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The post-election game of horse-trading went into overtime this week. Despite early optimism by many participants, the informal EU Council failed to appoint the candidates for the bloc’s top jobs. There is reportedly no resistance to Ursula von der Leyen, Antonio Costa and Kaja Kallas, but the rest of the food fight was as nasty as ever. Who is to blame here? Questions for our guests Maria Rodriguez Alcazar, president of the European Youth Forum, Teona Lavrelashvili, political scientist and senior fellow at Catholic University in Leuven and Ricardo Borges de Castro, European and Global Affairs...
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This week saw Brussels come to life again after the lull around the EU elections with incoming MEPS busy taking selfies to show their voters that they are getting down to work. The big happening of the week, however, was EU leaders catching up on the European Parliament elections but their seven-hour summit was anti-climatic as they failed to reach an agreement on who get what top Brussels job. "I think it's our collective duty to make a decision by the end of June. I made it several times publicly," EU Council president Charles Michel said. But the summit proved a good day out for this man - ...
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Portugal’s former prime minister António Costa is tipped to be named the next President of the European Council, in a move that could see him fully restore his political credibility after he was embroiled in a corruption investigation that brought his stay in office to a halt. After lengthy discussions in Brussels on Monday, EU diplomats said Costa is one of a trio of candidates pencilled in for three power roles in Brussels, although the appointments are still vulnerable to political horse-trading. His status as a testemunha (witness) in an ongoing judicial probe into corruption and influence...
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Hungary will aim for EU level agreements on countering cardiovascular disease and organ donation as well as progressing new pharmaceutical legislation, according to the programme setting out priorities for its presidency of the EU Council. The document published this week in advance of Hungary's six-month stint at the helm of the Council - it replaces Belgium on 1 July - also cited rare diseases, links between mental health and various emergencies and cooperation on affordability of medicines as areas of focus. On medicine affordability, Hungary aims to settle negotiations on some of the more ...
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Who should lead the European Union in the next five years? Ten days after the elections, the question remains unanswered. An informal summit on Monday failed to deliver the necessary breakthrough, despite a settled trio of frontrunners for the top jobs: Ursula von der Leyen for the presidency of the European Commission, António Costa for the presidency of the European Council and Kaja Kallas for the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. On paper, the selection ticks all the boxes: politically diverse, geographically mixed and gender balanced. It is also a roster of well-...
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Despite broad agreement among EU leaders on nominees for the European Commission, European Council, and the EU top diplomat, the summit broke up with no deal reached. We explore the reasons behind the impasse with Euronews reporter Jorge Liboreiro, who gives insight into yesterday's dinner and the discussions in the room. We also discuss today's constitutive meeting of the centre-right European People's Party, and consider which MEPs might be set to join the group. With summer approaching, and choices over holidays now upon us, Radio Schuman also has some advice on how to avoid making bad deci...
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It's not another rainy June Monday in Brussels today, as European leaders gather to discuss the EU's next top jobs and priorities for the next five years. European leaders are expected to arrive at 5pm, meet with European Parliament President Roberta Metsola at 6pm and get down to business over dinner at 6.30pm. The current Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, will also take part in today's Council discussions, butnot on the top jobs, as she is the European People's Party's top candidate for the post. While EU leaders are enjoying the menu, they will also start proposing candidates for ...
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Who will lead the EU for the next five years? As EU leaders meet to chew the issue over dinner during an informal summit in Brussels a decision could emerge. Who will likely be the next president of the European Commission, European Council and who will be the EU top diplomat? We spoke to Euronews reporter Mared Jones to find out what's on the cards. We also talked about the Nature Restoration Law ahead of a critical discussion in Luxembourg today, where environment ministers are meeting to debate and potentially vote on the issue. Despite the cloudy and rainy weather in Brussels, we know that...
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The contest for leadership of European Council - the prize of steering EU leaders through the next five-year mandate - entails peculiarities making it notoriously difficult to predict. The gathering of EU heads of state and government is an elite club and those wishing to chair it should’ve attended it previously – so serving as political head of state is one condition for appointment. But it is also acts as a key post for maintaining balance across the appointments of top EU jobs, and offers a counter-weight to the choice of Commission president's choice. Different post-election scenarios are...
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With two days to go before the European elections, we discuss who might replace the current council president Charles Michel, together with our senior reporter Gerardo Fortuna. We also look at the upcoming farmers protests and a call by 30 German companies to boycott populists ahead of the elections. Radio Schuman is hosted and produced by Maïa de la Baume, with journalist and production assistant Elenora Vasques and audio editing by Zacharia Vigneron. The music is by Alexandre Jas.
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