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EXCLUSIVE: An unidentified MEP has called for medical help after “a case of poor hygiene … in a hotel during an official mission” while staying in Strasbourg accommodation, according to the minutes of an internal administrative body meeting.
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EXCLUSIVE: The far-right Europe of Sovereign Nations party — home of Alternative for Germany — could be outlawed for failing to uphold EU values.

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[🏳️‍🌈 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 🇩🇪 Frank Sarfeld @sarfeld]

AfD-Verbot geht nicht? Geht sehr wohl.
Während bei uns noch immer debattiert wird, schafft eine #EU-Aufsichtsbehörde Fakten. Die europäische Parteienfamilie #ESN („Europe of sovereign nations“), die von der #AfD gegründet wurde und ein Sammelbecken rechter, Russlandfreundlicher, anti-EU und anti-LGBTQIA- Parteien ist, soll verboten werden, da sie die #Werte der #EU missachtet.
Nur zur Erinnerung: selbst die Rechtsextremen von Marine #LePen|s #Rassemblement National wollten die #AfD nicht in ihrer Fraktion im #EP sitzen haben. Mehr muss man eigentlich nicht wissen.
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@GordonRepinski https://t.co/x0dVlKcBWf #AfDVerbot @MLP_officiel
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European commissioners are annoyed that their Strasbourg trips involve a pit stop to recharge their electric vehicles.

It has become a growing source of irritation for some of Ursula von der Leyen’s top team, officials told POLITICO.
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Bas Eickhout, the face of the Greens in the European Parliament, announced his bombshell departure on Wednesday after breaking internal party rules on relationship disclosure.

We take you inside the rise and fall of one of the best-known MEPs in Brussels.
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EXCLUSIVE: The right-hand man of European People’s Party leader Manfred Weber, Tom Vandenkendelaere, resigned today to take a private-sector job in Belgium, he told POLITICO. https://t.co/tYBKM1hjxY

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The thousands of people who work in the European Parliament’s administration are supposed to be non-political, per EU law.

But staffers complain that many of the Parliament’s plum jobs are instead going to people with political connections.

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The thousands of people who work in the European Parliament’s administration are supposed to be non-political, per EU law.

But staffers complain that many of the Parliament’s plum jobs are instead going to people with political connections.
https://t.co/HkII1FnH65

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The European Parliament is poised to shield a senior German lawmaker from investigation tomorrow, reigniting allegations that MEPs are abusing parliamentary immunity to protect their own.
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The European Parliament says €1.5 million was misspent by political parties and foundations during the 2024 EU election campaign, according to documents seen by POLITICO. https://t.co/xG656lIKKK

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The European Parliament voted for an EU budget exceeding €2 trillion for the next seven-year cycle. Germany and its frugal allies will fight hard to keep that from happening.
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German right-wing lawmakers are preparing to confront Ursula von der Leyen with a stark ultimatum:

Rein in Brussels’ control or face a new push to curb the Commission’s powers.
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As Romania's centrist government coalition crumbles, the ultranationalist, MAGA-aligned George Simion insists it’s time his party had a shot at governing the EU’s sixth most populous country — home to what is set to be NATO ‘s biggest airbase.

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In this week's EU Influence, we dig into:

🇭🇺 The future of the conservative think tanks that Hungary's incoming PM Péter Magyar has promised to quash

🌳 The controversial company helping the Commission choose its experts in environmental grants.

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Incoming Hungarian PM Péter Magyar wants to shut down MCC Brussels, the populist think tank beloved by Viktor Orbán.

That’s easier said than done.

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Orbán’s favorite Brussels think tank may be down, but it’s not out https://t.co/oHhd6D8cnl

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The building where I spent countless hours sitting at press conferences not being allowed to ask questions.
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The EU is eager to move on from Hungary's Viktor Orbán, but there is one part of his legacy that's likely to continue:

His European commissioner.

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Commission officials land in Budapest Friday to start negotiations with Tisza party on unblocking over €30 billion in
EU funds, five days after Péter Magyar ended Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule in Hungary and weeks before new government takes office May 5

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[Peter Kreko @peterkreko]

Why Orbán's informational autocracy lost- me to @MaxGriera @POLITICOEurope. The clemency scandal caused “a moral crisis of a moralizing government”. Since then, whatever the government does, whatever the government says, it resonates less with the public. https://t.co/yZ3AUX1meJ