You have asked for clarification on the rule of law mechanism. We ask you to, apart from clarifying it from a completely opposite position…If the speech is the same as the one that Timmermans had five years ago, we are in a totally alternative and contrary position and there is no clarity about the rule of law mechanism”
VIDEO COURTESY OF EBS.
EPP'S LEAD CANDIDATE, MANFRED WEBER; CO-CHAIR ECR GROUP RAFFAELE FITTO DURING THE EP SESSION ON TUESDAY IN STRASBOURG.
EPP'S LEAD CANDIDATE, MANFRED WEBER: "We will defend Europe for the people. For us, Christian Democrats, today is a boom day. Now we want to help and plan with Ursula Von der Leyen as the new president of the European Commission"
CO-CHAIR ECR GROUP RAFFAELE FITTO: "You have asked for clarification on the rule of law mechanism. We ask you to, apart from clarifying it from a completely opposite position…If the speech is the same as the one that Timmermans had five years ago, we are in a totally alternative and contrary position and there is no clarity about the rule of law mechanism”